What do you guys think of my new build?

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CPU-i5-4670k

MOBO-MSI Z87 g-45

RAM-8 gb 1600

GPU-XFX AMD 7950 

PSU- OCZ 700w

SSD/HDD- OCZ 120 gb and seagate 2 tb

CASE-NZXT Phantom 410 (Don't really like it, want to buy a Fractal Define R4)

OS-Windows 8 :(

Those are what you guys care about, what do you guys think? Most of these are from my previous build. Just replaced my Mobo and CPU. Any recommendations? The reason I do not like my Phantom case, its look to plastic and it came damaged when I first did my build and the customer service is lousy. They keep on ignoring my emails and I called and they said they emailed me when they did not. Do you guys think I will need to upgrade soon? Just a opinion that is all.

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  • What will the system be used for?
  • Are you considering specific upgrades in the future (another GPU, watercooling, etc)?
  • What is the brand of the memory and what are the timings?
  • What is the efficiency of the power supply?
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System will be used for college work, gaming, programming, and windows/linux machine. I will upgrade my gpu in the future for sure because of gaming and for water-cooling (Maybe a non-maintenance loop) or just get that beast of Noctua heatsink. Brand of memory is patriots. Came with my mobo with my last build. My power supply is 80 plus, might get a fully modular one down the road with better energy efficiency. I know when I see a good deal on a SSD over 250gb I will snag one to. My goal for this build is to be quiet as possible that can be a killing machine. I just bought the Mobo and CPU, was going to get the i7 4770K, but thought I did not need the hyperthreading. Thank you for the reply.

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  • Phanteks CPU coolers are superior to Noctua in terms of performance but Noctua are generally more quiet. Keep that in mind if you choose to purchase a CPU cooler in the future.
  • If you're going to use Linux and plan on virtualisation endeavours, consider getting a non-K Intel CPU or a Xeon so you get the VT-d extension. The 4670K and 4770K do not support this technology. Otherwise if you want overclocking potential, the 4670K should be adequate for almost everything. Only get a 4770K if you're doing video rendering or heavy computational work.
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Hey, thank you for the reply. I like to overclock and talked to a few of my linux buddies and said the k series would not be a big issue. The main OS I will be using is Windows for gaming until Linux picks up. Ubuntu I only use because the simplicity of the interface. When I try linux distros they are mainly through usb. I want to get a quiet system, sort off like Logan's rig. Just not as expensive.