My first custom build I need some help.

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Hi guys, I'm building my first PC and would like some help. I'm trying to build a "futureproof" gaming PC, future proof as in I won't have to upgrade much in order to play new games as they release usually within the Medium and High range, for a while. I have to admit, I really do not want to water cool this PC, the hassle, the paranoia, for my first PC I'm not ready to make that leap yet. So with watercooling just a hard limit for me, I am turning to you guys to help me air-cool this beast, if possible.

I chose OC parts simply because I was told they were built with better components to help in keeping the heat down when you OC them, I'm not planning on Over Clocking anything and I don't mind spending the little extra to get these things. I don't plan on building this until early next year, January/Februaryish, but I'm planning ahead of time.

I have a 2,000 Dollar budget but I can stretch that to about 2,500 but would like to keep it around 2k.

Also if you have any suggestions or alternatives that would be/work better than what I have now for a reasonable price please suggestion.

Thank you guys in advance :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($234.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($212.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Desktop Case ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($202.06 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-14D1XT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($94.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($85.87 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $2013.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-03 03:32 EDT-0400)
 
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you do understand that the cpu cooler you selected is a water cooler right? an excellent air cooler is the coolermaster hyper 212 evo, and it is only 30 dollars.
 
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also, the i7 series of cpus is 100% overkill for gaming. they are designed for workstation/video editing work, not gaming. go for the i5-4670k. it will perform equal to the i7 and it is cheaper. also, i love your choice in case. that is my dream case right there. i would personally go for windows 8. it is a bit of a learning curve, but it is the os of the future and it will take over eventually. if you are willing to cut into that extra 500 dollars, go for the 780 with a 2 fan cooler such as these: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/galaxy-video-card-78xnh5dv8pxv http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n780tf3gd5oc http://pcpartpicker.com/part/galaxy-video-card-78xnh5dv8pxv i would personally go for the msi for its looks.
 
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AS RYAN SAYS AN i5 WILL SERVE YOU GOOD FOR GAMING ALTHOUGH IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND TO OVERCLOCK THE STOCK CPU COOLER WILL PREFORM RELAY GOOD AND NO NEED OR WATER COOLING AND THE MONEY FROM THE WATER COOLER AND THE CPU COULD GET YOU THAT 780 TITANS LITTLE BROTHER FOR THE SAME PRICE:)
 
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WHY ARE YOU YELLING?
 
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sorry just used to having caps lock :)
 
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lol
 
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Here's my thing, I really don't want to have to deal with any issues coming from the H100i, leaking, etc, I would like to keep it as maintenance free as I possibly can due to my limited experience with this. I won't even be building this beast alone, if someone can make a valid argument for the H100i to stay instead of replacing it for say a Noctua D14 or the Hyper 212 I'll gladly take it into consideration. I don't want to botch this first build and have it be a horrible experience. :)

Now as to why I chose some of the parts:

I7 4770k: Yes I know it's really overkill for gaming right now, it's almost unnecessary at the moment when there are CPU's that handle the current games just as well. But I'm looking toward the future, it's not often I'm going to run into 2500 bucks to build a PC and would like something I can use to play games just as good now as in the future from now. I chose the OC processor because I was told it was built with better quality components to help with the temperature or something along those lines, I don't mind spending the extra money even if I don't want to OC it.

H100i: Yes I know it's a water cooler >.< my buddy gave me the parts list to his PC, I took it added a couple things I use that he doesn't, and I put it here, I didn't take it out before posting here because I wanted to see if someone could make a good argument against/for it.

Also Johnn I think you said that if I don't OC the 4770k good air coolers like the Noctua D14 would be just fine for it?
 
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the stock cooler that comes with the CPU will preform as it is meant to.
chip manufactures recommend a temperature from 50-60 0 Celsius to have the max benefit in performance although lower temperature's wont harm.
for the aesthetics you can buy the Noctua D14 and you wont have to worry about thermal stress if the CPU preforms heavy tasks. Temperatures can rise over 70 on a 100% load with stock CPU cooler.
the good thing about the Noctua D14 is there is no pump to fail even is a fan fails its cheap and easy to replace.
 
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although if you want to buy the Noctua D14 the is a option to buy the possessor tray and not box if you buy with box it will come with the stock CPU cooler if you buy it tray CPU cooler is not included and will cost cheaper ;)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 12g Thermal Paste ($17.25 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($148.43 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($212.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($81.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Desktop Case ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 660W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-14D1XT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($94.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($85.87 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $2196.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-05 04:15 EDT-0400)

I tooled around with the build a little bit, went with the GTX 780 as it was in my budget, also went with the Noctua D14 though I may go with the Hyper 212 for the look of the fans simply because the 212 is a good fan as someone has said previously and as Johnn has said the stock fan should be fine so I shouldn't even need something as good as the Noctua. Went with the Z87-Pro mobo for the looks and the price. I think that's pretty much all I changed, does anyone have any other suggestions?
 
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