I am looking to build an almost exclusively gaming PC that I will be adding parts to later.
So far I have come up with this: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Waarlock/saved/1Z8B
Out of these parts, I would love sugggestions on motherboard and memory.
For the motherboard, I am looking for 32GB optional memory expansion, similar I/O (6Gb/s Sata, USB3). Also at least 1 PCI-E 23.0 slot.
For the memory, I would prefer to be adding 1 8GB stick, rather than 2 4GB units. Clock speed and cas latency aren't that important to me.
Later I plan on adding a graphics card, possibly this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx797atdfc
I do plan on overclocking the CPU, so I would love suggestions about CPU coolers. However I don't plan on creating a custom loop.
At this point in the build (with no GPU), I am looking at a budget of around $800.
In terms of gaming, I am coming from an ancient system so I'm not picky about settings. I currently have a 1080p and a 1440p display in house, and whenever I do get a graphics card I will use whichever can give me a good balance between quality and FPS.
I'm not to worried about peripherals, I already have things that work.
I already have Windows 8, but I will probably go to 8.1 when it's fully released.
All help is greatly appreciated, thanks.