Thoughts On Potential Gaming PC

[xRapturex]

Just looking to get some ideas if I'm heading in the right direction for this build. It will be my first attempt at making a decent gaming rig so I want it to be done right. I also need it to last me quite some time as I don't really want to be constantly upgrading.

Definitely looking for some critiquing in any and all components. Cheers.

Pcpartpicker for view
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Fxqq8d

Case
NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower Case Gunmetal

MOBO
ASRock Z97 Extreme4 Motherboard

CPU
Intel Core i5 4690K

Cooling
Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler

Graphics Card
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 Strix DirectCU II 4GB

Memory
Kingston Hyper X Fury 1866Mhz 16GB (2x8GB) Black

HDD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001

SSD
Samsung 850 EVO Series 120GB SSD

PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA G1 Gold 650W Power Supply

Software
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM

Network Adapter
TP-Link Archer T9E AC1900 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter

Fans
2x CoolerMaster SickleFlow X 120mm Green LED Fan

Monitor
AOC G2460PG 24in 144Hz G-Sync Gaming Monitor

If you think that anything at all could be changed to improve its performance let me know.
Still trying to stick whit that Black/Green Aesthetic look!

Oh and my budget is $3000 AUD, which includes a monitor/s, mouse, keyboard.
Cheers!

 

[nesaMDoom]

first I'd say get a bigger ssd, seriously it'll pay off longrun when you want to install games on it, I have 2 hdds and an ssd in my laptop all 1TB and it is nice being able to put the games I don't want to have load times on the ssd with os, so just remember you might wanna put a few 40 gb games on it or more, maybe you don't tho. also maybe http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-g1sniperz87 would work better as a mobo to stick with the green, still has sli if you ever wanna get another gpu in there. and http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming100me would be a good gpu to stick with the green.. um and if you move the included fan to the side and put both green lit ones up front it'll look pretty cool all together... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hbbtyc is my little edited version which is still a bit under the budget you said.. otherwise, it's also really easy to hook up some leds to boost the green aspect but aside from the mobo being black and white eh... anyways between the cpu and gpu it'll be pretty amazing. good luck and thanks for reading

 

[xRapturex]

Okay, Thanks for that. Yeah I'll definitely reconsider my SSD size thinking about them 40gb+ games. And yeah I was thinking about picking up a few custom seethed cables to go with the theme.

 

[CTurbo]

Did you know that partpicker has an Australia tab? This is what those parts look like from AU retailers.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($169.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($198.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($169.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($507.00 @ Umart)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan
Monitor: AOC G2460PG 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($529.00 @ Storm Computers)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Cougar 700M Wired Laser Mouse
Total: $2346.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-23 14:59 AEST+1000

 

[CTurbo]

This is less than $2500 without keyboard, mouse, and case fans


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($462.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($205.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($157.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($485.00 @ IJK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.00 @ Umart)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($466.00 @ Centre Com)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Cougar 700M Wired Laser Mouse
Total: $2420.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-23 15:08 AEST+1000