They probably wont do that tbh, im not too worried about it tho..hell, im even thankful they're getting me anything for xmas so im going to get what i can, and the i5-3570k is plenty for what i need. And i dont want a 290x being as they get hot as hell and theres no 290x's with aftermarket coolers out yet. plus i want to go back to nvidia being as ive always liked them more and better drivers and they've never let me down.
Also im not too worried about the RAM, i wont notice really any difference plus i got them on sale. Just to future proof more. no biggy really

And I know the H100i is a great cooler but im not doing any extreme OCing or such so im not worried about it. read tons of reviews on the TT 3.0 performer and has great reviews, great cooling and was cheaper.

Friend is helping with it on whole thing.

And I truthfully wouldnt mind a 290x..but not until better cooling is out for them. but ill be buying my video card next week and i doubt new 290's coming out that soon lol. 780 FTW will do anything and everything plus more id use it for.

And at most OCing i plan to do is 4.2 maybe up to like 4.4 ish..and the LC i chose will be the right one for me after many reviews and people posting their temps/setups with same CPU/clock speeds etc. and i just trust LC more vs air..i know 212 is amazing cooler but i just trust LC more.

Well, id LOVE a 780 Ti..anyday. Only problem is i cant afford to spend $700+ right now.. as much as i wish i could. It would be amazing to have the best video card out there right now. just cant afford that extra 200 atm..xmas made me broke buying gifts haha.

And all input iS welcome, believe me! i always take advice and help when needed, same for cars..which is my other big thing i love. somebody will always know more than me but all it does for me is give me their knowledge for me to pass on.

i will! ive never been this excited for a computer before, finally building a system ive always wanted and could now finally afford! still cant decide on one last thing tho on my computer... which is stumping me.

This post was edited by DaRkGoDz on Dec 13 2013 03:37pm

liquid cooling IS phenomenal.

but if you think you can OC an intel from 3.4 to 4.4, i think you need to do a little more research lol.

keep in mind that the major differences between i5 and i7 is not the clock speeds, it's just the technology and performance ability. the same reason why a quad 4.0 AMD doesn't even hold a candle to a quad 4.0 intel performance-wise.

This post was edited by Wretch on Dec 13 2013 05:13pm

I've read tons of reviews and benchmarks and everything of people OCing the i5-3570k to an easy 4.2 minimum and with more powerful LC than I got, up to 4.4-4.6 stable.. Read quite a lot of people running 4.4-4.7 actually but their LC was stronger than mine. But I got no plans to go that high.

After a lot of reading and research and talking to my friend who builds comps/IT etc.. He said and everyone else I read, can get 4.2 clock speeds on my CPU on air, with no voltage changes. Anything past that you will have to mess with voltages. So I can easily get a very steady and sufficient 4.2 with the liquid cooler that I got.