Does This Look Like a Good Gaming PC?

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I've looking into upgrading my PC to run a lot of new games, and also increase my video rendering times, and have really no experience building PCs, so I'm going to have it built for me once I get all of the parts together, and I'm looking for any tech-savy people to tell me what they think of what I've pulled together, and also does anything stick out as being incompatible with each other. Thanks in advance!

pcpartpicker.com/p/2010A
 
It's pretty good, but I'd recommend going a bit bigger on the PSU. Either higher wattage or going up to silver or gold. Are you planning on overclocking that CPU as well?
 
These parts are perfect.
If you're not going overclock the PC you should get processor without the "k" (save the extra buck). But if you are going to OC, "k" version of it is just fine.
16GB of ram seems a bit of overkill, cuz I never had a problem with 8GB, that im using. (But doesnt hurt to have that much extram ram) :)
Altho, if you dont care about the cost, you should get it.[DOUBLEPOST=1384062417,1384062219][/DOUBLEPOST]
AndrewReviewYou said:
It's pretty good, but I'd recommend going a bit bigger on the PSU. Either higher wattage or going up to silver or gold. Are you planning on overclocking that CPU as well?
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I'm using Sapphire HD7970 OC/Boost, i5 4670k with 620W Bronze PSU, without any problems. I dont think 750W isn't enought. :p
 
I don't really have any plans to overclock, and most people do tend to say 8GB RAM is enough, so I've made some appropriate changes, and brought the power supply up a little, a friend of mine recommended 800W would be good.

pcpartpicker.com/user/LiquidSolidus/saved/2LiQ
 
Seems good now. :)
That 800W PSU is more for future upgrades, cuz you really dont need over 650, :) better have it now than later I guess, when u going to upgrade your parts. :p

Should upgrade my HD7970 to GTX card myself, radeon is kinda slow in 3D programs.
 
I basically have the same setup. Just a little more SSD and HHD space, it is more than enough to run any game perfectly and allow you to go beast mode on some editing assignments. I definitely recommend it but it seems a tad pricey. May want to compare prices a bit!
 
If this is a gaming PC you can trade the i7 for an i5 , the only difference it's gonna make is in video editors and even then you would have to be rendering for hours for it to even really matter. Another thing is the fan cooler is probably unnecessary since you aren't overclocking, then you could put that $100 you saved to an even better monitor or some other peripherals.
 
Nice build but as @Josh Warren said, get an i5 over the i7 for gaming, $100 cheaper but won't make much of a difference, although if you were to get one of the newer i5's such as the 4670k you may have to change the motherboard. If you don't want to get a new mobo then I would suggest the 3570k, only 3-5% worst than the 4670 and it's still LGA1155. :)
 
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