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I'm not too much of an expert on motherboards, so take my advice with several shakers of salt.

However, for what its worth the mobo will work with your setup, and has mostly the same specs as what you picked.

Toms hardware review article on the Z97 motherboards did say that the one okcnaline suggested is a bit more cumbersome to overclock with though.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mainstream-gaming-z97-motherboard,3824-27.html
I'm not entirely clear on what they mean by that, I have not read the article in detail. They recomend the ASRock, which is currently 20$ cheaper then the MSI on newegg, but 30$ more than the L337.

Personally I'd go with either the ASRock or the MSI as I'm unfamiliar with the L337 brand, but again.. not...
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Yes, please!
 
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The power supply is a bit overkill for what you need. Switching to a SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze would save ~10$ and work fine, unless you plan SLI in the future.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

In addition, given that you are overclocking (You ARE planning on overclocking that K series CPU right?) you will want a CPU cooler.

Noctua NH-D14 is the best of the air coolers, but is pricy.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018&cm_re=Noctua_D14-_-35-608-018-_-Product

Cooler master Hyper 212 evo is a solid budget alternative that is very popular for half the price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&cm_re=Coolermaster_evo-_-35-103-099-_-Product

I'd have to see what case you intend to use to tell whether those coolers will fit though.

Also, SSD? Get one. Crucial MX100 256GB would be a great option to install the OS and main games on.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148820&cm_re=MX100-_-20-148-820-_-Product



 
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Im getting the full tower phantom, should I over clock for like gta 5 and bf4?
 
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Do not use the stock cooler, ESPECIALLY if you are overclocking. If you aren't overclocking, save money, buy an H87 series motherboard, and a non-K series CPU. The only point of the Z series mobo and K series cpu is to overlock.

If you are overclocking,


Noctua NH-D14 is the best of the air coolers, but is pricy.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Cooler master Hyper 212 evo is a solid budget alternative that is very popular for half the price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
 
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Can i get links to what youre tallking about if im not over clcoking, cause if i get the cpu cooler thats way over my budget so i might not overclock or should i for games like gta 5 and bf4?
 
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http://techreport.com/news/24950/intel-removes-modest-free-overclocking-from-standard-haswell-cpus

This says the deal with K series vs. non-K. Basically, the CPU clock multiplier is locked to the maximum of what it is set at for stock speeds, so you can't get high clock rates except by changing the bclock speed, which has its own issues.

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z97-vs-H97-What-is-the-Difference-562/

Difference between H97 and Z97. Z allows overclocking and SLI, H does not.

 
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The links to the cpu coolers dont work

 
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http://www.digitalstormonline.com/unlocked/intel-devils-canyon-i5-4690k-review-and-overclocking-benchmarks-idnum301/

Took a while, but here is a source with temperatures for the 4690K, which is the same as the 4690 if it isn't overclocked.

Temeprature with the stock heatstink not overclocked is 74C under load, a bit high, but not really dangerous at all. 75+ I'd start gettting rather nervous. Personally, I'd prefer under 70, but you are highly unlikely to see issues at 75.

This is one persons review comparing the stock heat sink to the 212 evo on the 3570
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1838363/cooler-master-hyper-212-evo-review-low-budget-cpu-cooling-king.html
Highlight:

Average Full Load - 3.6GHz ( Turbo Boost )
Intel Stock Solution - 86'C
CM 212 EVO - 56'C

From what I can tell, the 3570 ran considerably warmer then the 4690, caused in part by thermal interface material issues between the chip and the internal heat spreader on the 3570.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2014/07/03/intel-core-i5-4690k-review/7

The 212Evo is much better, but *probably* not necesary for the 4690 at stock. That is, unless you are in a very warm climate? What is the ambient room temperature where you live?
 
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So for my build all I have to do is buy a cpu cooler?
 
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Keeping the Z97 board, and 4690K, I would buy a CPU cooler yes. The Cooler master Evo 212 would be the good value choice.

The cooler comes with thermal paste. Arctic silver 5 will be slightly better then the included paste, but from what I am reading it is only a difference of 1-2 degrees. Probably not worth the 9$ extra.
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/694272-Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-Thermal-Compound-sufficient

I can't find an actual source testing the evo 212 paste vs arctic silver, but this is a good roundup of thermal pastes.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616-18.html

Cooler master (for own coolers) might be representative of the Evo 212 included silver paste.

In any case, as you can see, its a matter of 2 degrees between all the pastes, with the exception of the liquid metal ones (very expensive) and using denture cream as thermal paste ( ........... )



 
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Can I use the mobo the other guy said that was almost the same or do I keep mine?

 
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I'm not too much of an expert on motherboards, so take my advice with several shakers of salt.

However, for what its worth the mobo will work with your setup, and has mostly the same specs as what you picked.

Toms hardware review article on the Z97 motherboards did say that the one okcnaline suggested is a bit more cumbersome to overclock with though.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mainstream-gaming-z97-motherboard,3824-27.html
I'm not entirely clear on what they mean by that, I have not read the article in detail. They recomend the ASRock, which is currently 20$ cheaper then the MSI on newegg, but 30$ more than the L337.

Personally I'd go with either the ASRock or the MSI as I'm unfamiliar with the L337 brand, but again.. not an expert.

Also, in the comparison page I'm linking, ignore the "Onboard USB" line. It seems to be very wrong the the L337 board; it has 6 onboard USB ports like the others, not 4.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&Description=ASROCK%20Z97%20Extreme4&bop=And&CompareItemList=-1%7C13-130-770%5E13-130-770-TS%2C13-135-386%5E13-135-386-TS%2C13-157-503%5E13-157-503-TS&percm=13-157-503%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24
 
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