My maybe new gaming setup - How does it look?

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Mads Kristensen

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Intel Core i7-4790K Devils Canyon - Box
Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance
Samsung 840 EVO SSD - 120GB
Samsung 840 EVO SSD - 500GB
Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64bit UK (OEM)
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING - 4GB GDDR5
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2
ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1
Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3-1600 DC 16GB
ASUS DRW-24F1ST/BLK/B/AS - Black
Corsair Vengence C70

Anything your guys/Girls would change of my setup here?
 
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Darkbreeze

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The RAM. There's no reason to not use DDR3-1866mhz or DDR3-2133mhz with that build aside from the ten to twenty dollars more causing it to exceed your budget. Both the board and the CPU support it.

Plus, those modules have a CAS 11 latency. Look for something with no higher than a 9 latency and preferably, if you go with 1866mhz, an 8 latency. The ones you picked will work fine, that's no problem, but with the level of your build I see not reason to not use a faster module.
 
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The ones i can find here on this page is:

Kingston

HyperX Savage DDR3-2133 DC 16GB
Hukommelse (RAM), 16 GB: 2 x 8 GB (Dual Channel), DIMM 240-pin, DDR3, 2133 MHz / PC3-17000, CL9, 1.6 V, ikke bufferet, Ikke-paritet - HyperX Savage series

And

G.Skill

TridentX DDR3-2400 C10 DC - 16GB
Hukommelse (RAM), 16 GB: 2 x 8 GB (Dual Channel), DIMM 240-pin, DDR3, 2400 MHz / PC3-19200, CL10-12-12-31, 1.65 V, ikke bufferet, Ikke-paritet, Understøtter Intel XMP

With good CL and hz
 
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I would personally go with G.Skill. For almost anything you won't benefit at all from having anything 'faster' than DDR3-1866mhz. Also, why do you have two SSD's? You can do with just one and get a HDD for large storage space. I would choose the 250GB Samsung 840 EVO and get a 1 or 2TB HDD for all your extra stuff including extra games.
 
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I chose 2 SSD for the reason to have windows and programs on the 120gb and then games and stuff on the 500 ssd that i want loaded just as fast. I will later add a harddrive for extra stuff.
The ssd with windows is easyer to format if you want the computer reinstalled quick. Have thought about getting a second one that is already ready installed for a quick swap if needed.

A SSD isent that better for some of the big games as well?

So you would go for 1866 mhz? And what CL? Single, dual or quad channel? What is best and fastes? ECC or non ECC?
 
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Not exactly. Haswell refresh chips show noticeable improvement from faster modules, at least in benchmarks, whereas previous architecture did not.. I can find those benchmarks if needed but in any case the improvement over 1866 by 2133 might not justify the price difference, unless, like I said, you can get them for a comparable price in which case there's no reason against it either.
 
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Darkbreeze

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This might be a really good option. Often we recommend two 8GB modules over four 4GB modules, due to the stress on the memory controller, but that board and CPU would have no problem with it and unless for some reason you think you'll need more than 16GB at a later date, which I doubt, it would be fine. At 1866mhz with a CAS 8 latency it's really decent memory and Mushkin is a reliable brand that's been around a long time.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $127.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-18 18:02 EST-0500
 
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Darkbreeze

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Yes, those modules are fine. Either way, with four 4GB or two 8GB. I can't see a need for more than 16GB down the road unless you plan to run very high end applications, professional architectural suites or serious video editing and rendering, or possibly VM's, so you can decide what's best for you in that regard.
 
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