New gaming rig

[Swegly]

My friend is looking to build a gaming rig and this is what we have come up with so far - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/27VRxr

 

Any recommendations or changes? Thanks!

[1Scotty1]

Guessing the budget is 900 dollars? If so, it is good, but if you can stretch it a bit, get an SSD

[tcolecruz]

Get an SSD. It will make the system waaay better

[BigDay]

the psu is "just good enough". i wouldn't recommend it

 

i would get a seasonic psu. i would also get the amd r9 390 instead of the 970; it's better in terms of performance. if you're going to overclock your cpu, i would recommend you get the h60 by corsair. you'll need it with that chip

 

you will also need a 750w psu at the minimum if you plan on overclocking the cpu and gpu. the r9 390 requires a 650w psu at the minimum. also you need an ssd for quicker boot times

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.05 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1099.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-09 03:28 EDT-0400