$1500 Gaming PC build (first build)

[Ghostdenid]

Hey guys,
 
I am new to this community and after watching Linus's recent build guide, I decided to make this post and ask for your guys opinion since Linus said I can get a lot of help here. I am pretty new to computer components but I really want to build my very first computer after watching Linus's videos and inspiring me to build one and have a real pc instead playing on a laptop. So i'm asking for your opinion,
 
Budget: Around $1000 - $1500. I live in Canada and i'm planning to build my pc around December.
 
Parts: Picked my parts on pcpartpicker and this is what I got: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kVrdrH

I didn't know what motherboard I should pick so I just picked whatever I thought it was good and also, I need a new keyboard. I'm thinking of the new Corsair K70 RGB mechanical keyboard.

 

Theme: I'm trying to implement a blue, white and black colour theme like what Linus did with the green and black in the new recent build guide.

 

If there's things you guys think I should change or add, i'm fine with it as long as the colour theme is the same and I may use a dual monitor setup.

 

Thanks, and I would like to here your opinion!

 

[Shroomster]

That is pretty good. If you are not a memory hog you could save a bit and buy 8 gigs of ram and spend more on something else, like the gpu.

[soaringchicken]

Pretty good, although you could try getting a more efficient PSU

[Clyne]

Would be better and why are you asking us in August if your planning to build your computer in December. You should make a couple revisions and come back during November and December. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($166.07 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($549.99 @ Memory Express) 

Case: Corsair 330R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.61 @ shopRBC) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1361.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 04:03 EDT-0400

[Shroomster]

And you should get a ssd. The mx100 are good and cheap.

[MuffinTopMike]

You should definitely get an SSD, the Crucial MX100, Kingston V300 or the Samsung 840 Evo are all really good, cheap SSD's. Also you should get a slightly bigger power supply maybe a 650w, just so you have a bit more headroom especially if you want to overclock.

[heavygrounds]

With games now requiring 3gb of video memory I would save on the RAM (get 8gb) and try and get a GTX 780.

 

And no SSD? Even if you get the cheapest SSD you can find, just for an OS drive; you will notice a massive improvement.