My first build - any suggestions?

Sidari

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Hi everyone,
I have been doing some research into building my first computer for a few weeks and would like some advice. Some backgroung info:

BUDGET: Under $2000 AU
PURPOSE: Gaming
PREFERED WEBSITES: MSY and PCDIY (as I live in South Australia and can pick up the parts from store)
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI: in future (buy a second card when cheaper)
MONITOR: 24 inch 1920x1080 (for now)
OS: Windows 7 Pro (64bit)

Basically I am looking for general advice:
-Making sure everthing matches up alright
-Will i have enough room in my case for my graphics card?
-I am open to suggestions on the case (I don't mind the look of it although I have seen better) I really like all the features it has for the price.
-Will my PSU be ok for future upgrades (eg SLI)?

MY BUILD: (all prices AU)
CPU: i5 - 2500K ($214)
MOBO: Asus P8P67-Pro-V3 ($195)
GPU: GTX580 lightning ($625)
RAM: G Skill ripjaws-X DDR3 1600 8G (4Gx2) ($80)
SSD: OCZ vertex2 120GB ($219)
HD: WD Black 1TB ($87)
CASE: Thermaltake chaser mk1 ($175)
PSU: Corsair HX850 ($223)
OPTICAL DRIVE: SATA DVD Asus ($21)
CPU COOLER:Cooler Master hyper 212+ ($33)

TOTAL: $1872

Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Let me know if you think this is a good build as I will be buying the parts in a couple of days
 

lowriderflow

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Case will be fine... that's why they make full towers, for major gaming rigs.
I believe 850watt is hte minimum reccomended for 580's SLI... but since that's such a high quality PSU, I think it'd be fine.

Don't forget to look at the combos on newegg, could probly combo alot of that stuff together and save $100 TO $150 TOTAL