What do you think of my pc build? Any major flaws?

[Ewan France123]

Hi so I'm building a pc soon and in saving up for it atm. My full parts list so far is (including peripherals) CPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WndPLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WndPLk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste (£11.27 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£142.80 @ Kustom PCs)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£54.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£90.30 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£291.54 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case (£91.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£90.11 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.19 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£73.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£9.77 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£9.77 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£579.99 @ Ebuyer)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (£149.99)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse (£55.07 @ Kustom PCs)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Razer Goliathus Omega Speed Edition Mouse Mat (£25.98)
Other: GoGroove BassPulse Speakers (£39.99)
Total: £2050.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I am not certain about the rog swift yet as I am aware that a new 1440p IPS monitor is coming out soon which could change things up so I will wait till then. But any advice you could give me about my build would be great.I am also thinking of upgrading the hyper 212 evo to the h110 or h100i but am not sure if I should for overclocking? Btw this is a red and black themed pc. Thanks in advance for any advice

 

[ExOArTiE]

Your build is alright, I would suggest doing with a Noctua d14 if you want air cooling, if you have money save up for the 980 to go with the ROG swift. Good Case, Really Silent. Go with the MSI GTX 970 if you want a red and black themed PC and maybe a h440 if you want, but I really like the r5. Solid build though.

 

[sincreator]

Looks like a great build to me. I am using an older Zalman cooler(see sig), and it was enough to get me to 4.7ghz easily. With water cooling I may of gotten to 4.8/4.9ghz. The EVO cooler should allow similar overclocking potential as my Zalman cooler, maybe even slightly better. So it's up to you if the extra 100-200mhz overclock is worth the water cooling over the EVO air cooler. Although with the better cooling you may be able to achieve higher results with less heat, and voltage.

Another thing I noticed was that you picked DDR3 1600 ram. Why not 1866/2133? Both those ram speeds can usually be found very close to the same price as the 1600mhz stuff. Maybe $10-20 more at most, and if you shop around you may be able to get it at the same price as the DDR3 1600. You would just have to enable the xmp profile in the bios to support it properly.

 

[Ewan France123]

Is a 980 really worth it or should I go with dual 970s?
Also I hate the colour scheme of noctuas fans so is there anything else you would recommend for overclocking? I'm not fussed of its air or water cooled tbh.
And yeah the r5 just looks amazing

 

[Ewan France123]

Thanks I hadn't noticed the poor ram speed.what would you recommend instead?something black or red would be best tbh if there's anything that is suitable

 

[ExOArTiE]

Is a 980 really worth it or should I go with dual 970s?
Also I hate the colour scheme of noctuas fans so is there anything else you would recommend for overclocking? I'm not fussed of its air or water cooled tbh.
And yeah the r5 just looks amazing

I would go with the H110i GT if you have the money or the X61. If not go for the H100i or the H80i.

 

[ExOArTiE]

Thanks I hadn't noticed the poor ram speed.what would you recommend instead?something black or red would be best tbh if there's anything that is suitable

Maybe this ram, http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10frk28

 

[Ewan France123]

Haha you were right about the ram!! To upgrade to 2133 it costs £3 extra with the same make.