First timers £1400+ Gaming Pc build, could you guys check it over for me?

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I'm getting the headphones separately but this is about what I'm getting.

Also, to use 7.1 or 5.1 surround sound headphones will I need a soundcard?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/MBsO

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TA 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.58 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7g Thermal Paste (£3.03 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£103.46 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£98.22 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£72.28 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (£317.50 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£27.48 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case (£109.99 @ Aria PC)
Case Fan: Thermaltake AF0030 70.2 CFM 120mm Fan (£6.49 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£90.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.13 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£147.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Other: GIGABYTE OSMIUM GAMING KEYBOARD (£105.90)
Other: Shogun Bros Ballista MK-1 8200 Dpi Pro Gaming Mouse (£53.98)
Total: £1406.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-27 19:47 GMT+0000)
 

xanderlane

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Lol, we're getting the same motherboard. that motherboard has 8 audio channels (7+1) so, yes, you will have surround sound.

By the way if you do end up getting a sound card I would suggest the HT Omega Claro II

edit: wait, nevermind I read the post wrong.
 

teemogeek

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recommendations: (i'm at work and no access to pcPartpicker to check prices)

HSF: Hyper212evo , comes with its own thermal paste (get rid of the arctic since you wont really notice any significant temp drop)

Memory: Brand isn't an issue here, so go for the atleast a 1600 or higher cheapest one that you can get. 8Gb is more than enough, you won't be needing 16Gb of RAM.

SSD: get the samsung 840 120Gb SSD. Its more reliable and faster

PSU: If you plan to OC in the future then your 750W is okay. Buy I suggest you get SeaSonic or other respected brands
 
Welcome to Toms forums.

The build that you have listed is a good one and has a lot of good choices so the build should come out as a very good performer. There is one thing that you could change if you wanted to and that's the cpu cooler, since you have chosen a locked cpu and don't appear to be wanting to overclock you could use the stock heatsink that comes with the i5-3570 cpu.
The headphones will work just fine with the onboard sound chip and a separate sound card is not needed unless you just want one.
 

Rammy

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Non K-series CPU suggests you don't want to overclock, but Z77 Extreme 4 suggests you do. You can save money on the motherboard if you aren't interested in overclocking.
Also, the 3450/3470 or 3350P might offer better value for money as all the non-overclockable versions are pretty similar in performance.

16Gb of ram is overkill for a gaming PC. 8Gb is plenty.

Have a look at the Samsung 840 Pro (or at least 840) as a good quality and reasonably good value SSD.

That case fan looks quite cheap. Are you sure you need it? The Phantom comes with quite a lot of fans equipped. It might be better to see how you get on and replace/add fans if needed.

750W is overkill unless you plan on a massive overclock. Think around 550-600W for a single HD7970, 800-900 if you want to Crossfire them. It's a nice PSU though.

You shouldn't need a sound card.