Building my first Computer, would like advice.

[Masamune_Smokey]

For a while I've always wanted to build my own computer, and since I've been talked into actually going through with it by a few friends I want to get a lot of advice before I actually begin, which will be in about 2 months.
Here is the parts I've chosen: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/masamune_Smokey/saved/49PP
And here's a few things I should mention.

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  ]I don't plan on overclocking.
  I live in Arizona in a room with no AC, so would water cooling be something to invest into?
  I'll use it mostly for gaming so I would like to build something that will last me for the next few years, I will upgrade if needed.
  My favorite color is blue and I will pay extra for blue stuff.

Thanks in advance!

 

[numanator]

Changed the 3770k to non k version since you aren't going to OC
Changed SSD to Evo instead of pro- you won't notice the difference between the 2
Changed PSU to Seasonic because you might as well get the best for that price

You could probably find a 4770 + 1150 mobo for a similar price but the deal newegg has on your curent mobo is pretty good

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($156.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($508.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($372.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($18.65 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2351.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-26 14:27 EDT-0400)

 

[Seeking Solace]

For a while I've always wanted to build my own computer, and since I've been talked into actually going through with it by a few friends I want to get a lot of advice before I actually begin, which will be in about 2 months.
Here is the parts I've chosen: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/masamune_Smokey/saved/49PP
And here's a few things I should mention.

• 
  ]I don't plan on overclocking.
  I live in Arizona in a room with no AC, so would water cooling be something to invest into?
  I'll use it mostly for gaming so I would like to build something that will last me for the next few years, I will upgrade if needed.
  My favorite color is blue and I will pay extra for blue stuff.

Thanks in advance!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.80 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($515.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.95 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($372.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Aerocool Silent Master 200B 76.0 CFM 200mm Fan ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Aerocool Shark 96.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.97 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Aerocool Shark 96.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.97 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2293.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-26 15:09 EDT-0400)

Blue stuff, be back later to actually explain my madness :/

Alright, so i5 cpu is good for gaming, coupled with a nice deal for an ASrock board from Microcenter, I believe you had a component listed from there hence my assumption that you are near one.
SSD for fast booting, along with HDD. And a Gigabyte 780 GPU, mostly because I think it looks wicked.
Case is a White NZXT, which is why I added the NZXT 280mm Watercooler that you can stick up top along with 3 blue led fans that you can put in the front of the case (200mm) side panel and replace the rear exhaust. Hopefully that would cast a nice blue into your case and even more hopeful that the white of the case might go some ways to reflect the glow.

For the price, there are better builds to be had, though it gets much more specific when colour hunting, at least for a noob such as myself.

Anyway, I'm not an expert so I'm highly expecting to be corrected here, but I think the best way to cool your system is to cool your room. Not an expert on condensation or anything but when your case gets cooler than your room, then it MIGHT become an issue. Like I said, I'm waiting for someone to correct me on that...so don't take my word for it.

 

[woltej1]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3gTaJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3gTaJ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3gTaJ/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($102.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($96.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($679.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VP300A5W2N ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($372.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($18.65 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2417.26

Same price, much better build. Your CPU is 1 generation old, this is the latest stuff.

 

[Masamune_Smokey]

Alright, I updated the list with some of the stuff you guys suggested.
Going with Gen 4 i7 cpu and a compatible motherboard, and switched to 8gb of ram instead of 16. That still leaves me with the question of water cooling...

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/masamune_Smokey/saved/4bc9

 

[numanator]

Edit: Disregard this, go with what you got, It is blue

Just changed the ram to cas 9

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($102.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($699.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($372.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($18.65 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Aerocool Shark 82.6 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Aerocool Shark 82.6 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2481.20
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-26 20:24 EDT-0400)

 

[Masamune_Smokey]

Anything for a blue rig
But now I have another question and my water cooling queries are still unsolved..
Does the GTX 780 support 2 monitors?
And I need to choose between water cooling and just fans! ;~;

 

[numanator]

With the 780 you should be able to do 3 monitors, 2 should be easy. Are you trying to game across both or have one game one browser etc.?

The 780i should be able to game across 3 so if you are just trying to get the browser up on your second then that is super easy. Most people don't game across only 2 since that leaves your first person shooter crosshairs in between the 2 screens.

Also, I don't know much about water cooling personally so someone else will have to help you with that.

 

[Masamune_Smokey]

I would probably end up using the second monitor as a browser of some sort. Might even go with 1 High end monitor for games and one touchscreen for internet/social. But as for watercooling, I've decided to go with fans for now and see how they do.

 

[woltej1]

The case in my build is blue.

https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00001961

 

[Masamune_Smokey]

That case looked awesome but I like the black with blue accents. But that Thermaltake is definitely gorgeous.