First PC build and would love feedback

[Mikarri]

I'll be using my hdtv as the monitor and this pc will be for gaming mostly. My limit is $1,500.

Here's the parts I've selected:

CD: LG 16X Internal Blu-ray Burner, BD-RE, DVD+RW Combo Drive

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150

FAN: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler w/ PWM fan

HDD1: 120GB Samsung 840 EVO Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 540MB/s Read & 410MB/s Write

HDD2: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200 RPM HDD

MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Vengeance)

MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE Z87X-HD3 ATX w/ On/Off Charge 2, Realtek GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16 (1 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI

POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply

VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (EVGA Superclocked ACX Cooling)

Thanks, guys!

 

[ACTechy]

Not sure what you had in mind for case/OS, but I'd at least get a 770 for the $1500 range:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1316.35
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-08 23:25 EST-0500)

 

[Mikarri]

Hey, thanks for the advice. Someone just told me that the i7 is more for extreme stuff like video editing and rendering. Was told that for gaming, an i5 is just as good. Is that true?

 

[ACTechy]

Hey, thanks for the advice. Someone just told me that the i7 is more for extreme stuff like video editing and rendering. Was told that for gaming, an i5 is just as good. Is that true?

Yeup, pretty much. Although, the trend seems to be moving toward utilizing more CPU cores/hyperthreads in gaming (e.g. BF4). So, if you have the money it could be worth it to get an i7. If you want to save $150, get an i5-4670K, it's a killer.

 

[Mikarri]

Cool, thanks!

 

[ACTechy]

Cool, thanks!

np!

 

[Deleted member 1359562]

The Corsair H100i is a great water cooler if you are going to do extreme overclocking. Other than that, you should be fine with the cooler you selected. Nice build!