Another what should I upgrade next question.

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I have a little Christmas money burning a hole in my pocket.

So I was just looking for some opinions on what component I should consider upgrading next.

My current PC setup:
Intel I7 4790k (running @ 4.7)
ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA Z87
G.SKILL TridentX Series 2 x 8GB DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)
Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB SSD (C: drive with OS only Win 10)
Kingston SSDnow V300 240GB SSD (E: drive for games/steam)
1TB something or another (F: storage)
Rosewill 1000w lightening (shiny)

I would like to get another GPU and run two at a time but i dont think i have enough $ at the moment. I was considering trying out a SSD raid set up for either of the SSD hard drives but Im not sure if I would see any type of performance gains. Or I could fill the other 2 Ram channels but Im under the impression I already have a lot of ram.

Well any who. Any suggestions are welcome thanks in advance.

 

[Chayan4400]

I'd say nothing, really. Your setup is more than enough for gaming at 1080p for quite some time. Why not get a good cooler like the Noctua NH-D14 (If it fits your case) or the NZXT Kraken X61 and start overclocking? Not that it's really needed with such a powerful build like your's .

 

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I actually have a XSPC raystorm CPU water block. But I ended up taking it off for the time being since Ive had to move my PC around a bit lately (going back and forth between states). Every thing else was a hodge podge of parts from China and Lowe's so it was really bulky. I had a brush less pump from china, a oil radiator from an auto shop, and piping and 5 gallon bucket from Lowe's , hence the incredible bulk. But Ive found with the 4790k cooling even when over clocking has not been an issue using either air or water. The water was overkill. Stability was a bigger problem than temps.
But I think you may be right. I should probably spend some more time learning about overclocking. educating myself instead of blowing money. Thanks for your help!

 

[Chayan4400]

That's an..... interesting cooling system . I'd say you are right, it's a bit too much to try a custom water cooled setup the first time you build a PC. First go with a cheap air cooler like the Cryogig H7 or if you prefer an AiO watercooler, and learn a bit about overclocking. Once you have acheived a good stable overclock, then you can decide whether to keep the current overclock, or to push it further with a custom loop.

When you do go custom watercooler, I suggest doing it right and not McGuyvering one up like yours' (Though I am quite impressed with it!). Done right, it'll look great and work well too, while being much less bulkier than the one you have. EKWB is the go-to company for custom water cooling parts.

Now, on to your overclock stability issues. It's most likely power issues that is causing this. Try raising the VCORE in 0.05 increments with stress tests in between (AIDA64 works well for the CPU. Don't use Prime95, it causes the CPU to work harder and run hotter than it would ever do in normal operation). If you find a point at which the overclock is stable, then try raising it a bit more till you reach temperature or stability issues. For the 4790K, 1.3V is the accepted maximum for daily use. There are many reports of ~4.6GHz at 1.25V though. Once you run into stability or temperature issues, dial back the overclock in smaller increments until it's stable again.