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I second the 4690. Wouldn't recommend an upgrade that has you buying a new motherboard, given your situation.

Do you really need a keyboard that requires software? Otherwise, I would recommend looking into... 1. Full Size: Ducky Shine 5 RGB, CoolerMaster MasterKeys Pro L, KeyCool 104 Hero 2. TKL: MK Disco TKL RGB (OEM Ducky One TKL RGB), CoolerMaster MasterKeys Pro S, RoyalKludge RG-987 3. 60%: Vortex POK3R RGB You should be able to get at least one of these in Blue switches. I definitely prefer any of these over Corsair keyboards. Also, if you don't mind Romer-G switches, I would recommend the G810 Orion Spectrum from Logitech.

I don't consider the Gigabyte to be too gaudy when it comes to the "armor", but it is still there I suppose. However, the Supermicro has no armor at all. As I said, Supermicro never puts anything unnecessary on their products. But you would probably have better support with the Gigabyte, considering that Gigabyte has been on the consumer market longer than Supermicro has. Also, MSI tends to like the red/black scheme as well, so I suppose you could look into them as well. But, IMHO, MSI tends to over-do the "gamer" aesthetic.

Both the Gigabyte and the Supermicro I recommended have red accents. And both would overclock to your demands.

Ah, well... If you're willing to give up a little portability, there are cheaper ThinkPads. Also, you can check out SagerNotebooks. Great laptops with good build-quality. No nonsense and cheap too.

I second the Asus Z170-A. Or the GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 from Gigabyte. I'm a die-hard fan of server/workstation components, so I could also recommend the C7Z170-SQ from Supermicro. I've always been a huge fan of Supermicro's products in the past. They now seem to be giving a go at the consumer market, as well. Supermicro products have always been about achieving performance without any nonsense. However, I haven't tried ths C7Z170-SQ myself, so I couldn't really give a recommendation. If you're really serious about performance and don't mind really pushing that sub-$400 budget, try the Asus Z170-WS.

Love the Surfaces. Would recommend. However, I'm a die-hard ThinkPad fan and would thus recommend you to look into any product from the ThinkPad line, like the X1 Carbon and the Yoga for example. You just can't beat the build-quality; they're built like tanks. Also, you should check out the XPS line from Dell, if you're against buying products from Lenovo.

1. Get a single 8GB stick. Save and buy another whenever you can. Always try to get the bigger stick, IMO. 2. You shouldn't need to go liquid. Look into going with any Noctua, Phanteks, or CoolerMaster heatsink.

You sure you don't want the G810? The G910 is just so big and unwieldy. Otherwise your build seems great. Maybe you could try get a 390? Seems fine to me though. Also, you won't be able to overclock your CPU, so maybe look into another CPU and Motherboard.

Is buying an Apple product imperative to you? Because for the price of the MacBook Air, one could easily buy a cheaper and faster Windows laptop. I'm a die-hard fan of the ThinkPad line of products, so I would recommend the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, given that (and I am assuming that) you prefer thin-and-light laptops. There also exists the Yoga line from Lenovo as well. The XPS line from Dell is superb as well. But, you simply cannot beat the build-quality of the ThinkPad line; they are built like tanks. But if you are a fan of Apple and do not wish to use Windows, either of the Airs would suffice, given your use-case. Although, I would purchase the cheaper 11" model.

Cool beans! However, I think is it imperative to give Vulkan until the end of the year before we should be taking any numbers seriously. Very excited for the future of Linux. I, for one, am more than happy to convert my entire workflow to Linux as soon as possible. The more gamers we can get on Linux, the more developers we'll have to improve Linux.

Would definitely recommend looking into sleeving your own cables; otherwise, you're gonna have to pay top dollar. It's really not that difficult to learn nor is it really that tedious.

Then my recommendations still stand.

Everything looks great! However, honestly, unless you're willing to go with a custom-loop, I would really recommend looking into getting any Noctua or Phanteks heatsink instead of that Kelvin S36. Also, you may want to look into the new CoolerMaster MasterAir Maker 8.

What's the layout of your enclosure? What kinda space do you have to work with? You can adequately cool an i7-4790K with air, no problem. However, I would recommend looking into any Noctua or Phanteks heatsink or the CoolerMaster MasterAir Maker 8, if you decide to go air. But if you decide to go liquid, I suppose you couldn't go wrong with any AIO, considering that they are all pretty much manufactured by the same, few OEMs.