Feedback on First Build? ($2000 budget for gaming + academic research)

[strangepax]

After looking around at different manufacturers (and cringing at their price tags), I've decided to take the plunge and build my own rig. I have a budget of $2000 for the pc + monitor (lower is better, but would hopefully not sacrifice performance) and am hoping you might have some feedback on the components I've selected. My main uses will be light gaming (Diablo III, some MMOs, but not on the max settings) and heavy "informatics"--so CAD, Arc/Quantum GIS, statistics and modeling software, imaging software etc. Also will probably stream some HD movies/shows occasionally.

I am a big multitasker and my research will require having several resources intensive programs open at the same time. I will be starting a doctorate so ideally this set up will be somewhat future-proof and good for the next couple of years (willing to swap out components if need be, but hoping that I won't have to replace everything). Planning on buying the components this week and assembling in August, but can wait to purchase a part if there are upcoming sales or something. Thanks in advance!

Here's the build so far:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU : Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor | $279.99 @ Micro Center

CPU Cooler : Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | $29.98 @ OutletPC

Motherboard : MSI Z97M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $155.99 @ Amazon

Memory : Kingston Fury White Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | $154.99 @ NCIX US

Storage : Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $129.99 @ NCIX US

Storage : Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $49.99 @ Amazon

Video Card : EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card | $389.99 @ Amazon

Case : NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $99.99 @ Newegg

Power Supply : Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $109.99 @ Newegg

Operating System : Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) | $89.98 @ OutletPC

Monitor : Acer K272HULbmiidp 60Hz 27.0" Monitor | $329.99 @ Newegg

Wireless Network Adapter : TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter | $34.99 @ Micro Center

**Total** | $1855.86

 

[Danbuscus25]

the only thing i would change is the psu, try to get one from tier 2b or higher http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html