Thank you Tokens210! Its my first time creating something like this so I rely on research and what not. Not, really familiar and have little knowledge when it comes to building a good gaming PC.
I relied on good part reviews but honestly im not sure if they are even compatible. SO, if you see something wrong, then by all means, stop me 😛

I will surely overclock it given the chance. Again, its my first time overclocking a PC so I will need to read more to that later.


Can you give me a good brand for water cooler or any guide or links so that I can imagine on what it will look like? Seeing the youtube video from ASUS, I think the cosmos II has 4 fans? not sure, but I'll take your suggestion seriously.

For ram, I'm not sure what to buy since as you mentioned for Haswell, its better to have less sticks are better. If that's the case, then maybe i like something 2x8gb. But if you can recommend what type of RAM to buy or any recommendations for my planned setup. 16gb is enough for gaming I guess. If I plan to either use it as is or to Overclock it as planned.

As for the GPU, i may be do SLI but Im only planning to use 1 4k monitor. So, as i've understood, if I will not use more than 1 monitor then 780ti will be enough. And if ever I do SLI i might decide using only 2 780ti or Titan x2 but not more than 2 way (for now). I just want my games in max settings and good FPS.

Moving forward, for the MOBO, you got a good point that if in case that my plan is to use 1 monitor and that the formula offers 2 way SLI and it also comes with supremeFX audio (no idea how good this is). Well, first question, is the supremeFX audio on formula VI good enough with games, movie, and music? If it has better built in audio or atleast on part with xonar, then might as well go formula since my main objective is to play AAA games and watch and listen to music.

OC panel is love. That's one of the reason i wanted the extreme, but cost wise and use wise...

Pls guide me to the right path 😛

I will say what I always tell people about On-Board sound. Test the on-board sound before you add in a card. It's very easy to add in a card later if you think the on-board isn't very good. I have a 5.1 surround sound system, a pair of HD650's and a pair of $1500 dollar Sennheiser HD800's that run just FINE off of the on-board SupremeFX.

Cosmos II has crappy custom-loop water cooling support. If you're in that price range and want to do a custom setup, I would suggest the Cooler Master Stacker 935 or the Corsair 900D. If you want to go a closed loop cooler, go a Corsair H100i or H105...

IMO, the onboard sound is good enough, I've been using it for quite some time myself for gaming, movies and music.
As for the Extreme vs. the Formula, I tend to lean toward the greater options particularly more PCI-E slots because I really enjoy tinkering with multi GPU systems.

I'll also agree that a 2x8GB RAM setup will be much easier than trying to run 4x4GB.

Below are some of my recommendations for your needs, based on my own personal experience.

AIO coolers:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106220

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181035

RAM:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233634

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233631

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231601

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231677

Dominator Platinum is over-rated RAM. You can get Vengeance Pro or G.SKILL that has better frequency and timings for cheaper. My RAM is Vengeance Pro 1866/CAS 9 and is timed the same or better as Dominator(Pro) equivalent RAM but I paid only ~350 for the 32GB KIT. 😄 You can pay around half that for a 16GB kit. If I benchmark my system in AIDA64 for Memory I get in the top 3 reference area...

Wow milkolodean there's the advice to take from a pro overclocker "Gunslinger" that's the way I'd go, the dude really knows his stuff..

@powerover9k - Hey! thanks for the tip! Still deciding if i'll go with formula with SupremeFX or Extreme.

I checked your Sig as well and saw your case and googled it and its awesome! also, i noticed that you are using the rampage IV black edition, being a noob, is it better than "maximus VI formula"?

With my current build, is it okay to use the NZXT phantom 820 or CM Storm scout 2 instead of cosmos? come to think of it, its not as big so its a huge advantage! smaller case the better. Just not sure if its good for the build that im going for.

For the onboard sound, ill stick with that and if it sucks, then ill go ahead and upgrade, for now ill follow your advice. Im currently using B&W P7 for my music. Not sure if it will do good in terms of gaming or watching movies.

As for the ram, I checked both Vengeance pro set 16gb (2x8gb) & 32gb (4x8) and I was told "fewer stick the better for haswell". So, do you still recommend i get the 32 gb kit or stick with 16gb?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233546 (32gb)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233536 (16gb)




@Gunslinger - Will follow the onboard sound first and upgrade if I must. If i get your advice correctly, you are choosing extreme over formula for future upgrade? is that correct? but if Im planning to stick with it for a while and only use 1 monitor or 2 monitor, stick with formula instead of extreme? Did i get your idea?

AIO cooler
I've checked both fan and has its own share of pros and cons.
the corsair, is not compatible with win 8 and im trying to an 8.1 windows if I cant find a win 7 copy. If you were me gunslinger, would you rather go for the thermaltake or if you can recommend other AIO cooler that would be compatible with win 8 and 7.

Ram

I'll decide which to get. I might end up with win 8.1 Pro or non pro and will have to see if I really need 32gb set or 16gb set. I might get the CORSAIR V Pro 1866 model.

Moving forward, can you help me on choosing a case? for my set up is it okay to get a mid tower instead of uber tower type? any suggestions that will compliment the build that vying for plus the thermal cooler and fans to be installed. Overclocking safety for i7 4770k.

abvolt and antronman thanks for the extra tips 🙂

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i7 4930k or 4770k? which is better for rampage IV Black edition?
GTX TITAN BLACK ED or GTX 780Ti?

I've done a little research and i came up with this... Is this better than my first one?

LIST


Motherboard RAMPAGE IV Black ED (499.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132053

Ram CORSAIR VENGEANCE PRO 1866 C9 (154.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233536

CPU
i7 4930k (579.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116939

OR

i7 4770k (339.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901

GPU
EVGA 03G-P4-2884-KR GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 (730)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487003

PSU
Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold - 1000W (299.41)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4CP1EP1194

AIO COOLER
CORSAIR Hydro Series H110 Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 280mm (114.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181035

Chassis
NZXT Phantom 820 Series CA-PH820-G1 Gunmetal Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case (209.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146098

SSD/HDD
SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB SSD (214)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W00ZD1539

bump~ pls help me