Need some help on CPU & GPU Cooling & Part Picking - Hardware & Software

So I plan on for the first time building my own Gaming PC and I have some questions and need some part suggestions. I'm currently looking for a good CPU Cooler (And maybe GPU Cooling), and a Monitor. I've heard that molst people suggest the Corsair H100 Liquid Cooling system but I have a few questions on it, how easy is it to install for a total newbie at building PC's and how much/difficult would be it to Liquid my GPU as well? I'm trying to keep this build under $900 and I plan on working on it in September. (PC Building Experience: Replacing a 2004 Dell CPU & HeatSink) Current Part List: Mobo: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ CPU: AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Missing Memory: Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX660 2GB Case: Azza Solano 1000R ATX Full Tower Case PSU: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Monitor: Missing Current Build Cost: $793

If you're not overclocking I wouldn't bother with water cooling and just get a good air cooler like the cooler master 212

Mhmm in that case, would it just be better when I'd have to overclock later, to replace a fan with a liquid cooling system?

Yeah you can always upgrade later. If you're not actually planning on overclocking enough to require a water system it's probably best to just stick with air, it's simpler and way cheaper that way.

Have you already bought the parts listed, because you can do a lot better than that for that kind of budget.

[QUOTE=flayne;41399384]Have you already bought the parts listed, because you can do a lot better than that for that kind of budget.[/QUOTE] Not yet however I'm trying to keep the build as low as possible but get the best benchmarks out of every game.

[QUOTE=HK_Rage;41400352]Not yet however I'm trying to keep the build as low as possible but get the best benchmarks out of every game.[/QUOTE] Those are two different goals, but you want to go with Intel. I know the amount of cores and clock speed is much greater for much less cost when compared to Intel, but these are not absolute measurements of what makes a processor good. In fact the AMD processors tend to have half the cores they claim to (combined with a hyperthreading-like technology which allows them to blatantly lie). The gaming processor of choice right now is the i5-4670k. The gaming motherboard of choice are the G45 gaming (better sound) and the z87x-d3h (more USB 3, better bios), or if you need to save money and still get an overclocking motherboard, the z87 G41. This combo deal from newegg may interest you: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1326986[/url] If you plan to SLI in the future, keep in mind that the PSU in that deal does not have enough connectors for two modern cards (only 2 x 6+2 pin connectors). Also 8 GB of RAM is perfectly satisfactory for a gaming computer. You will only need more for image and video processing intensive purposes (in which case 16 GB is the recommended amount).

Unless you're doing some MAJOR overclocking, a good Air cooling heat sink will serve you just fine.

[QUOTE=flayne;41400711]If you plan to SLI in the future, keep in mind that the PSU in that deal does not have enough connectors for two modern cards (only 2 x 6+2 pin connectors). Also 8 GB of RAM is perfectly satisfactory for a gaming computer. You will only need more for image and video processing intensive purposes (in which case 16 GB is the recommended amount).[/QUOTE] What Kind of PSU would you recommend for Duel GPU's? Also is that Combo you showed me worth the extra $100?

[QUOTE=HK_Rage;41403381]What Kind of PSU would you recommend for Duel GPU's? Also is that Combo you showed me worth the extra $100?[/QUOTE] Over what you recommended, by far yes. If you're going to throw out the PSU though, you may not want that combo. Regardless stick with Intel, it makes a big difference. Even with integrated graphics I can run for example Just Cause 2 (a fairly graphics intensive game) at somewhat low settings (texture detail High, Water detail Medium, soft particles + decals, everything else lowest) with ~40 FPS (that's just an my estimate, mind you) at 1080p. And, if I haven't mentioned it, I'm running that exact combo right now with a WD Blue and a hyper 212 evo. As far as PSU recommendation, I'd say go for a HX650 or, if you wanted more upgradeability, an HX750 (which would probably run even two 780s).

[QUOTE=HK_Rage;41403381]What Kind of PSU would you recommend for Duel GPU's? Also is that Combo you showed me worth the extra $100?[/QUOTE] If you have a budget of $900, you should be getting an Intel build. This is especially so if you plan on going SLI/CF. The AMD FX line of processors lie about what they are, are inefficient, power hungry and have terrible single thread performance due to how the architecture works.