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I bought something on 8/11 and haven't received an email, so it looks like I just missed it.

The current mounting hardware on the DRP3 is a pain to work with. I had to have a second pair of hands help install mine.

The differences between OEM vs Retail software

I use BitFenix Spectre Pros in my system. They're not super quiet, but they don't annoy me and are at a decent price.

My current GTX 680 doesn't need to be replaced yet, but since it's free, might as well try.

I'm satisfied with my Dark Rock Pro 3, but it was a bit of a challenge to install.

How to properly configure the SSD as boot drive and HDD as storage drive

I recommend getting a graphics card and PSU that you can put in your new system when you build it later. That way, you can save a bit of money in the long run.

be quiet! Dark Rock 3 would probably be a good option as well.

Spectre Pros would probably work. They're what I'm using and are pretty quiet on a low fan setting, but I'm not using water cooling so I don't know for sure.

It does come with data migration software, but I haven't been able to get it to work right with my 840 evo 500 gb. For some reason, it won't clone the boot record and Samsung's support isn't very helpful.

I'm using Bitfenix Spectre Pros. They seem to work well and are pretty quiet when using a fan controller. I also think the be quiet! fans are good too.

I could use an M8 as a replacement for my not-so-smart flip phone.

No one's mentioned it yet, but you'll want SP120s instead of AF120s. AFs are optimized for airflow, while SPs are optimized for heat sinks/radiators. That means your H100i will cool your CPU better with the SPs than the AFs. As for push/pull, it's probably not gonna make much difference except for in your pocketbook since you'll have to buy twice as many fans as you would if you just did push or pull.

As a Graphic Artist myself, I recommend getting 16 GB of ram or more and a second smaller monitor. You'll need the extra memory for any large graphic files you might work on. I have 16 and can usually only open one large file at a time because of the amount of memory used. As for the second smaller monitor, you can put all your tool bars on the second monitor so they won't be in your way while you work on your graphics. You'll save time because your workable space will be larger without the tool bars, so you won't have to zoom in and out as much.