The main thing is that the entire build seems to be oriented to support overclocking (whether now or sometime in the future) but the motherboard uses a locked chipset. Try to change it to something with the Z170 chipset.
Besides that, decent build overall. Your PSU may be slightly too much for a single GPU, but then again there are valid reasons for going with that powerful of a PSU (the quality of G2 units, the potential for future expansion, the efficiency at 50%, etc).
I didn't really plan on overclocking, but I'll keep that in mind.
Would this motherboard work fine? Also should I be concerned about cooling?
If you're not overclocking, then I would just go for a locked CPU + mobo, and get a cheaper cooler. I mean you can save a good amount of money, and you don't really need to OC anyways.
Also I would recommend not going for the BX200 SSD, something like an 850 Evo would be better, since the BX200 is known for really slow write speeds.
Also I already ordered the SSD by the time I saw those posts.
1. Why on earth do you have 64gb of ram? 16gb is overkill on its own, and you're wasting over $300
2. Why a 4TB Black HDD? You're spending an extra $100 when you can get a regular Blue which will be 90% as fast, and you have an SSD so the speed shouldn't matter anyways.
3. If you're planning on playing games at 4K or 1440p 144Hz, just one GTX 980 Ti isn't gonna cut it.
4. If you're not overclocking, than why are you buying a $350 mobo + $150 cooler when they're not going to be useful anyways?
1. Why on earth do you have 64gb of ram? 16gb is overkill on its own, and you're wasting over $300
2. Why a 4TB Black HDD? You're spending an extra $100 when you can get a regular Blue which will be 90% as fast, and you have an SSD so the speed shouldn't matter anyways.
3. If you're planning on playing games at 4K or 1440p 144Hz, just one GTX 980 Ti isn't gonna cut it.
4. If you're not overclocking, than why are you buying a $350 mobo + $150 cooler when they're not going to be useful anyways?
Well this build is mostly "at maximum potiential" I don't see myself buying more than one of those rams for a long time. As for the 4 TB HDD, what do you mean blue? Is blue cheaper or is it some kind of brand name? If I play 4K I don't think I'd have all my settings high, and my 1440p monitor I already have is only 60hz (but 144hz would be sweet!).
Also I don't understand your last statement.
Well this build is mostly "at maximum potiential" I don't see myself buying more than one of those rams for a long time. As for the 4 TB HDD, what do you mean blue? Is blue cheaper or is it some kind of brand name? If I play 4K I don't think I'd have all my settings high, and my 1440p monitor I already have is only 60hz (but 144hz would be sweet!).
Also I don't understand your last statement.
Believe me when i say this, but trying to "maximize potential" or "future-proof" when building PCs is not a good idea. Computer parts improve all the time, and it's better to build a PC that will last you for 2-3 year for $1500 and spend another $1500 in 3 years, than spend $3000 and expect the build to last for 6 years.
64gb is so overkill it's not even funny. If you're just gaming, even 16gb more than enough. You're just wasting money on something you will never use to full potential.
When I say 4TB HDD, i mean get a WD Blue instead of Black. It's cheaper and you won't notice a performance difference.
If you're going to play at 1440p and 60Hz, than the GTX 980 Ti is more than enough, but if you want to go 4K you will have to lower your settings on AAA games.
My last statement is saying, that you picked an overkill motherboard and CPU cooler if you're not overclocking (which you said you weren't planning on it). If you do want to overclock, I would still go for a different cooler, but if you don't, you will save money while losing no performance.
I plan on either 4k or 1440p
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g3w8f7Updated build
Also I will be playing games like ArmA 3, Beamng.Drive, and of course Minecraft (with shaders'n stuff).
Oh I should mention I plan on staying on the Intel side of CPUs because I hear ArmA 3 performs very poorly with AMD.
I didn't really plan on overclocking, but I'll keep that in mind.
Would this motherboard work fine? Also should I be concerned about cooling?
If you're not overclocking, then I would just go for a locked CPU + mobo, and get a cheaper cooler. I mean you can save a good amount of money, and you don't really need to OC anyways.
Also I would recommend not going for the BX200 SSD, something like an 850 Evo would be better, since the BX200 is known for really slow write speeds.
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3
+1 for the 850 EVO. Can it fanboying, but Samsung SSDs are the only ones I feel comfortable using.
Thanks people, here is the absolute final build
Also I already ordered the SSD by the time I saw those posts.
1. Why on earth do you have 64gb of ram? 16gb is overkill on its own, and you're wasting over $300
2. Why a 4TB Black HDD? You're spending an extra $100 when you can get a regular Blue which will be 90% as fast, and you have an SSD so the speed shouldn't matter anyways.
3. If you're planning on playing games at 4K or 1440p 144Hz, just one GTX 980 Ti isn't gonna cut it.
4. If you're not overclocking, than why are you buying a $350 mobo + $150 cooler when they're not going to be useful anyways?
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3
Well this build is mostly "at maximum potiential" I don't see myself buying more than one of those rams for a long time. As for the 4 TB HDD, what do you mean blue? Is blue cheaper or is it some kind of brand name? If I play 4K I don't think I'd have all my settings high, and my 1440p monitor I already have is only 60hz (but 144hz would be sweet!).
Also I don't understand your last statement.
Believe me when i say this, but trying to "maximize potential" or "future-proof" when building PCs is not a good idea. Computer parts improve all the time, and it's better to build a PC that will last you for 2-3 year for $1500 and spend another $1500 in 3 years, than spend $3000 and expect the build to last for 6 years.
64gb is so overkill it's not even funny. If you're just gaming, even 16gb more than enough. You're just wasting money on something you will never use to full potential.
When I say 4TB HDD, i mean get a WD Blue instead of Black. It's cheaper and you won't notice a performance difference.
If you're going to play at 1440p and 60Hz, than the GTX 980 Ti is more than enough, but if you want to go 4K you will have to lower your settings on AAA games.
My last statement is saying, that you picked an overkill motherboard and CPU cooler if you're not overclocking (which you said you weren't planning on it). If you do want to overclock, I would still go for a different cooler, but if you don't, you will save money while losing no performance.
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3