[Build Ready] High End Gaming PC for new hobbyist photo/video gamer.

Decent build, I would personally spend a bit more and have it different though:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor -
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $29.75 @ OutletPC
Motherboard MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $109.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $64.89 @ SuperBiiz
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $69.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $52.69 @ NCIX US
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) $324.99 @ NCIX US
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) $324.99 @ NCIX US
Case Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $118.99 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $63.98 @ Newegg
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.75 @ OutletPC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) $91.75 @ OutletPC
Wired Network Adapter TP-Link TG-3468 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter $12.88 @ OutletPC
Monitor Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor $119.99 @ Micro Center
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1454.63
Mail-in rebates -$50.00
Total $1404.63
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 14:27 EDT-0400
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