New gaming rig

[Heartattack7]

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive

MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card

EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

and I dont know weather to get windows 7 or 8. Or which is better for gaming so any input on that would be appreciated

 

thank you in advance 

[zappian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.75 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($106.52 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($323.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($323.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1402.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 15:59 EDT-0400

[dmanschramm]

@Heartattack7

 

The build looks quite solid, but you are paying a premium for that motherboard. Maybe swap it out for a bigger AIO cooler? If you really like the look and it's features that's fine, but you are paying a premium for it. If your case doesn't have a window, it's not worth it.

 

You also didn't include your case. I'm just curious but it's very subjective, and whatever you like best. If you can fit an H100GT in there, then I would. Go as big as you can. The bigger the radiator, the better the cooling.

 

Hope this helps

[ForsakenLive]

Ditch the low end AiO, don't get that mobo (for almost $100 less there are very good options). Get a larger SSD (240-256GB). Go with Windows 8.1

[Guest]

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive

MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card

EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

and I dont know weather to get windows 7 or 8. Or which is better for gaming so any input on that would be appreciated

 

thank you in advance 

I would swap the SSD to the Crucial BX100/MX100 or Samsung 850 Evo.

 

You could drop the psu down to the 750W version.

 

That Motherboard is hugely expensive. You are paying more just for the fancy thermal armour.

 

The Coolermaster Hyper Evo 212 would be a better choice of cooler imo.

 

I run Windows 7, but if I was buying new I would get Win 8.1.

[Heartattack7]

ok I changed my PSU to a EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

and changed my motherboard to a Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

but I dont understand how my AIO choice is bad it seems to be good (i'm not overclocking)