**1st Build** I Think I'm Ready!! What do you think?

[BomberH01]

Hi All,

I think I'm ready to build my 1st gaming rig. Can you please have a look at the below and let me know what you think? Any advice is very welcome!!

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GcqQBm) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GcqQBm/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | £244.94 @ Aria PC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | £23.38 @ CCL Computers
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5) | £112.00 @ Ebuyer
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz16gx3m2a2133c10) | £142.84 @ Aria PC
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te500lw) | £178.74 @ Aria PC
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001) | £69.98 @ Aria PC
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970wf3oc4gd) (2-Way SLI) | £269.98 @ Amazon UK
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970wf3oc4gd) (2-Way SLI) | £269.98 @ Amazon UK
**Case** | [Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011049ww) | £90.00 @ Aria PC
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | £87.60 @ Amazon UK
**Optical Drive** | [Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/pioneer-optical-drive-bdr209dbk) | £54.54 @ Aria PC
**Optical Drive** | [Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/pioneer-optical-drive-bdr209dbk) | £54.54 @ Aria PC
**Case Fan** | [Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm Fan](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050001ww) | £11.63 @ Aria PC
**Case Fan** | [Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm Fan](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050001ww) | £11.63 @ Aria PC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £1621.78
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-03 22:41 GMT+0000 |

 

[popatim]

Looks alright but why 2 BD burners?

 

[BomberH01]

Looks alright but why 2 BD burners?

I'm not going to have 2 BD burners or 2 GPUs it was just a what if for power consumption so that I planned ahead. Do you think this will last me for 3/4 years with very little upgrades?