Is This A Good Build for $1500?

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alexk33

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This is going to be my first build. It will be used primarily as a gaming rig using only 1 monitor currently, but maybe 2 in the future.

For the money I am spending on this build, do you think there are any better components I should choose instead, or should I just wait for the Haswell and GTX 700 series graphics cards? And yes, I understand 16gb of RAM is overkill, but I am trying to build a rig that is future proofed and has the possibility of upgrading in the future.
Side Note -- I am not very interested in a water cooler at the moment, but will choose one if someone can give me good reasons why I should.

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570k Ivy Bridge ($219.99)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler ($90.99)
Maybe a water cooled closed loop system instead???

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 ($199.99)

Graphics Card: ASUS GTX670-DC2-4GD5 GeForce GTX 670 4GB ($459.99)

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ($119.99)

HDD: Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB ($64.99)

SSD: SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB ($139.99)

PSU: Rosewill FORTRESS Series FORTRESS-750 750W Continuous@50°C,80 PLUS Platinum Certified ($109.99)
Only getting this one because the Newegg deal...

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 ($99.99)
Should I get a full tower case?

OS: Windows 8 64 bit (99.99)

Total: $1,503.90

Thanks for the help!
 
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Get the Corsiar H-Series water-coolers for your CPU.
Why cool your CPU with a Water-cooled configure?
You with get maximum cool temps with constant temperature, you won't truly have to worry about your CPU's actual temps until you overclock your CPU, which is what I recommend you do considering that CPU you have is your typical "dollar" saving method but you need to overclock it so you get the FULL worth of your CPU, which will help quite a bit for your FPS gaming needs. [;

If you don't know how to overclock, it's quite simple. Just look up overclocking for your type of CPU and you'll easily find the typical settings people have that will give you a rough idea on what settings for you to use while overclocking.
Once you know a bit more about overclocking you'll understand what I mean when I said something about the motherboard settings.
You get the most out of overclocking if you just do it manually through your motherboard BIOS settings.

Other than that advice I think you will be satisfied by your new gaming computer. [:
 
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alexk33

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Thanks for the quick reply!

I am planning to overclock this PC like you stated (been watching a few Youtube videos).

My main concern is that Haswell and the GTX 700 series cards should be released soon, so should I wait for them to be released and buy those, or wait for them to be released and hope the prices drop on my components.

 
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Here are my other purchases for this rig. Do you think these accessories will work well with my current build?

Monitor: ASUS VS Series VS238H-P Black 23" ($195.99)
Just went up in price today, so I may look for a better deal. Also, may run 2 monitors in the future with the purchase of a second graphics card.

Keyboard:Corsair Vengeance K90 ($139.99)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 ($69.99)

Mouse Pad: steelseries 63003SS QCK+ Mouse Pad - OEM ($19.00)

Speakers: Logitech Z523 40 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System ($89.99)
 
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Those miscellaneous computer parts would be great for your build, the Corsair mouse and keyboard is a couple of my personal favorites. [: ASUS monitors are also very good quality.

For your possibility of two of the monitors I recommend a low good price of the ASUS GTX 550 Ti, view information here.

The only reason why it would be more expensive for the two monitors is because you need two graphics cards.
Which makes you need a good bang for your buck, but at the same time need SLI ability for the cards, and good performance.

Two of the ASUS GTX 550 Ti will run for about $275.00. Which is reasonable because with these cards SLI it will perform as you most likely will enjoy. [:





I would then advise to keep good money in your pocket for the GTX 700 series then go for a lower price of GTX cards. Such has possibly just a GTX 660 TI or something close in that perspective so you can get your good performance for a low dollar. Make sure to compare prices, GPU speeds (in Mhz), and finally the amount of GB memory on the cards aswell.



Sincerely,



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