New to PC Building, a Few Questions

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Hello everyone, i am about to start saving up to build a computer, mostly for gaming and streaming, and i have a few questions. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z9Hncf This is the build I have planned, and my first question would be is this power supply enough to have sufficient headroom to overclock everything?

Second, should I stick to 1080p or will the 390x give me good enough frames at 1440p to play at that resolution? I mostly play League of Legends (and i know that barely takes anything to run) but id also be interested in playing games like Cities Skylines, The Elder Scrolls Online, Fallout 4, Red Orchestra 2, various RTS games ect. Also, if 1440p is an option, would it be worth it to go to the lower resolution to have freesync and higher refresh rates? I cant go for a 1440p 144hz freesync monitor because they are like $700 dollars, so id probably have to go with a 1440p monitor without all the extra features.

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
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1) The PSU won't be enough for an i7-5820K and a R9 390X. It may be fine if you're not overclocking, but since you are, you're already running dangerously close to the max draw of that unit.
2) The R9 390X is capable of 1440P. Well, designed for it. 1080P is actually not the R9 390's strong suit.
3) Here's a better build with all the quality and stuff. The R9 Fury Nano gives much more FPS, and the HBM memory solves the problem of huge GPU cache needed for high resolutions. The PSU is more capable with OC than the one you put in your list.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master GeminII M4...
1) The PSU won't be enough for an i7-5820K and a R9 390X. It may be fine if you're not overclocking, but since you are, you're already running dangerously close to the max draw of that unit.
2) The R9 390X is capable of 1440P. Well, designed for it. 1080P is actually not the R9 390's strong suit.
3) Here's a better build with all the quality and stuff. The R9 Fury Nano gives much more FPS, and the HBM memory solves the problem of huge GPU cache needed for high resolutions. The PSU is more capable with OC than the one you put in your list.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master GeminII M4 58.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.66 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($256.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 Nano 4GB Video Card ($479.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1536.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-02 01:44 EST-0500
 
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