I need advice for my gaming pc

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I decided to build my first gaming pc , I already did my research and came up with this set up:

case:
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior ( definitely want to get this I like the design and it has a lot of space for future upgrades and fans for better cooling)

GPU:
ASUS GTXTITAN-6GD5 GeForce GTX TITAN 6GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
OR
EVGA 03G-P4-2883-KR GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card ( I read online that this new version of the GTX 780 performs better on games than the titan)

power supply :
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 750W Modular Power Supply features 100% Nippon Chemi-Con Capacitors compatible with Intel Haswell Core i3/i5/i7 and AMD Phenom ( I picked this based on its high rating and reviews from newegg.com , Do I need more power? )

RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... )
OR
Kingston HyperX Beast 16 GB Kit (2x8 GB) 2400MHz DDR3 PC3-19200 Non-ECC CL11 DIMM XMP ( will it benefit me to have more MHz than GB?)

CPU:
Intel Core i7-4930K Ivy Bridge-E 3.4GHz LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor (definitely want to get this , it's the most powerful processor that I can afford )

CPU cooler:
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan ( I picked this based on its high rating and reviews from newegg.com , do you recommend a different one? I really don't want to get into liquid cooling since I don't want to run any risks of leaks

motherboard:
ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition LGA 2011 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard ( definitely want to get this , it just got released today so here is the link if you want to read the specs: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... )

storage # 1 :
Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD5000HHTZ 500GB 10000 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM ( definitely want to get this , it has a high rating and good reviews from newegg.com and also runs at 10000 RPM which based on reviews makes it a really fast hard drive, which storage should I install my games and OS on? in order for them to load faster?

storage # 2:
SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (
OR
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ( the PRO version it's a little more expensive than the EVO version , is it worth the extra bucks ? here is the link if you want to read the specs : EVO http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W0... , PRO http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... )

optical drive:
ASUS Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818AAT (DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GE) - OEM ( I picked the cheapest one because I just want a basic optical drive that can read DVDs so I can install games and software)

OS:
windows 8 or 7 ( which one is the best for gaming? )

I want to know if all the parts are compatible and can work together , I want a computer that can handle the newest AAA games on ultra high settings as well as code compiling , video editing and graphic design , please don't tell me to change the parts that I said I "definitely" want to get unless there is a compatibility issue with some other component, I know you're all trying to help me save money but I have a $3250 budget for this pc and want to get the best of the best that $3250 can buy , I really don't want to overclock my cpu or gpu too much so this is the order of my priorities that I'll be using this pc for: code compiling , gaming , video and image editing, one last thing I've been watching a lot of videos on youtube about how to build computers and I feel that I can do it now but I don't know if I should since I've never done it before and I don't want to break anything , do you think I should do it myself or bring it to a computer technician? did your pc work the first time you built yours?. thanks in advance for taking the time to read such a long post and for all your answers
 
I know that you don't wanna hear this, but it just feels a bit overkill in some spots.
For example, getting a 500GB HDD @10000, its fast but if your going to do video editing and image editing then you should go with 1TB @7200 and save some money or two of them if you need the extra space. Also if you getting an SSD there's no point of getting a 10000RPM HDD. I'll make a better build when i get home.
 
Any particular reason going for expensive LGA 2011?

PSU - Are you going to SLi in future? Probably get a 850W for more head room if you dual high end card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151108

GPU - Don't see the point of Titan, with $1000, you can get SLi GTX 780. or GTX 780Ti is cheaper.


SSD - Go for 840 Pro

HDD - no point getting that if you already use SSD drive.

Optical Drive - DVD Writer/ Blu-ray writer
 
I would get a 1000W PSU, sli 2 780Tis, and get a 840 Pro (as daisy stated) plus a 4 TB HDD. If you really want to go all out, that is ;) Get 16GB, 32 GB is utterly useless for everything. And speed is better than GB when you get up to 16 GB vs 32 GB. A Hyper 212 is good, in fact I am sitting right next to one as I type this :P However, in a closed loop like a Corsair H100, there is no risk of leaks, it's near silent, and cools better.
 
For video editing I would recommend going for 16GB, maybe even 32GB. If you can get 32GB then why not. You can eat up a lot of RAM doing editing. For virtual machines, I would probably recommend 32GB. I have 16GB and for VMs more would be good.
 
I would definitely opt for a i7-4770K, Gigabyte UD4H/UD5H and SLI 780ti.
Get a better cooler than the Hyper 212 Evo. It's excellent in price/performance, but it's cheap, and it doesn't compare to an H100i. And you are going to want a good cooler with either CPUs - a better one than the Hyper 212 Evo.
Your rig is nice, no doubt, but in terms of the value in gaming you get, it's not that good to be honest.
If you aren't that much in to overclocking your CPU, you could get an ASUS P8Z87 Deluxe and it'll do it all for you. Newegg showcased it's auto-OC capabilities on 8 different 4770Ks, getting around 4.6-4.9GHz on all of them.
Granted they admit they got lucky with the CPUs they got (all CPUs overclock differently), but the highest OC I've ever seen a motherboard do automatically is 4.43GHz on Sandy/Ivy Bridge (previous generations)
Overclocking is basically free performance. My CPU is OC'd from 3.4GHz to 4.4GHz, which is around 25% more free performance. Granted I have a $100 cooler on it, but I still consider it almost free :)
 
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Definitely ditch the Socket 2011 platform and go for a Socket 1150 platform. For gaming, you may as well just to save money whilst losing a tiny bit of performance.
 
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