Any Recommendations on This Before I Build? [EVGA GTX 980 SC, i5 4690k, Maximus VII Hero]

[ProfessorSlendercat]

My friends told me to redo some parts of my build. (Case, optical drive, monitor, HDD, SSD, RAM, and they say I need an H100i.) Need some part suggestions. I have a $2,000 budget. No Microcenter near me and I'm not going overclock immediately. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/h7vbdC

(First post on the forums, so critique as needed)

[TheSLSAMG]

Everything looks great to me. A lot of people will tell you to go with two R9 290Xes or GTX 970s, but a single GTX 980 will allow you to put another in in the future and have more power than dual GTX 970s or R9 290Xes. I do recommend to get a slightly cheaper kit of RAM (saw some 16GB stuff going for $100 a couple of days ago) and get a nicer cooler, such as the Cryorig R5 or R1 Ultimate.

[MegaDave91]

I would do without the thermal paste as the 212 provides you with it.

 

Do you need 16gb of ram?

 

WD black is speedier, but not really necessary. 

[cloclo8003]

If you don't need all the extra features I suggest going for a Gigabyte board and spending the cash you saved on other components

[Str_Mape]

These are the changes I'd go with personally, also keep in mind it was marking the black hawk ultra as free, so you'd be paying about $100 extra for the build.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Apotop 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($99.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($179.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($91.65 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($549.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ B&H) 

Total: $2000.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 00:12 EST-0500

[brob]

Nice.

 

2x4GB is enough for gaming and general use. More is only really needed if one is doing content creation, modeling, or running a lot of VMs.

 

The EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR is as good or better than the HX750 and less expensive.

 

An awfully large and pricey case. You may want to consider something like Phanteks Enthoo Luxe or Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case.

 

Unless there are particular features of Windows 8.1 Pro that you need, I would suggest going with the standard version, Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit).