help me build my first computer

loganmg31

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Feb 16, 2014
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Idont know too terribly much about computers but i want to try to build my first computer. i want it centered around gaming with great audio(5.1 surround sound). the most visually demanding game i have right now is battle field 4, i wanna be able to play it on maximum visual settings(which runs at about 17 fps on my current pc) with no detectable lag. I'v picked out the Sappire HD 7970 GHz edition vapor x 3Gb for my GPU, and the Intel I7-4770k for my CPU but have no idea what kind of motherboard i need for these or which sound card to go for or what kind of power supply i need (i was thinking around 750w) and iv heard about over clocking dont know much about it but would like a water cooling system for this purpose (again dont know which one) i also dont know how much RAM would be sufficient but not too much overkill (plan on running 64bit win8) and no idea how big of a casing i need. so i basicly need a list of part for me to take to geek squad(or a list of parts and how to's)

I know this is a lot of text, but I would really appreciate it if someone with more experience could help me not make any bad decisions
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($197.27 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $504.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-16 02:08 EST-0500)

$500 for a perfect psu, a excelent motherboard with great sound chip, very fast ram and a very good case and hd.
And the best price-performance cpu cooler avaliable.