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Hi, I recently finished doing some extensive research (thank you, Tom's Hardware!) and came up with the following build for my new computer. I'm not extremely knowledgeable in the hardware department (I mostly just know the basics), so I thought I'd drop by to get a few opinions and possibly make some changes before I finalize my purchase.

Goal: I need a gaming computer that will be able to handle the latest games and those to come at medium to max graphics settings and playable to high frame rates; I play a lot of demanding MMO's like TERA Online, as well as shooters like Battlefield.

Budget: ~$1100

Specs:

GPU: MSi Radeon R9 280X
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper 8GB
PSU: SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W
SSD: SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912???

I'm pretty tired, so I wouldn't be surprised if I was missing something important, but this is what I have so far. I'm also not entirely sure on which case to get, so I'd be very happy with any sort of recommendations within my price range!

Something important that I should mention: I'm not planning on OC'ing anything at the moment. (Honestly, I would have no idea where to start!) Hope that helps!
 
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You will probably want to add a HDD for general storage, only put the OS and important programs/games on the SSD.
Also, you will probably want to get a Blu-ray combo or a standard DVD/CD optical drive.

And don't forget an OS (win7 or win8)

Lastly, if you are NOT going to be oc'ing, then what is the point in spending the extra money on a "K" series cpu and "Z" series motherboard?
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You will probably want to add a HDD for general storage, only put the OS and important programs/games on the SSD.
Also, you will probably want to get a Blu-ray combo or a standard DVD/CD optical drive.

And don't forget an OS (win7 or win8)

Lastly, if you are NOT going to be oc'ing, then what is the point in spending the extra money on a "K" series cpu and "Z" series motherboard?
 
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ootori

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Yeah, forgot to mention that I have a seagate 500gb for general storage. I've never gone over that much disk space, so the extra 256 should be perfect. And I already have a copy of W7. (Should I get W8 instead for any particular reason?)

And ahh, sorry, I didn't even notice that detail about the "K" and "Z" series! I guess I should be more specific about that; I said I wasn't planning on OC'ing at the moment, but I may in the future, as I do know someone who would be able to help me with that. If that's the case, is extra cost worth it? I think I would save around $30 if I switched to the "regular" versions of the CPU and Mobo.
 
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