http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6qB8Vn

I have 2 monitors already and I am planning on doing a custom watercooling loop.

Any suggestions? Please LMK.

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Some stuff u picked is questionable, and can get better things at ~1.3k

Budget: ~1.5K
More specific use (what games, what programs): Latest games.
Planned time until purchase: None
Do you need an Operating System?: I got W7 already.
Do you have any specific preferred components?: GTX 970, 16GB ram, i7 processor, 650+ watts, case with loads of space for water cooling (Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case), 1 256 GB SSD, 1 128 GB SSD, 1 2TB HD
Do you need a sound or wireless card?: Sound card.
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?: Overclocking most likely. Want to run a custom water loop.
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?: No
Zip code/location? (Shipping costs): 33184

Z87-A needs a bios update and it can only be done with an older processor, it doesn't support USB flashing. I recommend an MSI z97 board

Agreed z97 board of your choosing would be ideal

OK, thanks for the tip.

BUMP

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CY7fWZ

add a random cheap cpu cooler if u need it temporarily

That processor is a little overkill, since games dont use the hyperthreading option of the i7's. I wowuld go with the i7-6700 better, since i can overclock it and pay a LOT less.

ur not making any sense,
if u dont need hyperthreading, u go with i5
i7 4790k you picked has hyperthreading, i7 6700 has hyperthreading too

honestly if i didnt try to build around your entire specific components,
i would've went 980ti with i5 for better perf.

I would prefer the i7-4790k to either i7-6700 or i7-6700k. Isnt the i7-4790k better and the same price as the i7-6700?

Please help me out, maybe i am missing something. I want a good gpu, but a good cpu as well. lmk plz.