Is this a good setup that i want to build?

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So im building my first ever computer (I'm 14) so i was wondering whether you have share your experienced knowledge as i ask a few questions- Here is my build http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/CrNrqs]

Should i wait for GTX 880 ti as i hear it will be cheaper and more powerful?
Any upgrades at around this budget?
All help will be appreciated thank you in advance :))))
 

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Hi im going to be running 3 of those monitors, what do you reccomend, im can't have higher than 22"

BTW im going to be gaming and creating youtube gaming videos

 
You have a very nice budget, and what you selected would work.

On the assumption that this is primarily for gaming,
I might spend it differently:

1. Few games can use more than 2-3 cores. The extra 2 cores of the 5930K will not be all that useful.
I would use the i7-4790K instead. The individual cores will turbo to 4.4 at stock.
2. My canned rant on liquid cooling:
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You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua NH-D15 or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
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I suggest a noctua nh-D15 or phanteks with dual 140mm fans.
Your pc will be quieter, more reliable, and will be cooled equally well.
And...
I have become a bit jaded on the subject of haswell cooling for overclocking.
How high you can OC is firstly determined by your luck in the bin lottery.
I had high expectations from the Devil's canyon parts and their better thermals.
I found out that the thermals really do not matter unless, perhaps, you are a competitive overclocker.
Haswell runs quite cool, that is, until you raise the voltage past 1.25v or so.
Once you go past 1.3v, then you really do need very good cooling to keep stress loads under say 85c.
But, voltages higher than 1.30 are not a good thing for 24/7 usage.
Even if you can handle the heat, how much do you really need that extra multiplier from say 4.4 to 4.6?
My thought is that it is better to use the exotic cooling funds for a quieter and less expensive air cooler.
Anything extra can go to a stronger graphics card for the gamer or a SSD.


3. Few games can use even 2-3gb. 8gb is usually plenty. I have no problem with 16gb in a 2 x 8gb kit.
Intel cpu's are not sensitive to ram speeds. 1866 ram is plenty. 16gb lets you use windows 7 home premium vs. ultimate.

4. Since budget is not a big issue, I would use the Samsung 850 pro. It is just a bit more capable.

5. Love the video card. It is uncertain what the GTX880 will bring. Or when. IN the past, the top end cards command a premium price and are no bargain. I would wait for the 20nm real Maxwell cards to arrive next year.
For any single monitor gaming, the GTX780ti will be all you really need. If you later get into triple monitor gaming or get a 4k monitor, then sli will be needed.

6. Do yourself a favor and bust your budget for a top monitor.
It will last you for a very long time. I might look for a 27" 1440P(2560 x 1440) monitor.
If you can find one with G.sync, even better.
 

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You're entitled to your opinion of course, but my rant is this:
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Modern liquid coolers rarely leak - I mean very rarely! If they do its almost always the fault of the installer accidentally slicing or crimping a cooling tube or pulling them out of the rad. You are just as likely to do something to wreck your build with an air-cooler by poking or bending something (or shorting) something as you are to have a leak. I've been using CLC for several years since they came out, 5 or 6 different ones now and have never had any leaks. Ever. Liquid coolers are not noisy. I don't know which ones you've heard, but my Corsair H80i is so quiet that I often have to look to see if its still working. So was my H100. Extremely quiet. Tales of woe? My best friend is a tech, and does this for a living, and he said the same thing I just did. Leaks are rare and typically caused by some bone headed noob move. He sees way more bent pins on mobos or CPUs, fried mobos, PSUs or RAM, or other probs.

Radiator/air flow orientation problems? Not so much. I tried it both ways with my H80i and I found intaking air from front fans and exhausting through rad in back kept idle temps about 30-31C on my i7 4790k (at 4.4GHz). Switching to pulling air in from outside-in with rad and then exhausting it out the front dropped temps to 25C idle. Was it a big problem and hassle? Uh no....not at all.

BTW I've used a dozen or more different air coolers from budgets like the Hyper 212 EVO, to the Prolimatech Megahalems, to the Noctua NH-D14 120mm (which got very noisy compared to my H80i). Yeah it comes down to personal preference, but in my experience, all things being equal and price point being the same, CLC is a better cooling choice.

To the OP:

Nice choices, but I would also recommend a i7 4790k and a Z97 board (either MSI or ASUS) as well - instead of the i7 5930k. You really don't sound like you need it and will save a few hundred bucks (yes extra PCIe lanes on X99 but not a huge deal really- how many graphics cards are you really gonna run anyway?). Also look at the Corsair Air 540 case over your choice -roomier and better air-flow (and looks great). And yes the 780 Ti card will be fine for years. Great pick. I wouldn't worry about waiting for the 8xx series unless that's what you want to do (not even confirmed if they will be 20nm). I doubt that the GTX 880 will be super faster or way better than a 780 Ti anyway. I'm betting about equal or +1 or -1. They'll be close. The GTX 880 Ti (if there even is one) would prob be just a little better of course -but not by a huge margin. Cards at this high level you start to approach diminishing returns unless you are running high resolution monitors, and more than one of them. The GTX 780 or 780 Ti are more than capable and will be for years. And 16GB of RAM is WAY PLENTY. You don't need 32GB.

I do agree with geofelt about the monitor. Invest in a better monitor for a little more future proofing. A 2560 x 1440 24-27" would be awesome! You have a great budget so you should be able to build a true beast. Enjoy your build and keep us updated on how it goes and what parts you decide on.
 

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The size of the monitor, as i want 3 monitors and 3 24inch monitors would be too much