gaming computer build?

You're overspending on motherboard and processor. A 4690K will be more than enough power to run any game and enthusiast-level multitasking, and the motherboard shouldn't be more than $180. There is absolutely no meaningful performance differential between an ASUS Z97I-PLUS and the Maximus.

Also, for college, you'd be better-served getting a micro-ATX or mini-ITX tower rather than a full-size. You'll likely be moving a lot and space will be limited, be it in an apartment or a dorm room. You may find yourself regretting that massive tower full of unused space. Many cases and motherboards in those form-factors will still allow for multi-card setups. Take the CoolerMaster N200 as an example.

Last but not least, a cheaper air cooler or self-contained water system would likely work just as well. In a mini-ITX form-factor case, the Corsair H60 would make even more sense, as a large air cooler may not fit with the height of the case. In a Micro-ATX case, the Hyper212 EVO would still fit, cost half as much, and it keeps my CPU at a happy and cool 48 degrees under normal gaming load with a 20% overclock.

If you're going to be editing full HD videos then I would recommend getting 2 760s and running them in SLI, in video editing an extra GPU processor will make the whole process go a lot quicker. I know that it would cost a bit more but maybe get that build for now and then upgrade later.

Also I would recommend getting a cheaper case. I recently got a Corsair 230T orange with window for $99 and it is a great case. And I live in Australia and unfourtunately for me everything costs more here. So you could probably get it pretty cheap.

Your build is very solid. I would stay with nvidia. I own a computer outfitted with the 765m and it works like a charm. I would recommend installing IObit driver boost. It automatically installs and updates drivers. Which will be helpful on a brand new computer.

Good Luck :)

Ok I recommend getting the

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

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AMD FD8320FRHKBOX FX-8320 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition

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Corsair Carbide Series Black 300R Mid-Tower Computer Case (CC-9011014-WW)

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WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX

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Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS (CX600)

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E-3lue Cobra EMS109BK High Precision Gaming Mouse with Side Control 1600dpi

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Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (Yellow Heat Spreader) Model TLYD38G1600HC9DC01

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BenQ XL2420Z 24-Inch Screen LED-Lit Professional Gaming Monitor

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Specs are good except your graphics card. I recommend you Radeon HD R9 280X. Because a Radeon HD 7970 GHz by another name is what we suspected when AMD announced the Radeon R9 280X. And that's what it looks like by the benchmark numbers. We've got the 7970 GHz lined up against Asus's overclocked 280X running at 1.1GHz, along with an HIS 280X at 1.05GHz.All the best!

Great build but what is your question?