I'm not yet convinced (lack sound, empirical data) that SSDs are as valuable for a strictly gaming rig as they are hyped. It seems that the ~$250 you'd save by just going with a platter could be sent to your cooling budget.

A modular PSU will cost $20 more, and is totally worth it if you are a cable-neat freak. Otherwise, you could shave $20 off the build and send that to cooling.

I'm not an Intel guy, but I know that they run super hot compared to AMD, and I've read on threads in this forum that an H100i is great for light-duty, but falls tragically short for any serious overclocking. However, most reports show the H100i outperforming your selected cooler. But, if you go with a platter drive, 1866 RAM, and a non-modular PSU (though at this point it's not really critical for cost), you'll have a nice round ~$350 available for a more formidable cooling solution.

Intels do run way hotter, but they still outperform AMD. The CPU architecture is just too much better.

Does anyone have an estimate on next gen chip's release? It seems like it's about that time again... Yeah I need a better PSU you guys are right.

Antroman: Why the downgrade to the 780? Is the extra money of the TI not worth it?

Dr. Z: I have been thinking about a AMD build for a while. If I were to go that route I would probably go with the AMD FX-9590 Vishera 4.7GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Eight-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition

What are your guy's thoughts on that chip?

And I have heard many different things about what close loop is the best. It's like fishing, everyone has their own theory

Corsair is regarded as the best by many.

Your list looks great and welcome to the board..

I have done some snooping around. I found out a couple things not related to above but I would like advice on them. Firstly, my intention really is I am centering around ArmA 3. I am a seasoned Arma 2 player (Hit me up if you wanna play) and I am not naive enough to buy the third one with my current specs. The ArmA series due to being un-optomised and having so much stuff going on is such a HUGE world is very CPU intensive. I am surprised I pull 15-20 on ArmA 2's multiplayer. So after I posted this I thought "What is the cheapest I could go, without minimizing performance?" I ended up dropping quite a bit of money (Around 500) but I have a question,

For a extremely CPU intensive game will all this "No difference between 4670k and 4770k" be true still? I don't think so. I wanted to know your guy's opinion. Secondly, I realized that Intel is planning on coming out with a brand new chip set. Thats exiting but at the same time not really. This would be my first build and I would hate to get into the game late..... make a PC and then a brand new chip come on the market. I guess that comes with the territory though, right?

So to summarize,

1) Here is another more affordable build I am considering http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Qsff -The proc is tied between 4670k and the 4770k

2) For a CPU intensive game such as ArmA 3, will there be a noticeable difference between the 4670k and the 4770k?

3) Should I wait to build until Intel releases their new chips?

I sit in the SSD is worth it boat.

I also sit in the you get what you pay for PSU boat.

I love your build just please put an SSD in it.