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jman523

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Okay so I was hoping all the experts here would be able to help me out and just eye-ball my build for me. I am basically just looking to see if there are any compatibility issues, if there is any obvious way I can save money, and that all my parts are of good quality. Specifically, I am concerned my power supply is too much. I may get an additional 780 ti down the road,and possibly do some overclocking.
Also for the record I have a monitor (I am using a tv), a case, and a keyboard and mouse.
Thanks everyone for your time any help is appreciated.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MVPJgs
 
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Unless you're going to be doing some heavy overclocking on the gpu, a kingpin is really really pricy. An MSI twin frozr is enough.

If you're overclocking the CPU, it's highly recommended to have a cpu cooler.

I believe the ASUS Maximus VII hero is a better overclocking board. I could be wrong, but it's around the same price area as the other one you had.

RAM, there is ram with the same speed and timings for a lower price.

Other:

I don't think you need the 1000w PSU, but I'll leave it there, you could probably just go with the evga supernova 850w bronze. Bronze vs gold is just rating anyways.

SSD, you probably can go with a 250gb samsung evo instead of the pro if you wanted to, cheaper and still a good SSD.

OS, No real need for pro, but I'm leaving it on there cause it's your choice. You could probably go with just standard 8.1 and you'll still be fine.

HDD, you probably could just go with a barracuda if you wanted to. cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($148.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($189.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($120.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1975.39
 
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jman523

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dasulman: I am using a thermaltake SwordM case. It is a pretty damn big case and should be able to hold everything and then some.
Calnin: I've looked into MSI, but I read a lot of reviews saying that the cards were bad quality. Not only were there lots of card malfunctions that I read about, but I also read that those people whose cards did work noticed an improvement when switching to a different brand. I am happy with the Kingpin I think because it is a card that can handle basically anything because it is already overclocked to the max. (On a side note if I go to get another GPU does it have to be the exact same kind of card? I know it will have to be a 780 ti, but does it have to be the exact same kind?)
I do plan on overclocking the CPU eventually but not right away. Right now I am just looking to get in running, and then work on it as I get more money.
Thanks for your suggestion about the ram, I will definitely look into cheaper.
I picked the pro because it has significantly more IOPS in both read and write times. (anywhere from 45,00 and up advantage with the pro)
Pro has some features I like.
I read that hitachi has the best quality hdd's and that segate has a relatively high failure rate.
You probably know more about this stuff than I do though so I will think over some of the suggestions you made. Thanks Calnin!
 
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Calnin

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As far as I'm aware, it should be fine as long as its the same card, make I don't think matters. Someone else could probably put the insight in.

My suggestions were just merely for costs that's all. If you're comfortable with what you selected, it's all your choice after all.
 
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