My first build. Advice appreciated

[Erotaku]

Hello ladies and gents =)

This is my first build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Otakami/saved/bN8KHx

Now I'm considering doing mild overclocking. Nothing crazy!

Firstly I'm not sure about my CPU cooler. I think it's good but I could have done better. Considering I'm trying to avoid water-coolers as they scare the hell out of me. One water leak and everything is toast. I think this one will do with mild overclocking right? I just hope it will cool perfectly because every laptop I owned for the last 8 years did overheat and it's my eternal nightmare.

You can also give me options for any cooler even if it's water but please be extremely sure about it! Don't care much about the noise of the cooler also 😛

Everything looks great. I hope the PSU has enough watts. I also choose the formula mobo instead of the hero for the wifi/bluetook and extra pci slots (not to mention the other awesome additions). other than that. Everything good?

Thank you and appreciated

 

[melonhead]

depending on what you are transitioning from, i can almost guarantee that you will be happy with the 4790k. i just got mine (transitioning from an amd 970 BE) and i will probably never go back to AMD. i love this processors speeds/capabilities. i would venture to say that you will be happy with it for at least 3 years or more

 

[Erotaku]

Great to hear that. I would just to thank everyone. Really thank you so much. I wouldn't have been able perfect my build without everyone's tips. *bows with respect*

 

[capt_taco]

Just wanted to add ... the opportunity to replace a CPU on the same socket and have it be worth it is rare. Intel comes out with a new socket every 18-24 months anyway, so your choice is inevitably spend $200+ on the best CPU for your current socket and gain maybe 10-15% performance, or replace the motherboard and CPU at once with the new kind. AMD is another story; they have all kinds of forward and backward compatibility, but they just do not have anything at the high end that competes with an i5 or i7 for pure power.

Basically, don't worry about "future proofing," just get the best parts within reason that are currently available and you will be happy for a long time. The current i5/i7 lineup is so far ahead of the curve for gaming that they could easily last 5 years and still be considered pretty good, maybe even longer if you then overclock it.

 

[zeyuanfu]

Broadwell will be out in a year or two, so that would be worth it.