Building a new Comp. Would love some input from you pros.

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My computer is a part of my soul.
I use it, of course, for social internet.
I have all of my DVDs ripped and stored on a drive which I watch through XBMC.
I do a fair amount of Photoshop for large pieces of art (28x40 at 300dpi). And of course a light bit of gaming. I really dont push OC for anything, but the room that the computer is in gets REALLY hot in the summer... so finding a way to keep it cool is a must (but Ive never used water cooled before so Id like to avoid it and that means some quality air flow.)

I'm currently looking at this build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JhQqrH

I'd love some feed back, as I've way overbuilt this thing. I need to scale back some but Im not trying to build it for pennies either. Would love to get your ideas of where to make changes that are more in line with how I'll be using it.
 
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Okay. Since you don't push OC and your budget is almost 2000 dollars, I'd change it to an i7. The 8320 doesn't even compare to an i5, and it's not even comparable to the i7. Plus it would be better for photoshop and gaming. Also, change the motherboard to a z97 chipset. In your price range, I'd go with the z97-A.

And water cooling is extremely easy to setup. I'd recommend getting the h100i water cooler. It'll help a ton, and you won't need the cpu cooler you have. Heres an installation guide to show you how easy it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdnt4-3njk0
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Okay. Since you don't push OC and your budget is almost 2000 dollars, I'd change it to an i7. The 8320 doesn't even compare to an i5, and it's not even comparable to the i7. Plus it would be better for photoshop and gaming. Also, change the motherboard to a z97 chipset. In your price range, I'd go with the z97-A.

And water cooling is extremely easy to setup. I'd recommend getting the h100i water cooler. It'll help a ton, and you won't need the cpu cooler you have. Heres an installation guide to show you how easy it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdnt4-3njk0
 
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What i7 do you recommend? There is a huge range in price and I'm looking for good value for my needs.
 
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Yes this is good But why r using two optical drive?????????? And Switch your hdd with an western digital..... Seagate's good quality was a history .. they r real garbage now .switch your gpu with an Zotac or Msi Nvidia geforce gtx 760 cheap and much better or if u r radeon fan then Sapphire R9 270x toxic, 16 gb ram is more than enough get a corsair psu .cm psu are no good and expensive go with a corsair rm650 80+ gold cheaper than your psu and better 650 WATT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR THIs ............

 
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@Byte70, I would still take the fx 8350 over the i5. Just my personal preference and I like having the extra threads.

@OP, Like Byte70 said, do get yourself an i7 with your budget.

If you mind the case too much, I changed that.

Changed SSD to something that's a bit more reliable I believe.

RAM would be fine 16gb, 32 would be better, but it's better to save some of the money to put into the rest of the system

PSU, More reliable unit as far as I'm aware.

GPU, something better, there are better units, but this one will do fine.

Motherboard can support a nice overclock, and cooler is a pretty good one.

I included 2 fans, it's not really needed, but you could use it on your cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($143.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($142.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($218.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.78 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Philips BDL3245E00 60Hz 32.0" Monitor ($444.99 @ Mac Mall)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1929.10
 
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Yeah, it's all personal preference. The extra threads are super nice to have for that budget.
 
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About my budget:
I'm going to be buying a part or 2 out of every paycheck. It's not that I have 2k laying around... I'm just going to have a stack of boxes and in about 3-4 months, I'll start opening them and building my new comp.

Thats one of the hard parts about the i7. It's still steep hit to the wallet in a single purchase. Not a deal breaker... just becomes harder to drop that much at once.
 
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That's what I'm doing. I thought if I'm going to build a computer, might as well build a good one, instead of a super tight budget one.
 
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