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leaf68

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This is the first time I'm building a PC for myself. I checked these parts as extensively as I can for bottlenecks and compatibility, but I may have missed something and I was occasionally confused, especially when picking a power supply, and I have no idea what to do when it comes to cooling (i.e. will the default fans be enough?)

Here are the parts: link

Some things I'm specifically not sure about:
-Optical drive quality/compatibility
-Anything involving Power Supply
-Anything involving cooling
-Sound card
-Anything else?

I really appreciate your help :)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.06 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($161.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($719.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($163.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1679.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 20:17 EST-0500)
 
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-An i7 and 16gb of ram is un-necessary.
-Such an expensive motherboard is not needed.
-You'll need a cpu cooler to overclock.
-The Samsung 840 EVO will perform similarly to the Pro at a much cheaper cost.
-No need for the WD Black. The Seagate Barracuda is good enough as a storage drive.
-No need for blu-ray drive.
-1050w is overkill. 850w is plenty even for SLI and overclocking.
-After all of that, you can upgrade the gpu to a GTX 780 ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($161.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($719.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1523.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 20:24 EST-0500)

I overrode some prices so you'll get free shipping on everything.
Also, I noticed that you didn't list a case. Do you already have one? If so, what is it?
 
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leaf68

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Thank you for your suggestions :)
I'm fine with the CPU, amount of RAM, and motherboard, and I need the blu-ray drive for some movies I have. As for the SSD and HDD, the price differences aren't too bad, I can keep these two. I took your suggestion for the power supply and found an 860 W one instead, and I picked out a CPU cooler. I do not yet have a case picked out, could you help me find one? The most important thing is good airflow and compatibility, aesthetics is somewhat important but not as much as those two.

Thanks again!

 
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