Pretty solid build, not used to seeing quality builds like these.

that case is probably good, i helped a friend build a computer into that case and it worked just fine. though upgrading/adding parts in the future might cause some problems with the cable management.

you can save ~20$ buying a cm storm quickfire rapid keyboard over the leopold. generally they're the same thing, just cheaper. i'd throw that 20 bucks into the cpu cooler, to further your overclocking potential. maybe get a corsair H60 closed loop water cooling solution.

in any case the build is solid, and you'll be running tf2 and other games pretty well.

dont really see the point in overclocking a new processor

Stop

I agree, but maybe times have changed with the risk of overclocking being reduced with each new family of CPUs. I recall days when overclocking was for low end cpu's to match up to high end counterparts with fraction of the cost or for squeezing the life out of EOL products... anyways extra performance immediately out of the box? Sounds pretty good, but I still wouldn't do it. Especially during the summer x|.

I'd go with two 500gb disks over a single large one. Redundancy...
No SSD, but I suppose the budget it already full...

WOW!, as Emmawatson said, it's a really solid building. If you're gonna overclock it, it'll be a monster (IMO).

EDIT: At least for me, is better to buy a good SSD than overclocking the CPU.

Are you able to spend the extra cash moneys on a 760? The 760 is basically a replacement for the 660ti PE which was a fantastic card for the price. I feel that going with a previous generation card on a new build will be something you may regret in a year or so.

What John said. Other than that this looks pretty nice in my opinion.

Even if you just get a 32/64 GB one, get a SSD drive for your OS and necessary programs plox

+1 John

And looks good =)

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42765kr ?

nice build dude, outside of the processor and case it looks similar to what i built. like john said, maybe you should up the gfx card if you can.

get a better video card if you can

Also, would the CPU cooler be able to handle a ~ 4.2 overclock or higher? Or should I just get a better one.

You should be able to, though you may have to up the voltage a bit.

Yes. That card will be wonderful. EGVA's RMA policy is great. You can shit on a video card and they'll let you replace it.

Your cooler will be fine. The 212 keeps up with air coolers that are 5x the price. You'll be able to comfortably overclock to your hearts content.

peripherals \o/

im sorry i dont see the point in shortening the life of a processor you just got

shorten it from like 15 years to like 10 wooo

pretty similar to what i built about 4 months ago. i got the same case ram and gpu. the case is fine and the gpu ran far cry 3 on max settings fine. i would upgrade it though like john said since the new cards just came out and are quite a bit better for a little more.

What's the point of limiting the potential of a CPU? Even if it does shorten the life of the CPU, it'll run fast in the long run.

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and as other have already said, it's a really solid build you might be able to save a few dollars here and there for the same quality but overall it's great.

Also consider a 760 (I would also recommend a AMD card but I assume you're going for Lightboost which afaik is Nvidia only or a lot easier on Nvidia), and a SSD (even if it's a 32GB boot one)

I almost have the same build, except a Intel i5 3570k as cpu and a gtx 770 jetstream as graphics card

You should get a QcK+ mousemat. It's far larger and only costs like 10 bucks more. I've used mine in conjunction with a G400 and Deathadder and it worked great for both.