$1,300 Gaming PC.

[ExiitHD]

Here is my future PC:

CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core $219.88

CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM $77.98

Motherboard ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 $104.99

Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 $130.97

Storage Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" SSD $54.99  --  Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $48.00

Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V $343.99

Case Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower $112.75

Power Supply EVGA 750W ATX12V / EPS12V $79.99

Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $18.75

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

Custom Red Leds

$8.99

(Total: $1291.26)

 

Is there anything wrong with it or any recommendations for it?

 

Thanks,

Alex.

[79wjd]

Don't get a V300, I'd also lose the optical drive. 

 

For an ssd: (whichever is cheaper)

Crucial MX100, M550, M500 

Samsung 840 evo/pro, 850 evo/pro

Sandisk Ultra 2, Extreme 2

Adata SP900 

 

And if the purpose is gaming, then 8gb of ram is still plenty. 

 

I'd also get an EVGA G2 750w psu as it's much better.

[SimpleG]

Don't get a V300, I'd also lose the optical drive. 

 

For an ssd: 

Crucial MX100, M550, M500 

Samsung 840 evo/pro, 850 evo/pro

Sandisk Ultra 2, Extreme 2

Adata SP900 

Mine is actually pretty fast

[ExiitHD]

Don't get a V300, I'd also lose the optical drive. 

 

For an ssd: (whichever is cheaper)

Crucial MX100, M550, M500 

Samsung 840 evo/pro, 850 evo/pro

Sandisk Ultra 2, Extreme 2

Adata SP900 

I'm not trying to be rude but i'm wondering why I need to get rid of it.. what problems will it cause?

[79wjd]

I'm not trying to be rude but i'm wondering why I need to get rid of it.. what problems will it cause?

ODDs are ugly and serve little purpose. (unless you actually need it for something other than installing the OS)

Mine is actually pretty fast

The original V300s were decent, but Kingston swapped out the controller for a shitty one after all the reviews were published. Now, it's pretty much crap. 

[ExiitHD]

ODDs are ugly and serve little purpose. (unless you actually need it for something other than installing the OS)

The original V300s were decent, but Kingston swapped out the controller for a shitty one after all the reviews were published. Now, it's pretty much crap. 

So is everything else ok?

[SimpleG]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.88 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Enermax ELC-LT240-HP 111.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($68.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.97 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($359.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1283.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-19 15:39 EST-0500

 

ODDs are ugly and serve little purpose. (unless you actually need it for something other than installing the OS)

The original V300s were decent, but Kingston swapped out the controller for a shitty one after all the reviews were published. Now, it's pretty much crap. 

Well by benchmarks - mine's slow but actually it's veryyy snapy for what I need it to do