Build Assitance on a $2000 budget.

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As the title suggests, I'm in the process of planning a build for a new gaming/music production PC. My budget is set for $2000 and does not include peripherals. After some light research and perusing pcpartpicker for a couple days, I've come up with the following build.

CPU:
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core - Combo or $339.99

CPU Cooler
Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid - $92.99

Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z87 ATX LGA1150 - Combo or $239.29

Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 - $139.99

Storage
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" SSD - $80.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM - $56.98

Video Card
MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR - $501.99

Case
NZXT Phantom 630 (Gunmetal) ATX Full Tower - $167.98

Power Supply
Corsair 760W ATX12V / EPS12V - $189.99

Optical Drive
LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer - $21.89

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) - $84.99

Sound Card
Asus Xonar DSX - $49.99

Wireless Network Adapter
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 - $38.57

TOTAL: $1982

Any suggestions where I can trim fat and/or perhaps upgrade?
 
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i'd go with ddr3 2400 since its such a high end system

you could easily save $100 on the PSU... you can still get a quality unit 700-800w for $80
You can trim the fat by getting a decent $80 tower as well... THERMALTAKE has some full size towers on neweg for $80 after sale/rebate. do you need a soundacard?
i'd probably get a better network adapter based on how much you're spending
 
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Is a bronze certified not much of a step down from a gold/platinum on consumption for a PSU?
I'll take the cheaper tower into consideration as well, I mainly chose that one since there would be a lot of space to keep my rig ventilated.
As for the sound card, I guess i wouldn't, I've heard onboard has gotten better, but since I wanted to use this PC for music production as well I decided to err on the safe side. With my audio interface, I guess i can find out if its necessary later.
Any suggestions on wireless network adapters?
 
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