New gaming pc

[ICantThinkOfAnyGoodName]

My father recently started gaming and wants to have a gaming pc now. He mainly plays Battlefield 4 and grid 2, but also wants to look into other games.

I think this pc would be good for him:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kr8n99

Any improvements/suggestions?

[Sernyhough]

Why such a beefy cpu cooler with non-k cpu?

[Clyne]

assuming your budget is around 1100 dollars, i made some changes

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($364.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $1136.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 16:25 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.66 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.SNIPER Z97 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($364.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $1194.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 16:59 EDT-0400

 

 

Do you not need a hard drive ?