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Hey everyone, I've spent the better part of tonight looking at other builds, as quite a few parts aren't currently available in Australia (And nobody likes shipping to us either) and I've come up with this.
Would appreciate if you guys could look it over and tell me if I've done anything wrong.

Approximate Purchase Date: Today or tomorrow hopefully!

Budget Range: ~$2500 AUD, then will spend about $500 of peripherals

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Watching movies, Study

Parts Not Required: I require all parts

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: pccasegear.com - Seems to have the largest range at the most reasonable prices.

Country: Australia

Parts Preferences: Not hugely fussed, Although all my previous GCards have been GeForce and id like to stick with them

SLI or Crossfire: Planning on a 2-way SLI

So anyways, Here's my build.


CoolerMaster HAF X Case - $179,
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=14840


MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming Motherboard - $159,
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23242


2xEVGA GeForce GTX 680 Classified 4GB - $529.00ea
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21007


Kingston HyperX KHX16C10B1K2/16X (2x8GB) DDR3 - $155.00
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21432


Corsair HX-850 V2 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply - $209.00
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21242


Intel Core i7 3770K - $375
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=20140


Corsair Force Series GS 128GB SSD - $155
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=22453


Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 - $99.00
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=19554


LG CH12LS28 12X BD-R Blu-ray DVD Combo Drive - $59.00
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18220

As Australia is quite hot, I'm pretty sure I'm going to need liquid cooling, But I'm not really sure on how to go about installing it.
Was looking at a closed system, But am open to suggestions.

Antec KUHLER H2O 920 CPU Cooler - $119.00
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17169

Current Price $2567

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
 
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MauveCloud
Actually, the same cpu cooler with a slightly different manufacturer part number (RR-212E-20PK-R2 instead of RR-212E-20PK-R1, listed separately at PCPartPicker) is available at mwave.com.au, so here's the part list for getting all of it at Mwave Australia:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($265.00 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.00...
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For a gaming rig, just get an i5 and 8GB ram - not much gaming benefit to getting an i7 and 16GB. Also, I'm not so sure you need liquid cooling. If you're willing to accept a smaller overclock (or don't overclock at all), a good air cooler should be fine even with higher ambient temperatures. What about this build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.00 @ Scorptec)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($519.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($519.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($304.45 @ Mwave Australia)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($60.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $2335.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-12 07:53 EST+1000)
 
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That case is such an overkill.
I think He'll be fine with just an NZXT Phantom 410
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146087
 
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Kosmoscus

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Sorry for replying like this, But whenever i click the reply button on the bottom of either of your posts, The page 404's

MauveCloud - The build looks great, And i quite like the savings as it means i can spend a little extra on a new monitor.
Although as i live in the Western Australia shipping is rather expensive so id like to order from the same supplier.
Everything other than the CPU Cooler is available from mwave.com.au, Is there something you could recommend from there to replace it?

Sackboy - I'm aware the case is overkill, I picked it more for the way it looked than any kind of functionality, Although i must admit the case you recommended does look quite nice itself
 
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Actually, the same cpu cooler with a slightly different manufacturer part number (RR-212E-20PK-R2 instead of RR-212E-20PK-R1, listed separately at PCPartPicker) is available at mwave.com.au, so here's the part list for getting all of it at Mwave Australia:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($265.00 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($519.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($519.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($185.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($304.45 @ Mwave Australia)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($60.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $2347.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-12 08:25 EST+1000)
 
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Just a few more quick questions,
The SeaSonic X-850 PSU is currently sold out, And they can't give me a date for when they will be getting more in, Would the Seasonic X-Series 750W be a viable alternative?
http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-ab48064-seasonic_xseries_750w_psu_80plus_gold_modular

Also I'm not quite sure what the difference between a modular and a standard PSU is?

Thanks so much for all your help so far.
 
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According to ko888's post in this thread:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1711435/psu-good-gtx-770-sli-answer-fast.html
2 gtx 770s in sli need 62 amps on the +12V rail, which is exactly what the X-750 offers, so that's cutting it awfully close. If the X-850 is out of stock, the HX850 that you were considering originally is a good alternative:
http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-aa49464-corsair_hx850_v2_80_plus_gold_modular_power_supply
It offers 70 amps on the +12V rail.

Modular means that the cables come packaged separately, so you are able to use only the ones you need. Non-modular power supplies have all the cables sticking out of the unit, and unused cables can't easily be removed.
 
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Ok,well seeing as you want a case with good aesthetics you can still find MANY cases with great aesthetics that cost a lot less than the one you choose. But it's your build and if that's the case you want then go right ahead and purchase it.
 
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