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Hey can I have some insight on this build? I have been working on it for a while now and I think I am ready to order the parts. I am not quite sure about the bios for this motherboard so can someone please help me out and say if i need to get an updated version? I also want to know if I should go with water cooling although I am reluctant because I want to stay just under the 1200 dollar range. Do i need morse fans for this system? Below is the link...be as harsh or nice as you want...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VLwcP6
 
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well, you saw the changes I've made, but the worst on the list was the CX PSU. Definitely do not want to put that in any system that's going to do more than general office tasks. Kingston SSDs and memory is next. Kingston has some questionable products in terms of quality. The Samsung EVO/Pro series SSD has been pretty much the most popular/highly rated SSD out there for quite some time. For memory, look at G.SKILL or Corsair's lineup instead. I changed the mobo simply because the Hero VI does not use a z97 chipset (which is compatible out of the box with Haswell Refresh CPUs like 4690k).
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Ditch that kingston ssd. they switched to different NAND and everyone's speeds are terrible now. If you can live with it, a Crucial 512gb ssd for 200 bucks will offer you amazing performance and enough space for a lot of games. You'll get better bang for the buck going with something like a 280X and get yourself the Corsair water cooling loop and 16gb of ram. Or, with that CX600, pick up two GTX 660's which are only 150 right now.
 
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some questionable parts in that build, something like this would be better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.94 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ Adorama)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1111.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 00:07 EST-0500
 
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but the memory on your RAM exceeds the maximum voltage recomenede for that CPU check the compatibility. Thanks btw!!!
 
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OK thanks, what were the "questionable items" and why? if you don't mind...
 
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well, you saw the changes I've made, but the worst on the list was the CX PSU. Definitely do not want to put that in any system that's going to do more than general office tasks. Kingston SSDs and memory is next. Kingston has some questionable products in terms of quality. The Samsung EVO/Pro series SSD has been pretty much the most popular/highly rated SSD out there for quite some time. For memory, look at G.SKILL or Corsair's lineup instead. I changed the mobo simply because the Hero VI does not use a z97 chipset (which is compatible out of the box with Haswell Refresh CPUs like 4690k).
 
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