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Looks like a very well-balanced build to me. Are you buying that Z97 board so you can upgrade to Haswell refresh or Broadwell later?

CPU: i7 2600 @ 4.2GHz  COOLING: NZXT Kraken X31 RAM: 4x2GB Corsair XMS3 @ 1600MHz MOBO: Gigabyte Z68-UD3-XP GPU: XFX R9 280X Double Dissipation SSD #1: 120GB OCZ Vertex 2  SSD #2: 240GB Corsair Force 3 HDD #1: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 600W CASE: NZXT H230
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz COOLING: Cooler Master Eclipse RAM: 4x1GB Corsair XMS2 @ 800MHz MOBO: XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLi GPU: 2x ASUS GTX 560 DirectCU in SLi HDD #1: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM PSU: TBA CASE: Antec 300
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Looks good to me, as mentioned you really only need Z97 if you want to upgrade to the new generation CPUs when they are launched.

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The Bitfenix Fury series of power supplies come pre sleeved and seem to have decent quality, defiantly better than an RM. I'd also recommended a 4790k instead of a 4770k.

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1- Get the 4790k.

2. Get a EVGA Supernova G2 PSU, they are fully modular, 80+ gold, very high quality and comes with good looking sleeved cables.

For $90 EVGA sells sets of cables of many colors, that work with their PSUs, they are very well made and look amazing.

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1- Get the 4790k.

2. Get a EVGA Supernova G2 PSU, they are fully modular, 80+ gold, very high quality and comes with good looking sleeved cables.

For $90 EVGA sells sets of cables of many colors, that work with their PSUs, they are very well made and look amazing.

So does it come in blue sleeves?
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Thank you guys for the input and yes I want to upgrade everything over time so yes I will upgrade the CPU in the future.

 

Upgrading just the cpu is something that is almost never done. If one is going to upgrade within a year, it makes more sense to wait and get the desired processor. If the upgrade is any further down the road, one will generally want to upgrade to the then latest and greatest. Which generally involves a new motherboard. And, in the case of the next 2 - 3 years, possibly new DDR4 memory.

 

In the case of your build, get the i7-4970K immediately, don't bother with the 4770K.

 

The motherboard has a large heatsink along the top edge. In a Define R4 this is going to make things very tight with an H100i. Note the power cable in http://www.overclock.net/g/i/1281156/fractal-design-define-r4-asus-sabertooth-z77-corsair-h100i-compatibility-inquiry/flat/1.

 

The non-stock fans seem wasteful to me.

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Upgrading just the cpu is something that is almost never done. If one is going to upgrade within a year, it makes more sense to wait and get the desired processor. If the upgrade is any further down the road, one will generally want to upgrade to the then latest and greatest. Which generally involves a new motherboard. And, in the case of the next 2 - 3 years, possibly new DDR4 memory.

In the case of your build, get the i7-4970K immediately, don't bother with the 4770K.

The motherboard has a large heatsink along the top edge. In a Define R4 this is going to make things very tight with an H100i. Note the power cable in http://www.overclock.net/g/i/1281156/fractal-design-define-r4-asus-sabertooth-z77-corsair-h100i-compatibility-inquiry/flat/1.

The non-stock fans seem wasteful to me.

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Upgrading just the cpu is something that is almost never done. If one is going to upgrade within a year, it makes more sense to wait and get the desired processor. If the upgrade is any further down the road, one will generally want to upgrade to the then latest and greatest. Which generally involves a new motherboard. And, in the case of the next 2 - 3 years, possibly new DDR4 memory.

In the case of your build, get the i7-4970K immediately, don't bother with the 4770K.

The motherboard has a large heatsink along the top edge. In a Define R4 this is going to make things very tight with an H100i. Note the power cable in http://www.overclock.net/g/i/1281156/fractal-design-define-r4-asus-sabertooth-z77-corsair-h100i-compatibility-inquiry/flat/1.

The non-stock fans seem wasteful to me.

Ok thank you I need to know a case that looks good, with nice airflow, and is priced around $100. I have already changed the build to the haswell refresh.
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