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Hello all,
I'm new here, but I've read quite a few threads to try to build to the best of my abilities.
Here is my wishlist, but I have a few questions below.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q6KYbv) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q6KYbv/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $299.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14) | $71.69 @ Amazon
**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) | $3.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz97) | $248.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d16gxm) | $154.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7pd256bw) | $139.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.59 @ Directron
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Classified ACX 2.0 Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42988kr) | $705.91 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Azza Hurrican 2000R ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/azza-case-csaz2000) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | $89.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
**Monitor** | [Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umfg6aab01) | $215.02 @ Amazon
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $2163.10
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 00:10 EST-0500 |
1. I like to look/design/layout of the Azza Hurrican case and it is over 10" W. I just want to be sure that the Nactua will work with this case. If you know of any other extreme high airflow cases, send me some links. (Black preferred)
2. The motherboard! I've spent a few days thinking about which motherboard to pick up, but I kept coming back to the Sabertooth. I would appreciate any feedback you have on my choice for a motherboard. I plan to OC a little, but I guess I just need to know which board to pick up that has simple OC ability (new at OC'ing), works best with the 4790k, and reliable.
3. I'm basically adding this RAM due to the pleasant reviews on Newegg. If you have any other recommendations, please let me know!
4. The graphics card is still in the works. I really like the 980 and since I'm kind of going all out on a system, I keep telling myself just get it. I would like some feedback on this card as well, as I've been told that that I should just get a 970 and SLI them later, but I don't know if I am going to be a fan of SLI. I've also heard that 8 and 12GB versions of the 980 are coming out soon and that should drop the price of this 980, but not a whole lot since this is classified.
Thank you for taking the time to look over this build. Any recommendations at all would be extremely helpful, but please state the reason why you recommend your component over my current selected.
I'm new here, but I've read quite a few threads to try to build to the best of my abilities.
Here is my wishlist, but I have a few questions below.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q6KYbv) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q6KYbv/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $299.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd14) | $71.69 @ Amazon
**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) | $3.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz97) | $248.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d16gxm) | $154.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7pd256bw) | $139.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.59 @ Directron
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Classified ACX 2.0 Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42988kr) | $705.91 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Azza Hurrican 2000R ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/azza-case-csaz2000) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | $89.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
**Monitor** | [Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umfg6aab01) | $215.02 @ Amazon
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $2163.10
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 00:10 EST-0500 |
1. I like to look/design/layout of the Azza Hurrican case and it is over 10" W. I just want to be sure that the Nactua will work with this case. If you know of any other extreme high airflow cases, send me some links. (Black preferred)
2. The motherboard! I've spent a few days thinking about which motherboard to pick up, but I kept coming back to the Sabertooth. I would appreciate any feedback you have on my choice for a motherboard. I plan to OC a little, but I guess I just need to know which board to pick up that has simple OC ability (new at OC'ing), works best with the 4790k, and reliable.
3. I'm basically adding this RAM due to the pleasant reviews on Newegg. If you have any other recommendations, please let me know!
4. The graphics card is still in the works. I really like the 980 and since I'm kind of going all out on a system, I keep telling myself just get it. I would like some feedback on this card as well, as I've been told that that I should just get a 970 and SLI them later, but I don't know if I am going to be a fan of SLI. I've also heard that 8 and 12GB versions of the 980 are coming out soon and that should drop the price of this 980, but not a whole lot since this is classified.
Thank you for taking the time to look over this build. Any recommendations at all would be extremely helpful, but please state the reason why you recommend your component over my current selected.
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