Working on my first PC , Budget: $1,350

That's a decent build. May I ask what the purpose is?
The link to the case is broken (lets me to a "404 error page not found" tomshardware.com page) so I can't tell you if you need the 3.5 to 2.5 converter.
CoolerMaster isn't in the top-tier of psu makers, but they aren't bad either. The psu should be fine.
Also, to answer your questions about what to do after POSTing your pc, watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxaVBsXEiok
This is part 3 of their 3-part series. Part 1 is picking out components, part 2 is building and part 3 is what to do once it's built.

Looks like a sick build, I know personally that the case is amazing. good luck!



Thank You very much!

Everything there is compatible. The PSU will be good as long as you don't overclock or plan to add any additional items.

If you have any more questions, let me know.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PS2P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PS2P/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PS2P/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B75 PRO3-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($76.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan ($11.92 @ Outlet PC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan ($11.92 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $954.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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This is pretty much I would build with your budget and I am assuming your not overclocking based on your questions. The heatsink is just there to give air flow direction instead of recirculating it in the case, pretty much any cheap tower heatsink will do the trick. B75 mobo for the price and because this isn't an OC build im posting. Using a single 7970 instead of trying to cram in a dual card setup as I would have to drop down to a lower card, more expensive motherboard that supports crossfire or sli, and than higher watt PSU in the end it's more hassle than it's worth in my opinion. And you are left with enough money for a SSD if you choose to do so with this build, blue ray writer, etc. And if your going for anything that provide better performance without overclocking will start costing significantly more for small returns.

A good chunk of your links weren't working when I posted and I couldn't see you had a SSD in there, or a lot of other things. Though some of them are now working and some not.

For the overclocking bit, I am assuming your not overclocking based on your questions. And if so it sounds like you have a bit of research to do before undertaking it as it can get complicated very quick (painful to learn too if it's not your thing too I may add, and time consuming). Link below has the references to the motherboard chipsets, look at the ivy bridge ones, some of the sandy bridge boards can use an ivy bridge processor but usually require an bios update which you need a working sandy bridge CPU in there first to do the update so you can use ivy bridge. For any worthwhile overclock you need an "K" processor like the 3570k or 3770k and a Z75/Z77 mobo from looking at the chart linked below. Well you can use a non-k processor and do a BCLK overclock you get almost no OC for your effort and mabey a couple hundred mhz and you have to jump throw hoops to do it and it's more effort than it's worth by far.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1155

The thing I mentioned about the heatsink is more on proper airflow in the case so you don't screw it up, and thus help keep the temps down in the case to put it short. And the heatsink is more effecient than the stock one included.

Now concerning the video card, I went with a high end single card setup as there are issues sometimes going with dual GPU (or more). Those are micro stuttering, and SLI/Crossfire support for the game which are both possible (not guaranteed) issues. And having 2 GPU's next to each other throwing off heat and taking up a lot of space in the case isn't a fun thing to deal with if you ever want to add something else in the build latter on like a raid card, sound card, internal wi-fi card, it gets cramp quite fast I've seen it and dealt with it in a friends build it's not fun.

There was also the issue of going with anything more high end in the CPU/GPU department would cost significantly more while providing little gain while keeping it in budget.