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2 x Fans - 4 X Corsair AF 140 Case Fans $18.99

Case - Carbide Series® Clear 400C Compact Mid-Tower Case - $99.99

Mother Board - ASUS Republic of Gamers Maximus VIII Hero Alpha ATX Motherboard - $278.99

CPU - Intel 6th Generation Core i7-6700K LGA1151 Skylake Processor - $348.99

GPU - MSI GeForce® GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G Graphics Card - $719.99

SSD - Samsung 850 PRO - 512GB - 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD - $222.99

CPU Cooloer - Corsair Hydro Series H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - $109.99

PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 80+ GOLD, 750W ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI and Crossfire Ready - $109.99

RAM - CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 - $99.99

OS - Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64bit - $99.99

I want to have a this be a 4k gaming rig for VR as well make sure its moderately future proof. Any input is much appreciated because this is my first build!
 
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geofelt
Nice build.

I like the case. It comes with a front 140mm fan and I would add a second 140mm intake. That is all.
It will provide sufficient airflow for your parts. Keep the 120mm rear exhaust mainly to direct the airflow.

14nm skylake runs cool, even when overclocked. A liquid cooler is not needed and is actually harmful .
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be...
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geofelt

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Nice build.

I like the case. It comes with a front 140mm fan and I would add a second 140mm intake. That is all.
It will provide sufficient airflow for your parts. Keep the 120mm rear exhaust mainly to direct the airflow.

14nm skylake runs cool, even when overclocked. A liquid cooler is not needed and is actually harmful .
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"

I cool a I5-6600K @4.8 with a simple Noctua NH-U12s.
At most, a NH-U14s would serve you well.
It will cool equally well, be quieter, cost less and be more reliable.

The ram is ok, but dominator is just a marketing brand and you will pay for it.
I would buy the lpx version and 1.2v 2400 speed is all you need.
There is little value in faster:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1478-page1.html
 
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