First Build. Need help with choosing parts and overall critique.

Coralian

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This will be my first build. I've played on consoles for quite a while now and have decided that this is the optimum time to move over to pc gaming. The so-called master race.

Anyways, i don't plan on playing that many games. I'll mostly be playing games my friends play, being bf4 and guild wars 2. On terms of overclocking, i don't think i'll do that now but down the road i hopefully will. This computer wont be used much outside of that realm besides occasional web browsing.

I do know that the graphics card isn't all that impressive but i'm simply looking for one for now. I will most like upgrade to something better in a year or two but for now, I've heard that this is enough. I already have a storage device by the way.

On a side note, could someone make an estimate of how long the lifetime on the build should be?

That about covers it so critique away and thank you to all who reply.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28oBQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28oBQ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28oBQ/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.09 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $601.04
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 16:43 EST-
 

Coralian

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I see thanks for the input. I have a spare hhd i will be using along with a dvd drive if i decide to put one in.
 

Ben Mcleod

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What about your operating system? It's easiest just to buy it as a disk and get a dvd drive, they cost next to nothing
Disk Drive: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas