Need some advice for my second build.

[Bubba Feet]

PC Part Picker http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DTHxzy

Is the CPU cooler good enough to allow moderate OCing? What's the difference between the
h100i gtx 240mm and the h105 thick 240 mm (amazon has the h105 for around the same price).

Should I fork over the 100 bucks for a 390x, I'm only seeing a slightly higher clock speed and I've been hearing they put out way more heat than the 390.

Is the monitor good enough? I was thinking of not going over $350 and the monitor seems good enough even if its only 60Hz.

If there's better parts for a lower price on Amazon feel free to suggest them. Oh and I already have the SSD and 3 TB HDD, they work fine. As for the OS I'm getting Windows 8.1 for $15 then upgrading to 10 then doing a clean install.

 

[lunyone]

Well here is what I'd get for a better gaming experience at 1440p (your monitor resolution in your build):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($0.00)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB258Q 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1426.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-22 20:58 EDT-0400

or if you want an AMD GPU option:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($0.00)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card ($636.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB258Q 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1413.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-22 21:02 EDT-0400

 

[Bubba Feet]

An i5 4460 can't be overclocked though, but I'm now thinking of getting an i5 4690K. I have some cash definitely not enough to splurge on a $600 plus GPU. As for the monitor the asus one is still 60 Hz and since I'm switching the CPU I'll stick to the cheaper Acer monitor. Time to do some more research.

 

[lunyone]

So you have a ~$1,500 build in your post and I posted 2 builds that are ~$1,400, so what is wrong with that? The i5 4690k is a good CPU if you want to OC, if that is important to you. I just don't see needing to OC a CPU (my opinion), because you have to spend more on CPU, PSU, CPU/HSF, and possibly on the case to support OC'ing most CPU's. I prefer to stick with stock CPU's that meet my needs and go with that.

 

[Bubba Feet]

Nothing wrong with your builds, I'm keeping them in mind.

 

[lunyone]

I'd go with the 4460 or 4690k (whichever you can afford) and get the most GPU you can afford for the best gaming experience possible.

 

[Bubba Feet]

I like AMD, but the FX series seem to be showing their age and I'm too impatient to wait for the Zen line. Thanks for the help.

 

[lunyone]

Your welcome. We are here to help. I understand the frustration about the FX CPU's and waiting for Zen (if it ends up being good or not).