First Build! Please give advice!

[Nivix]

So I am planning to start work on this build soon. But before I begin, I would like to have some advice from anyone that has any of the parts I plan to use and if you don't any advice you could give would be appreciated! I plan on using this PC mainly for gaming and the basic everyday uses. I am just worried there is a part out there that would give me a boost for a little bit more money but that's just me again :unsure:. Anyways I hope it will do great once I build it. Any advice is welcome and thanks in advance!

 

Heres the Build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($208.09 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($98.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($73.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($53.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1540.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 20:37 EST-0500

[dadasmithywinkle]

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Welcome to the forums! It actually looks like a darn good build to me

[Laputacake]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.09 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($100.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($53.75 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1541.47

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 20:46 EST-0500

[Midnitewarrior4]

seems pretty sweet to me, im runing a asus gtx 970 and i love it, you wont be dissapointed by it

[Mistaspiffy1]

It would probably be a better idea to save some money on the ram, you really dont need DDR3-2133

[brob]

According to the Corsair web site the H105 is not compatible with the 500R. If you want a corsair cooler choose the H100i or H110. You might want to consider the NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler. All the coolers mentioned come with pre-applied thermal compound. So there is little need for the extra tube unless you believe using it will improve performance.

 

Personally I would go with Windows 8.1 64-bit. It will have a longer supported life time than Windows 7. It also does not have the 16GB memory limit of 7 Home Premium.

 

For a bit more more you can get the Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive, and for a bit less the OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive. Both twice the capacity of the 850 Pro. For the usage described in the OP no noticeable performance difference.

[CatzRuleZWorld]

I would suggest the i5 if you want to get the most out of your money. The i7 doesn't help much unless you are doing things that can actually use the hyperthreading.

You shouldn't need that thermal compound because the Corsair coolers come with some.

Also, unless you're getting that motherboard just for looks, you could probably go with something half the price.

[Aefweard]

psu is probably overkill unless you plan on 3way sli, a 650w should be fine for two 970s if you go that route down the line.