Setting up a new system

Hello everyone,
I'm setting up a new system and would appreciate any comments on the components I've selected:
(the idea is to have a mid-range system, with room for upgrades in the future). thanks!
CPU
Overclocked Intel® Quad Core i7-3820 (3.6GHz @ max 4.4GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79 PRO: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
32GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS QUAD-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P( 4 x 8GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 650Ti BOOST- 2 x DVI, HDMI, - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
3rd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
4th Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W PRO SERIES™ HX850-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE

I would not suggest raising the base clock to OC on that CPU. You may want to stop at 4.3GHz. That base clock frequency effects more than just the CPU.
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