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http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/qcYsWZ

This is the actual build im looking for. Im confartable with SSD 120gb since il only install Windows on it and somes games i play alot, rest will me installed on my HDD. Im also pretty sure 8gb is enough for RAM. I was wondering about my Motherboard.

Give me feeds back about this build or any components u would change for it. THANKS!!
 
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intel Z87 chipset is their last gen. Z97 is the current one for that CPU. unless you favor gigabyte for any reason, i recommend the ASUS Z97-A excellent price/performance and quality. the corsair h55 is cheap and performs poorly on noise/cooling ratio. the h80i has a thicker radiator allowing better cooling, and pretty sure it comes with two fans (i could be wrong). and lastly, the PSU - Corsair CX is also poor quality. its made in china or something, so it has a bad reputation for failing. the cpu choice and gpu choice, however, are very good.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($258.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($93.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.89 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.61 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($409.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Aerocool Strike-X GT-Bk ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($71.14 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.05 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1357.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-27 18:28 EST-0500
 
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You sure about the PSU since it has a pretty HIGH rates on Part picker and i've watched review and didn't see anything about the poor PSU and corsair is a pretty much good quality no?
 
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The CPU may not work with the motherboard unless you have an older CPU you can install to update the BIOS first. That is the problem with buying a last gen chipset with a new CPU.

The Samsung 840 Evo has had some slowdown issues that may have not been resolved with the fix issued last October. I have the 500GB version and mine has not slowed down again but get an 850 series and avoid the problem altogether.

Corsair CX series uses cheap Chinese capacitors. They don't belong in gaming builds and tend to die about the time the warranty expires. Corsair power supply quality has gone to crap in the last few years except with the high end HX/HXi/AX/AXi. The XFX recommended above is a much better unit. We have a very good tier list here. Stick with tier 2 and up.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Edit: Oh and Haswell runs hot. That little dinky all in one Corsair will not cut it for anything more than the most basic overclocking. It's very hard to beat the Noctua D14. Those all in one "water" coolers are loud and only the H100/100i and 110 are better than air.
 
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Not familiar with that cooler but just google some benchmarks. It's likely as good as any single fan heatsink. The Noctua and the Phanteks are always at the top of any comparison and the Phanteks comes in colors if that's something you are looking for.

http://www.phanteks.com/PH-TC14PE.html

Also if a sleek look is something you are after go with a modular or at least semi modular power supply.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550bbefx
 
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( Basically an edit to above. )

The XFX Is made by Seasonic like all XFX units and in fact the 2 I listed above are basically identical internally. The fully modular XFX is actually $5 cheaper than buying the Seasonic branded G series though.
 
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Yep. Safer and easier than wondering what doesn't work when your new system won't boot without a BIOS update.
 
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Yep. Unless you go with an i7 that's as good as you can get.
 
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it isn't really worth the extra price (unless you got a really good deal on black friday 😀 ). for gaming, the 4690K is as good as you can get. unless of course, you have a ridiculous budget and wish for an outrageous resolution
 
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"Edit: Oh and Haswell runs hot. That little dinky all in one Corsair will not cut it for anything more than the most basic overclocking. It's very hard to beat the Noctua D14. Those all in one "water" coolers are loud and only the H100/100i and 110 are better than"

Im looking reviewa bout the cooler
 
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noctua is definitely the boss when it comes to air cooling (much like 4690k is boss in gaming), however, water dissipates and distributes heat much better than air. not to mention you're strapping a giant weight to the side of your motherboard and turning it sideways. i can't find the review i'm looking for, but there's one that pits a bunch of AIO coolers against the noctua nh-d15, and the only reason it wins is because of the noise comparison.
 
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It depends on your intentions with overclocking. Haswell ( and the refresh ) run hot as I said above. You will need a Noctua or Phanteks level cooler to get the most out of your chip. Or you can go with a closed loop cooler but you will need the H100 minimum to beat air cooling and the closed loop coolers are expensive, loud and take up space in your case. Not to mention you need fans in a push/pull configuration ( so 4 fans ) on the radiator to make use of their full potential.

You don't like the Phanteks colors?

If you don't plan on overclocking save some money and get the non K version of the CPU and use the stock cooler.

Cheap coolers like the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo became popular when Sandy Bridge was released ( i5 and i7 2xxx like my 2600K ) and they could go to 5Ghz with a $30 cooler. Ivy Bridge ( 3xxx ) and Haswell ( 4xxx ) chips ran much hotter but some people still believe you can slap a budget cooler on and get high clocks. You can't.
 
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Nope. In just straight cooling testing you need an H100 with 4 fans to get better temps than the Noctua. I've been overclocking since the late 90s and I've never had a problem with a "heavy" cooler causing any problems.
 
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the weight issue is a concern of mine. asrock is much more flimsy than most other manufacturers and msi doesn't appear to be much better (as i've read). not to mention, you've probably been a bit more careful than your average user. even just moving the set to a different place in the same room could be hazardous to sensitive, expensive components. maybe it's just OCD, but i'd feel much more comfortable using the case for what it's designed to do: house the equipment in the most comfortable way possible (if only layzboy made computer cases). house the cooler on the case, not the mobo.
 
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