please help me I think I may have overkilled

[policematrix]

I want a gaming rig with some future proofness

Case InWIN G7 BRUSHED EFFECT DARK GREY CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® Z97M-PLUS: m-ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6.0, XFIRE
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk 240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk 2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling Corsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy™ FX OEM
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

I read the SSd was not that good also the RAM is not much different from 1600MHz the motherboard also I have read its not the best choice and will I benefit from a soundcard, Thanks.

 

[keynes]

Looks unbalanced. You don't need a soundcard unless you need something specific, an i5 would be fine for gaming and the v300 suffers from performance issues. Motherboard wise you could get the z97-a or gigabyte hd3 depending on whether or not you need sli and for gaming 8gb ram is plenty.

 

[policematrix]

Ok thanks
I was going to change it to
MOTHERBOARD = Z97X Gaming 3
RAM = 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (I dont want to have to buy more RAM in the future and I am considering overclocking ?)
SSD = 250 GB Samsung 840 evo
SOUND = On Board 5.1
Is this better and what about the RAM are you sure 8Gb will do for the coming years of gaming ? Thanks .

 

[keynes]

8gb ram is plenty for now and probably near future, i personally don't see a good reason to get so much ram now when you can easily add more later. You planning to sli you need 850w psu otherwise no reason to get a motherboard that supports sli. You could try onboard audio first and see how it goes

 

[policematrix]

mm true about the SLI it would require more power, so that motherboard has PCI-E 16 x3 and do i even need it ? what about the ASUS maximus vii ranger ? do you recommend it ? thanks again

 

[keynes]

I given you my recommendations on motherboards above. If you sli z97-a if you don't gigabyte hd3. Anything more expensive doesn't mean better for gaming.

 

[policematrix]

Case InWIN G7 BRUSHED EFFECT DARK GREY CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard [strike]ASUS® Z97M-PLUS: m-ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6.0, XFIRE[/strike]
Change to: Gigabyte Z97-HD3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM) [strike]16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)[/strike]
Change to: 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card NONE
3rd Graphics Card NONE
1st Hard Disk [strike]240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)[/strike]
Change to: 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
RAID NONE
M.2 SSD Drive NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader NONE
Power Supply [strike]CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY[/strike]
Change to: CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling Corsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans NONE
Fan Controller NONE
Sound Card [strike]Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy™ FX OEM [/strike]
Change to: ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Modem NONE
Firewire NONE
TV Card NONE
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
DVD Recovery Media NO DVD RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser Google Chrome™
Monitor NONE
2nd Monitor NONE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables NONE
Mini Display Cable / GeForce 3D Vision NONE

I went with this thanks for your help saved me a few quid also

 

[policematrix]

mmm i changed my order (amended) it and it suggested I change the PSU to 450 saying it will never require more so I did so, when I got back to my order it says max power will be 480w O-o now it wants to charge me for changing it back /not happy EDIT they waved the 5£ fee so im happy again =D

my amended order
Motherboard Gigabyte Z97-HD3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
1st Hard Disk 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Power Supply CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

All other stuff is the same
Thanks for all your help much appreciated