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Parts look great...some marginal suggestions here or there (Not a fan of EVGA PSU, would recommend Corsair HX/AX series), but overall good. As the user above said, you'll most likely want an aftermarket cooler.

If you want to go Air, I would recommend this:http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-Heatpipe-Bearing-Cooler-NH-D14/dp/B002VKVZ1A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399855395&sr=8-1&keywords=noctua

If youre into the closed look liquid coolers, this...
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Parts look great...some marginal suggestions here or there (Not a fan of EVGA PSU, would recommend Corsair HX/AX series), but overall good. As the user above said, you'll most likely want an aftermarket cooler.

If you want to go Air, I would recommend this:http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-Heatpipe-Bearing-Cooler-NH-D14/dp/B002VKVZ1A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399855395&sr=8-1&keywords=noctua

If youre into the closed look liquid coolers, this: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00B4OCW7K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399855423&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+H110
 
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there http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bacon9479/saved/4ADG look better? changed it up a bit.
 
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Of course it's not cost effective, and it's usually not even a noticeable performance boost outside of running benchmarks. People pay SO much to do it, and they rarely ever actually NEED it. The OP is wanting to spend an extra $225ish to be able to overclock, what is already the most powerful quad core cpu on the market, about 10-15%. It's more future proof to get a 4770 + 780ti than to get a 4770k + 780 and they would cost the same right now.

I'm all for getting the most out of the money spent and that is never overclocking. I bet I could squeeze two R9290s in his budget pretty easily. Now THAT would be some bang for buck.
 
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Sure in 5 or 6 years from now, when the "regular" 4770 is not quite strong enough, you'd have the k model to get MAYBE 1 more year out of it by overclocking, but by then, Broadwell will be old news and Intel will be on what 7th, 8th gen chips? Who knows what would be out by then.


People don't use overclocking that way anyway. They overclock the day they put their rig together and keep it that way for it's entire life complaining they didn't quite get that extra 100mhz they had hoped when it never even mattered in the first place.
 
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It's up to you. I say no, spend that money on more important parts of the build, but I know that my opinion is in the minority. I'm not the only person here who doesn't recommend overclocking, but we are outnumbered 10-1 at least. I will give you an example of what you could have if you choose NOT to overclock.
 
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Here. No overclocking = TWO 290s

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3IOTn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3IOTn/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3IOTn/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 900W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($482.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-LPRO-20025B-RP 148.7 CFM 200mm Fan ($17.60 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Mad Catz R.A.T. 7 Wired Laser Mouse ($90.06 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2369.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-12 19:46 EDT-0400)
 
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That is one badass setup Turbo. I'm no pro, but that would be the build I would go with if I was spending that kind of money.

I may be wrong, but wouldn't a Z97 board be better? I was under the impression that the chips Intel will be releasing in the next year or two can be used on the Z97 boards. So he could upgrade the CPU to a current chip in the future. I think you can get the ASRock Fatal1ty Killer board for like $10 more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.02 @ Newegg)
Total: $114.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-09 12:02 EDT-0400
 
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OC is ALWAYS a good idea...especially if done in the sweet ROI spot. IMO, jumping .1 volts to get a marginal bump in speed is not worth it.

Find a nice, happy middle ground...so many titles benefit from a higher core frequency (over more cores)
 
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