Looking for a CPU cooler/PSU, please help!

[The4rchitect]

Hi, below is my proposed build, I'm probably a couple days away from pulling the trigger on everything, just need to choose a CPU cooler and Power Supply, and I might possibly change the motherboard if the one I have isn't good. Everything else I'm pretty much set on, unless there's a better option for cheaper (for example, is the Gigabyte 280x the best one to get?)

I'm looking primarily for efficiency and quiet out of my cooling/power options. My rig will be in the living room next to the tv, so I don't want to drown out the tv while gaming. Also, when not gaming I'd like my system to be as quiet as possible so anything I can do to control noise would be great (like the fan controller on the NZXT Phantom 410. While I'm on the subject, should I replace the stock fans that come with the Phantom?

As far as budget I'm as high as I want to go really, I started at $1000 but bumped it up a little bit to get my good CPU and Video card, I don't really want to go much higher but I will if I need to for a good Cooler/PSU that cant be passed up.

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($298.47 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1141.33

So, to make it easy, my questions are:

1) Is my CPU cooler a good/quiet/cheap cooler?
2) Which power supply should I get?
3) Should I go a different direction with my motherboard?
4) Should I replace the stock case fans?

 

[cin19]

1) CPU cooler: hyper 212 plus is good enough for the $20. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
2) The EVGA is good, and you may consider this XFX 650W for $5 less, http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=59616&vpn=P1650SNLB9&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1068
3) That MB is good, but if you don't want CF and SLI then just buy it, if you want CF or SLI then get the AMD 990 chipset MB. You may consider get the FX8320 for less, because if you buy the 212 plus you can easy to OC the fx8320 to match the fx8350.
4) Yes, replace the stock cooler with 212plus.

Also if you can buy and pickup from microcenter, you can get the AMD fx8320 or FX8350 bundles you can save more.
http://www.microcenter.com/site/products/amd_bundles.aspx

 

[The4rchitect]

Hi, thanks for responding, I'm thinking about switching my motherboard to the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3, it has the 990 chipset and supports DualBios, which I haven't researched but seems easy enough, I'm assuming I can have one BIOS contain all my "gaming specs" like overclocking and such, while the other can be my "quiet specs" for when I'm not gaming and want my system to run silent/near silent. If so then that's exactly what I was looking for

For the coolers, I just cant get my head around that big, bulky look, I know if I don't go with a stock cooler or a watercooled system that all coolers are going to look that way, how hard would it be for a first time builder to go about setting up a watercooled system like the Corsair Hydro series? I'm trying to decide which way I want to go, if it's not too much trouble I greatly prefer the look of the liquid coolers, and I'd be willing to pay around $100 more if I need to. If I decide to stick with the regular coolers then I'll definitely get the hyper212

So here is my updated list, with the link:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gfk84D

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.27 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1238.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-17 13:07 EDT-0400

 

[iceclock]

hyper212 is fine thexfx is better psu.

 

[The4rchitect]

Ok, so new question, concerning the motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514&cm_re=gigabyte_ga-990fxa-ud3-_-13-128-514-_-Product

No PCI-e 3.0 slots means that all PCI ports are generation 2, meaning if I get an AMD R9 280x, it will be bottlenecked by the 2.0 slot, correct? Should I look for a motherboard with at least one 3.0 slot? (And probably 2, since I do plan in getting a second R9 280x in the future)

Thanks, let me know if I'm way off base here and anything else I should be really looking for in a motherboard

 

[cin19]

Yes, the AM3+ MB does not have the pcie3.0 for now, but don't worry about it, you will be fine for the pcie2.0X16. Here is the review: PCI Express 2.0 vs 3.0 GPU Gaming Performance Review http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/07/18/pci_express_20_vs_30_gpu_gaming_performance_review#.U6DsLWePKUl

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The ram should be dropped to 1866 it will never run 2400 with a FX8350.

 

[The4rchitect]

cin19: Thank you, that article answered a lot of questions for me. The 280x seems to be slightly better than the 7970 used in the test, but not that much better so I guess there's no way I'd approach maxing out the 2.0 slot to even benefit from the 3.0 upgrade, right? So 2.0 is fine for where I'm at now. Interesting that the 280x performs slightly better than the 7970 but the 7970 is a couple hundred dollars more?

sr-71 blackbird: I have heard that before, and I was going to drop down my ram but if they are both relatively the same price then shouldn't I go with the higher one? I've watched a couple youtube videos explaining ram speeds and how they don't even really affect much either way anyways, so I guess my question is does it really matter which one I pick, all else (price/performance/capability) being equal? Please let me know.

Unless there's a great PSU I'm missing this is probably my final list, I guess now I have to think about ordering the items. I'd rather order from 2 or 3 retailers than 5 or 6, I plan on sticking to Newegg/OutletPC/Amazon if I can and the prices are comparable. Are there any sites that offer deals that I should watch out for/sites to avoid?

 

[cin19]

Watch out the newegg, sometime they have a very good deal on PSU, so check it out until you order the PSU. Also it has the combo deal too, i.e. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Lr4fP6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Lr4fP6/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $254.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-18 08:20 EDT-0400

I order the parts from tigerdirect.com too.

Samsung 840 EVO 120GB from amazon is $80. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E3W15P0/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

[iceclock]

no pci e 3 and 2 are backwards compatible wont be bottlenecked mate.