Need advice for new rig

[Asnor]

Hello guys,

 

my brother is going to buy a new PC and he would really appreciate some help on it.

 

The PC is mainly going to be used for gaming and he is fine with 1080p 60 fps gaming. Currently he only plays Minecraft due to his really weak PC but he is planning to try out the "newer" ones like Outlast, CS:GO, GTA V.

He is planning to upgrade because his current PC is super old and is running on an AMD single core CPU with onboard graphics.

Budget: 1200 €

Note: He already has a 60 hz monitor with 1920x1080 max. resolution (he doesn't need another). He also has keyboard+mouse and an Operating System.

CPU: He prefers an Intel CPU which he doesn't plan to overclock (atleast i5)

GPU: We settled down on a GTX 970 from either Gigabyte or MSI

Storage: SSD for the OS+1TB HDD

PSU: This is where we are lost since a decent PSU is crucial and we also don't wanna go overboard with it.

CPU Cooler: Liquid or air cooling, it doesn't matter which.

Optical Drive: We plan on using a DVD writer.

 

Thank you.

 

EDIT: Sorry, we're from Germany.

EDIT2: Changed the description.

[Sumsar]

Where are you from? We can't help you/him out, if we don't know what country you are from.

[the jolly roger]

read my sig

[Asnor]

Updated the description thanks for the hint. I think it should be sufficient now.

[pikkie-mahn-mastah]

I have 2 builds.

This one has a sli an i5. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/pikkie7/saved/RvHnTW

This one has a song GPU and an i7. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/pikkie7/saved/mrzH99

It's in USD. But 1200€ is about $1450

[GarnetDevil]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($135.49 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($354.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $1385.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-03 10:52 EST-0500

 

This build is SLI limited unless you buy a Z97 board, no OC with the Xeon but for 1 monitor this rig will destroy every game in 1080p

 

1385$ is lower than 1200 euro as well

[Asnor]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($135.49 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($354.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $1385.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-03 10:52 EST-0500

 

This build is SLI limited unless you buy a Z97 board, no OC with the Xeon but for 1 monitor this rig will destroy every game in 1080p

 

1385$ is lower than 1200 euro as well

 

I like the build, never considered a Xeon but is there any other case that you would recommend? My local manufacturer doesn't have any be quiet! cases so I'm looking for an alternative. Following manufacturers are available: http://imgur.com/rHfkyv0 from atelco.de

EDIT: Considering the Corsair Carbide 300R http://www.ncix.com/detail/corsair-carbide-series-300r-black-16-66063-1360.htm