First Time Build - Need advice from pros!

ImANewb

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Okay, so here we go. I've always been mainly a console gamer, only ever playing the Sims on PC, however, after a few Steam sales, I find myself sitting at my desk more and more and decided it's finally time to build my own PC. I have a very basic knowledge and have done some poking around and came up with the parts below.

I don't necessarily have a budget, but I'm looking for something in the middle to upper middle class price range - I don't want to overspend, but I don't want to cheap out. I want something that will allow me to grow into and last me some time.

My biggest areas of concern, besides whether all the parts are compatible (I think they are?), are with the heatsink and the power supply. I don't plan to overclock right now, but I never know what I'll do in the future, so I'm debating about a water cooler instead. Regarding the power supply, I think I might be looking at one that is more than I need, but I'm paranoid.

I haven't picked out a case yet. There are so many options! Are there any specific things I should be primarily looking for in a case?

My other question is that if I wanted to throw another $100ish into this build, would I be okay buying another 16GB of RAM or putting it into something else?

Anyway, without further ado, here is what I'm thinking:

CPU: Intel I7 4790K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369

Cooler: Cryorig H5A Universal Midtower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF1W87430

Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132506

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 2x8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231826

Hard Drive: Western Digital 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236625

Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 256 Bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487088

Power Supply: Corsair HX750i
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139084

SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372



Thank you for any and all thoughts, ideas, suggestions!!!!


 
Comments:
-x99 motherboards do not support the 4790k processor. you want z97 or z87.
-That ram is no good. It has a huge CAS latency (15) which means it is slow.
-the i7-4690k is very overkill for what you are looking for. save the 100 and get an i5-4690k. you wont notice a difference in gaming.
-Water cooling is unnecessary. a good fan and heatsink will give you plenty of room to overclock.
-You can get a good psu for a lot less than the one you selected with just as good or better quality. Platinum psu only provides 2% more efficiency and isnt worth the premium in a mid range budget. go for the gold.
-case generally comes down to preference and compatibility with a motherboard/heatsink.

Fill this out and post it here so I can help you make a better build. helps a lot to give us a budget as there are too many options.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice