Hello Tom's Hardware community, here's a build I am considering buying, some parts I have already (the ones for $0). What are your thoughts and opinions? Am I going too overboard with the DDR3-2400? Is the motherboard I chose stable enough? Is there a better CPU cooler for a similar price? Will the case fit everything well? Any thoughts and comments would be greatly appreciated!
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LLRzpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LLRzpg/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.79 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($195.33 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial M550 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($299.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 580 3GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($117.61 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($59.23 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar D1 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1506.90
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LLRzpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LLRzpg/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.79 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($195.33 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial M550 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($299.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 580 3GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($117.61 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($59.23 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar D1 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1506.90
Should be happy with it...just happen to have a 580 hanging around 
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