Am I ready to order my first build?

Tarek Itani

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rtp4kL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rtp4kL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 KILLER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.99)
Memory: EVGA SSC 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($54.99)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $169.99)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.41 @ Mwave)
Total: $742.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-13 00:35 EDT-0400

I will OC when I learn how lol. No plans for SLI or Xfire. Missing GPU because I'm waiting for 300s to come out. I bought the SSD because it was a great deal (no tax OR shipping). Going to MicroCenter Saturday to buy CPU, mobo, and RAM. Everything look ok?
 

Josso1259

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Looks good to me mate!
IF.. im just saying if you do end up crossfire/sli in the future.. You will need a psu upgrade
Have fun with your first build!! I loved doing my first one
 

Tarek Itani

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Someone on Reddit mentioned the 2400Mhz RAM exceeds the voltage of Haswell CPUs, so it'll bottleneck to meet that voltage. Is that true?
 

Tarek Itani

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Is 11 latency much slower than 9? Even if I get 2400Mhz at a good price, it'll bottleneck itself down to 1866 or 1600 right?
 


Use 1600 or 1866 MHz RAM rated for 1.5 volts or less .
Latencies of 9-9-9-24 or LOWER

 

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Can you explain why?
 

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