Please help me with a $1200 PC

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Approximate Purchase Date: tomorrow

Budget Range: ~$1200 After Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: video editing, photo editing, web browsing,

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, Newegg

Location: NYC

Parts Preferences: i7-4770k + Z87x-UD3h combo deal @ newegg, 32gb RAM

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Sometime in the future


Additional Comments: please include a sleek case that doesn't have LEDs etc (I was looking @ the shinobi from BitFenix)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: this build is for my friend and his 13" MBP just ain't cuttin' it!

This is what I've come up with:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/19XTq

Please keep prices in the $12XX range!
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($141.01 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($17.60 @ Newegg)
Other: Fans ($40.00)
Total: $1187.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-25 01:31 EDT-0400)
 
I'd suggest this setup:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($186.13 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($93.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1231.04
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-25 01:41 EDT-0400)

( The Shinobi picked is the Black, plain version. Partpicker used the wrong thumbnail ).
 
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I think I'll do just that! Do you think it will be ok to use the Viper RAM because it is on sale for $102? Or is more expensive vengeance LP better...
 
2 2*8gb kit might not work well with each other, so I'd suggest a 4*8gb kit instead.

Anyway I just dig out some review about that Phantek cooler. It doesn't block any RAM slot on an ATX board so lets change the RAM kit to G.SKill RipjawX 4*8gb instead, save you 10$ while bring a bit higher performance due to lower lantency:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($186.13 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($229.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($93.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1220.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-25 01:54 EDT-0400)

Also is a slightly more expensive 840 pro a better option because I'm a bit worried about the 840's 130mb/s write speed...

That seems to be a good option.
 

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Thank you once again!

Just an unrelated question but for a different build I was planning on using 2x 16gb corsair vengeance kits. Would this be acceptable or should I get one 32gb kit (which for some reason costs more money!)
 

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Ok thanks SOOO much for all the help you've provided me with! Idk where you are located but here in NY it's 2am so I'm heading off to bed now - thanks again!