Final check before I order my gaming/video editing/3d animation build!

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I'm very excited for my first build, and I am in need of your advise, criticism and things to know when building my pc so I don't critically fail. Specs are found below

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P9q8cf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P9q8cf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($86.95 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($223.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.24 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($146.70 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1717.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Thank You So Much!
 
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The build looks great, I'm new to building myself, but I would like to offer one piece of advise. Be careful with the CPU temperatures, make sure to use the Silver 5 appropriately and that you've got proper ventilation in the case. (Full Tower makes that easy, but it's worth mentioning.)

As well, if you're going to be gaming on this, and you plan to use wireless net, you should be prepared for what that means. Is there no way to have a wired connection get to you? If you can use wired I'd recommend dropping the Wireless Adapter.

Build looks good, enjoy!
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The build looks great, I'm new to building myself, but I would like to offer one piece of advise. Be careful with the CPU temperatures, make sure to use the Silver 5 appropriately and that you've got proper ventilation in the case. (Full Tower makes that easy, but it's worth mentioning.)

As well, if you're going to be gaming on this, and you plan to use wireless net, you should be prepared for what that means. Is there no way to have a wired connection get to you? If you can use wired I'd recommend dropping the Wireless Adapter.

Build looks good, enjoy!
 
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If you're not overclocking and using a video card, this is a great alternative to the 17/15's and saves a bit of money. They'll run about the same for less money, with a bit less in the overall package.
 
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