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Hi Everyone,
I am a noob to custom PCs, have been surfing around here lately as I will like to build 1. These are the parts that I have planned for. The PC is mainly for gaming, BF4, CS, LOL.

1. Intel i7-4930K LGA 2011 64 Technology Extended Memory CPU Processors BX80633I74930K

2. Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX DDR3 2133 Intel LGA 2011 Motherboard

3. Corsair Vengeance Pro Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHZ (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory CMY16GX3M2A1866C9

4. Sapphire R9 290X 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP TRI-X OC Version PCI-Express Graphics Card 11226-00-40G x 2 of these

5. Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW

6. Western Digital 2 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD2003FZEX

7. Corsair Hydro Series Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H80i

8. Corsair RM Series 1000 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply - CP-9020062-NA RM1000

9. Corsair Graphite Series Arctic White 760T Full Tower Windowed Case CC-9011045-WW

10. LG Electronics UM95 34UM95 34-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor

11. Bose companion 5, 5.1 speaker system - already have this.

12. Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)

13. Windows 8.1 Pro System Builder OEM DVD 64-Bit

A few questions:
I like to ask if this system will need water cooling?
Are there any parts where there are compatibility issues?
Am I missing anything here as would like everything needed for a build (think there is bluetooth and wifi and sound on the motherboard already, so wont be needing these).
Any other possible issues, pls feel free.

thanks alot
Justin
 
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SamiSC

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you wont be need 1000W, 600 to 700 is enough for everything.
you wont need water cooling but it is a plus.

for gaming you wont need an I7 or 16 GB of ram. i5 4690k + 8GB of Ram would do the job perfectly.
 
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Way overkill...

The i7 4930k wouldn't do better than a i5 4690k in the listed games. You'd be better off saving on the CPU/Motherboard. Like sami says, get i5.

RAM, 8gb is good enough. 16 never hurts I guess...

PSU, 650w is more than enough for the system. If you're going for a SLI/Crossfire and you want a 1000w, get a EVGA supernova g2 1000w. Corsair stuff is a bit overpriced.

As for your questions:
Water cooling probably supported.

Compatibility: doesn't seem like there are any.

If you don't use a wired connection to the router/modem, you should probably get a wireless adapter/card of some sort.
 
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Thanks for the answers so far, MB and processor wise, even if i want it future proof?

Power wise, i did part picker and came up to 888W, hence i went for 1000W as initially wanted a 850W. Yes want to go down the SLI/crossfire path.

I am doing wired connection.

Ok future proof gaming, watch vids online, surfing, multi tasking, doing it all at once. I hate my Asus all in 1 pc at the moment, has 640m in it, lagged, framedropped, it pisses on me at the moment! I play LOL on the lowest setting possible and its fine for first 2 games, then lags/framedrops happens from the 3rd game if i do not restart. I liked to join my mates in BF4 and counterstrike, but not with this equipment at the moment. I think it cannot handle this at the moment: play games concurrently with music, surfing. Maybe thats why I want to all out...



 
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woltej1

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what screen resolution are you playing at now and what do you plan on doing down the road? I don't think you understand what you are actually building there. If you got the money I suppose spend it even if you don't need it, but you admit you are a noob with PCs. So why not build it to what you need so that way if you mess something up you aren't out $2500.

and fyi, i play bf4, listen to music, have my browser going and other background things all on my i5 750 which is over 4 years old at this point.
 
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you should be looking at a build like this one

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1481.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-07 17:02 EDT-0400

note the 850W PSU for crossifre, which I read doesnt boost performance much and lowers it in some cases.
with 290x I dont think you will need to crossfire anyways.
depending on how much you want to overclock your CPU you can change the cooler, hyper 212 is the best cooler for its price and can moderatly overclock the CPU which I think is enough, especially if its for gaming.
 
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