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I may decide on a different case, will have a look around tonight. I'm very happy with the price it's come to and will order all my components from Newegg. Any advice would be appreciated just before I buy.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qIAO
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qIAO/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qIAO/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($125.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($438.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($152.98 @ Outlet PC)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.96 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1761.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-11 13:19 EDT-0400)
 
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You seem to have selected very solid components. Here are some questions / potential adjustments if I may:

CPU: Do you really need the i7? What kind of software will you be using? For instance, the only advantage the i7 has over the i5 is hyper-threading, and if you use this PC for gaming unfortunately games do not take advantage of hyper-threading so you won't be able to tell the difference with the i5. This is why most gamers get the i5 quad-cores. I'd pick the i7 only if you'll be doing some programming, simulation software, video editing, etc...

Storage: The Samsung 840 is an excellent SSD, but in a couple of days they will release the 840 "Evo" which will replace it (release date on August 14 on Newegg)...
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You seem to have selected very solid components. Here are some questions / potential adjustments if I may:

CPU: Do you really need the i7? What kind of software will you be using? For instance, the only advantage the i7 has over the i5 is hyper-threading, and if you use this PC for gaming unfortunately games do not take advantage of hyper-threading so you won't be able to tell the difference with the i5. This is why most gamers get the i5 quad-cores. I'd pick the i7 only if you'll be doing some programming, simulation software, video editing, etc...

Storage: The Samsung 840 is an excellent SSD, but in a couple of days they will release the 840 "Evo" which will replace it (release date on August 14 on Newegg):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147248

GPU: The GTX-770 is a great card, but for almost half the price you can get the GTX-760 (around 250$) which seems like a better bang for the bucks to me. In a couple of years, if the 760 doesn't do the job anymore, you can sell it and buy another 200-250$ card which will outperform the 770. That's what I do, I buy 200-250$ card and replace it every 2 or 3 years. I'm always hesitant to go with 400-500$ cards because they only offer marginal performance increase and cost twice the price, so the bang for the bucks is not there. I also see that you'll play on a single 1080p monitor, it's not considered such a high resolution anymore so you don't need that much GPU power.

Case: That case seems a little weak compared to the quality of your other components. Try to get the Antec Nine Hundred or the Corsair Cabide 500R instead.
 
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