new build compatibility check and thoughts

[Krisys]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133244 CASE

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822236339 STORAGE

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171076 PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233538 RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131979 MOBO

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117372 CPU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835181032 CPU COOLER

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820173011 BOOT DRIVE

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121878 GPU

I haven't done a build in 6 years, so I want to make sure everything is compatible. Im thinking this should run anything for a while with no issues, and when I need more power, the mobo will hold another 16 gigs of ram, I can add a beefier gpu or two and run crossfire/sli, and I THINK I could upgrade the cpu. Thoughts?

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• Budget
• Resolution
• Games / Settings Desired
• Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc)
• Country
• Parts that can be reused
• Do you need an OS?
• Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)?

[chazus]

Moving this to the build/upgrade subforum!

Also.

-16gb is more than enough. I can't imagine needing more unless you do something specific? Even 16gb might be a waste.
-CoolerMaster is not known for particularly great PSUs. I'd pick another.
-4690K, I'd recommend getting a Z97 board, not Z87
-Sandisk is meh SSD. Samsung 840 EVO is the same price (cheaper today, actually!)
-Thats a REALLY expensive GPU (for that model). I'd either get a better one for that price, or a cheaper one for that model.

[Krisys]

Im going to be running at 1920x1080 most likely. Going to buy a new monitor pretty soon, carry over my other peripherals. Im building this mainly to run wow at ultra at high fps, but I will also be playing some new games such as Farcry 4. Budget is around 1300 dollars, located in the united states. I have the os covered, and I do some video editing and such. Chazus do you have any recommendations for replacement parts for what you suggested?

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500363 GPU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153206 PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813132116 MOBO

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820147248 SSD

What do you guys think about these changes? Put me about 130 bucks over budget, but what the wife doesn't know won't hurt her.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($126.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($123.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.65 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1288.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 00:36 EST-0500

If the video editing is less "serious" and you wanna save some money, drop the i7 for the i5-4690K, everything else I'd keep the same.