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Here is a pc build i want to get, but before getting it, I wonder if I could improve it while keeping it about the same price. Anyone know how i could improve while keeping it 2000-2250$. Also, does anyone know of a cool and futuristic looking windowed case, I dont really care about the airflow.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($106.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($203.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($350.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($112.15 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($569.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2058.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 11:37 EST-0500
 
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You would be better off ditching the wifi and going with a powerline network adapter.

The powerline adapters have better ping/latency times then wifi so it is better for gaming or anything that needs responsiveness over mbps. The only thing that wifi will be better for is transferring large files over your local network.

That is the only improvement I can see of the same cost.

Now depending on what you are using the computer for, you may have overbuilt some aspects of it by a large margin (like the 32gb of ram).

And I am not sure why kwuater said you would not utilze the 4tb. You are not using the 4tb as a boot drive only as storage so 5900rpm is fine for that, nor are you worried about GPT and windows 7 since it is not a boot drive.
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Your build could do without the wireless network adapter since your motherboard will have one integrated on-board so it'd be a waste to get a separate chip. I see you're gonna be using your OS with an SSD but it seems a little silly to go with a 5900RPM HDD 4TB when it won't be able to take advantage of your computer.
 
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Why wouldnt it take advantage of my computer? Also, the Hero does not have an integrated Newtork Adapter.
 
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You would be better off ditching the wifi and going with a powerline network adapter.

The powerline adapters have better ping/latency times then wifi so it is better for gaming or anything that needs responsiveness over mbps. The only thing that wifi will be better for is transferring large files over your local network.

That is the only improvement I can see of the same cost.

Now depending on what you are using the computer for, you may have overbuilt some aspects of it by a large margin (like the 32gb of ram).

And I am not sure why kwuater said you would not utilze the 4tb. You are not using the 4tb as a boot drive only as storage so 5900rpm is fine for that, nor are you worried about GPT and windows 7 since it is not a boot drive.
 
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