3. [Build Ready] 1st Time Builder. The panic before the purchase. Tell me this isn'...

[Build Ready] 1st Time Builder. The panic before the purchase. Tell me this isn't terrible

OCing on air is super feasible and more budget-effective:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $222.75 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $28.98 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $99.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $89.98 @ OutletPC
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $58.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $119.95 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $47.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card $252.98 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case $99.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $74.99 @ NCIX US
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.79 @ OutletPC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) $87.75 @ OutletPC
Wireless Network Adapter TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter $18.19 @ OutletPC
Monitor Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor $140.98 @ Newegg
Monitor Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor $140.98 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1642.18
Mail-in rebates -$138.00
Total $1504.18
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 18:25 EST-0500
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