New System Build. Any Changes i should make?

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NightSoil

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I am soon to build a new PC and i am just wondering if there are any changes i should make. My budget is $2000. The website i plan to buy off is www.mwave.com.au, as it is located in Australia.

The Specs are:
- Corsair Obsidian 650D
- Corsair Force Series GS 128Gb ssd
- Lg DVD Burner
- Intel core i7 3770k/i5 3560k
- Hitachi Deskstar 2TB
- Corsair Vengeance 8gb 1600MHz (will upgrade to 16gb later)
- Asus Z77 sabertooth
- CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 800W
- a variant of 7970, planning to crossfire later this year.

I will mainly be using this rig for gaming and uploading videos to youtube. I would like to be able to play games on their highest quality and possibly keep this build for a while before upgrading. Any suggestions on what to change/keep would be appreciated.

 
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thanks for your help i just changed the psu to a Seasonic M12II Bronze 750W Modular Power Supply.
 
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You'll be much happier with this build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($599.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($239.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($125.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.00 @ Scorptec)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($409.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Lian-Li PC-K9B ATX Mid Tower Case ($105.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: OCZ ZX 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($169.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $2001.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-25 18:46 EST+1100)

Much more future proof.
 
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CPU I would go for the i5 3570K it is really a very good CPU and $100 cheaper than the i7. As for a GPU I would go for the Sapphire HD 7970. If you are really wanting to go to 16gig I would get a 4 stick set now and that way you can be assured that all four will work good together that is what I did when I built my i5 3570K Sabertooth rig. I just wish I had got the Sapphire HD 7970 instead of these GTX670's big mistake on my part.

There is no need in a $600 doller i7 3930K CPU! Stick with the 3570K! The Asus Z77 Sabertooth is a very good board. I am not sure why he is trying to get you to go for a socket 2011 with a $599 CPU but would be a waist of money for nothing in return.
 
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thanks for your help, but I think i will stick with socket 1155, but i do like the suggestions for other parts you chose, I will update my description now :).
 
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Thankyou for your help aswell, i will be sticking with the i5 3570k, so i can spend more on other parts such as the gpu.
 
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I have changed to a coolermaster silent pro gold 800w power supply and i have changed the gpu to a 7970, but i am still to decide on the variant i want to get as i will be upgrading to crossfire later this year.
 
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