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Hi guys,

I have picked out some parts. Can you check If i made the right choice/can exchange something?

 

I got 2 monitors, keyboard, mouse, headset, HDD and the Optical Drive already, as well as the listed PSU in my current pc.

 

The reason I'm upgrading is, because my current build is already ~4 years old and my graphic card died yesterday.

 

I'm mostly using my pc for gaming (Stuff like Dragon Age, Skyrim, Fallout, GTA V, Witcher 3 once it comes out, etc.), programming, some video & photo-editting.

 

Here is what I chose so far:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($108.03 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB JetStream Video Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($141.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: be quiet! 480W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: $797.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-03 09:51 EDT-0400

 

I live in Germany and the price for the setup so far would be 1132 € where I want to purchase it.

 

What I wanted to ask is:

Is that setup fine so far?

Should I get a GeForce 980 instead or should I just wait till June and the announcement of the new Graphic Cards and use the onboard gfx till then?

Also regarding the case: Is it fine or is there anything similar which maybe doesn't cost as much and also has cable management, dustfilters, good Airflow and maybe a fan controller?

Regarding the PSU: Should I continue to use mine or rather get a new one?

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I put your build into pc specialist and it recommended a 550w power supply as a minimum for the 970. for the 980 it is 600w minimum. So probably a new PSU is necessary. I also second the point made above: why z97 if you are not over-clocking you cpu

"If in doubt, use a bigger hammer" Anonymous

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Would take this mainboard now instead:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z87provedition

 

Don't want to overclock my CPU, that's why I don't really need the Z97-chip.

 

And I would take this PSU then:

http://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/521

 

Which brand should I get for the 970?

Zotac?

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I changed the build up a bit now:

 

PC Hound Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790  ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASUS Z87-PRO (V EDITION)  ($144 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) Ballistix Sport  ($108.03 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 04G-P4-2983-KR  ($494.96 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: be quiet 600W BN624  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: SAMSUNG 120GB 850 EVO MZ-75E120B/AM  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Series PH-ES614L_BK  ($141.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1,343.95
Price may include shipping, rebates, promotions, and tax
Generated by PC Hound
 

 

Does it look fine like that/should I change something?

Also regarding the video card: Is the EVGA fine or should I go with another brand, like Asus/Gigabyte/MSI ?

 

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