If you're planning to overclock, http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rln24m24pkr1
Otherwise, stick with the stock air cooler, or go for one of the top rated Noctua air coolers http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/cpu-cooler/?compatible_with=nzxt-case-cas340wbr1#sort=d4&page=1
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Might want to wait for the 20th anniversary amazon sale in 2 weeks
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It's overkill on CPU and GPU. The PSU could be upped to 750W for safety. Your RAM is overpriced. I'd get G.Skill sticks. The SSD looks ok. Don't get an H60. Stick to air in my honest opinion. Water only leaks and ruins things. If get a motherboard besides gigabyte. They are known for driver problems and failures.
This is honesty. Pure and simple.
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How it is overkill when you don't know what the PC is being used for? And no he doesn't need a 750W "for safety"; this build could run comfortably on a 500W power supply. RAM prices are all pretty much within a couple dollars of each other so that's not exactly overpriced. And where exactly do you see Gigabyte being known for driver problems and failures...they're one of the better motherboard manufacturers around.
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I'd say get a different motherboard with an Intel LAN port. You won't have as many potential driver problems as you might with the Killer LAN port.
Also go with a better quality SSD. You're already splurging elsewhere, might as well switch to a more well known or reliable SSD. Are you including any other storage ie a hard drive?
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PNY doesn't have as much of a proven track record as other manufacturers and they've always been a value brand. Plus they switched the controller on their previous line of Optima drives from the original review version without ever mentioning it until people found out.
The software package and drivers for Killer do cause issues for some people. You can google for that. Intel is just more reliable and less buggy.
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Wow, that's quite a high end system! Looks like you are building a Haswell (Intel 4th gen Core processor) system. FYI, desktop Broadwell processors (Intel 5th gen Core processors) was just released and Skylake (Intel 6th gen Core processors) is coming at the end of the year. That's a lot of money to be spending on a system that will be 2 generations old in just 6 months... just my two cents. I'd wait till end of the year if I was dropping that much $$$ on a new high end build.
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Plan on replacing the fans on that Hyper 212 EVO within a year if your PC will be running constantly. CM is good for speedy warranty replacements but after the third fan in 16 months died I finally went with a Noctua NF-F12 and have had no issues since and my PC ran a few degrees cooler than with the stock CM fan. I have had other friends with the same fan issues with this cooler and there are also many complaints about it when searching on the internet. A new replacement from CM directly is only $10 so that alone raises a red flag about the quality. I was more than happy to pay around $20 for the Noctua.
Otherwise, it's an awesome build. I'm jealous!
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You could do that or just go with a different cooler setup. The Noctua NH-D14 or the Corsair H110 would be either one of my choices. I only went with a different fan on my EVO because I was tired with getting the same garbage from CM when claiming the warranty. I used their live chat feature the second time I needed a replacement and the person actually told me that it was a known problem and recommended the Noctua NF-F12. I hope that he didn't lose his job telling me that! LOL
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Everything looks perfect. I can't comment on the monitor since I'm not an expert at that, I'm still using 1080p @ 144hz. None of those fancy G/free sync things.
The only thing I want to suggest is try to upgrade your SSD to a samsung or intel one. Crucial vs Samsung 850 evo 120gb
Maybe drop the 2 additional fans, they won't help that much. ACX2.0+ (I have the 980 ti SC+ version) is a beast of a cooler, Peak @ 58C stock, 65C @ Overclocked with bios modifcation to overvolt. Same with Hyper 212 EVO (I hit max 100C on my OC but only when using prime95 stress testing).
The ACX2.0+ fan sounds like a jet taking off if you try playing with the fan curves lol
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Pretty good, it's up to you if you want to get. Kitguru is telling that these particular OCZ drives averages @ 430TB of data write/read before dying, while samsung non-pro SSD died @ 900TB according to techreport.
You won't reach that anyways. just for perspective, my 2 year samsung SSD is just @ 18TB, and I'm heavy at recording gameplay videos on my SSD.
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Don't go with EVGA since they stopped offering their lifetime warranty. That was basically what made them good. They have actually been somewhat notorious in tech circles for having annoyingly high failure rates on critical components like fans. It was something one could overlook seeing as they offered great customer support and lifetime warranties for basically everything they did. As that is no longer the case, I advise they be avoided in favor of a more reliable brand with equal or better warranties.
Also, just never buy an PSU that is EVGA, XFX, etc. The rare cases that the branded PSUs from groups like that are actually not failboats, they are usually Seasonic manufactured - Just buy a Seasonic directly, and avoid the risk. Alternatively go with an Antec, as they also make rock solid PSUs.
I would also suggest you reevaluate the RAM choice. Corsair is fine and all, but for that price, you could get a higher speed with a lifetime warranty from G.Skill instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231615
The latency there is barely slower at all, but it's 1866 instead of 1600 so will be overall faster performing, has a lifetime warranty, and even costs a couple dollars less to boot.
The only other thing I would comment on is that monitor, but ultimately that's up to you. The price on it for the size of monitor and refresh rate seems exorbitant. I get that it's just because of the g-sync, so I can't really make much of a comment t feels foolish to me to basically pay double the price for a monitor just to add one feature that may not even be worth it in the long run. Since that's a matter of personal opinion, and subject to personal finances, it's hard to qualify really. $800 could be nothing at all to you, just the free money in your bank that you could spend every week, or even every day, and not even notice - in which case none of the reasons I'd have for thinking that monitor ought not be purchased are particularly relevant. I will really just note that, personally, I feel that the technology needs to prove itself out first, and since waiting for that will also see the resulting price decreases as it (and similar technologies) become more widely adopted, it seems to me that purchasing a more standard monitor now and waiting for something more advanced later would be the better choice. Take that with a grain of salt based on how much the cost of the monitor actually matters to you.
All in all the build looks quite solid, and I'm sure it will be great for you. Hopefully I was able to lend a bit of assistance here. GLHF!
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