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Nathanator
By Nathanator
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I'm building my first pc and I've looked at these parts and their compatibility. However I want to make sure that I'm doing everything right by expirianced people. (I'm not sure about the power supply )

CPU *

Intel Core i5-4690K Unlocked Quad-Core, 3.50GHz (3.9GHz Turbo), 6MB Cache, LGA1150 CPU

Motherboard *

ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 Motherboard

RAM *

(4GBx2) Kit Kingston Hyper X DDR3-1600 CL10 240-Pin DIMM Blue

Storage Devices *

Western Digital 1TB Green 3.5" Internal Hard Drive WD10EZRX

Case *

Thermaltake Black Chaser A31

Power Supply

650W Thermaltake Litepower PSU

Solid State Drive

OCZ Arc 100 240GB Solid State Drive

CPU Cooler

Coolermaster Seidon 120V Plus Water Cooler

Monitor

Asus 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor(VS247HV) - 1920x1080 - 2ms - DVI - HDMI - BLACK

Network Adapters

TP-Link TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter

Graphic Card

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 G1 Gaming 4GB Graphics Card

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 66.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($32.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ CPL Online) 


Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($125.00 @ Centre Com) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($279.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($155.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $1408.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 03:26 EST+1100

 

Problem with your spec is it cannot support SLI. So you have a choice: either up the budget to allow for SLI (I wouldn't recommend the 960 at all, I'd suggest a 970), or go with AMD graphics. If you want Nvidia rather than AMD, you need an SLI capable mobo and then get a 970, but that brings the price up to $1650ish. If you can up the budget to do that, that's better. 

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What 970 would you be talking about though?

I just want a decent graphics card witching my pricerange, however if you think it's absolutely worth it I can go up to $1700

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 66.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($32.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($189.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($125.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($475.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: LG 23MP55HQ-P 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($175.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1674.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 04:44 EST+1100
 
You can save some cash by skipping the monitor and using a HDMI TV as your monitor, but that should be a stop-gap measure. If you commit to the GTX 970, then your eventual aim should be to get a high end gaming monitor that supports G-Sync. From what I hear it's the gaming experience par excellénce. If the TV option isn't there, then the monitor in the spec can be your stop-gap on your way to a decent gaming monitor, and using the cheaper one as a secondary.
 
If you have air conditioning in your house, then you could also simply go with an R9 290 setup which is a bit cheaper to facilitate.
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 66.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($32.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.00 @ Centre Com) 
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($125.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($383.00 @ IJK) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.00 @ CPL Online) 
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($155.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1585.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 04:21 EST+1100
 
If this is going to be a pure gaming setup, then you can choose as you will. The Nvidia option is going to be more frugal with the power, generate less heat, but more expensive. The R9 290 setup is the converse; less power efficient and hotter, but cheaper.
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The mMSI Z97 is out of stock online and dosent seem to be stocked in any other stores

Also I don't have airconditioning :(

 

I edited the post. It's now a different SLI capable board, one that's in stock.  :)

 

EDIT- Also changed the monitor, that was also out of stock. Everything else in the list seems to be in stock.

 

No aircon you say, then I say go Nvidia. Australia can get as hot as Vulcan's sulfurous dick during the summer, not the sort of place you want to keep a pet R9 290. Just imagining a pair of R9 290's in crossfire in the middle of an Australian summer.....could drive a chap into depression. 

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