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I have a new build set with the current components that fit what I'd like, which I'll list below. I'd like to have everything water cooled. I've looked up on how to do everything and thought I'd come here for help with choosing each part. What do you think is best? Case recommendations do to size for water cooling are also welcome. Thanks!

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

RAM: Corsair Dominator 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (x1) & Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (x1)

GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card

PSU: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case

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If you haven't purchases components yet I would seriously think about upgrading the processor to an AMD 8xxx series. A 4xxx series will bottlekneck and your 780ti wouldn't be able to reach its potential. Even though it is a four core like the i5, amd's share resources and don't preform as well per core. Also, if your just gaming 32gb is a bit overkill, even if you were video editing, going down to 16gb would leave enough for an 8320 or even an i7. Both of which preform so much better than the 4 series
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If you haven't purchases components yet I would seriously think about upgrading the processor to an AMD 8xxx series. A 4xxx series will bottlekneck and your 780ti wouldn't be able to reach its potential. Even though it is a four core like the i5, amd's share resources and don't preform as well per core. Also, if your just gaming 32gb is a bit overkill, even if you were video editing, going down to 16gb would leave enough for an 8320 or even an i7. Both of which preform so much better than the 4 series
 
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Thank you. I went back and changed things around a bit.
 
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very unbalanced system. you have a ~$1800 system with a $125 CPU (and a $90 motherboard) which is going to bottleneck your $700 GPU. your PSU is enough to run two gtx 780 ti's (unless that's your plan to begin with). you only need 8gb (2x4gb) of ram unless you're planning some serious video editing. in addition, the ram kit you've selected is quad channel, you're cpu/mb supports dual channel.
check this build out:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($90.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($699.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($151.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($24.29 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1594.20
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-12 23:06 EST-0500)
 
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Although I like what you have chosen, I would prefer to stick to an AMD CPU.

 
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