Multi-use system ($1500) Needs Check

[warm_socks]

Hi Everyone

Just seeing if you can look over my comp idea and give me some insight on any changes you would make. I was aiming for $1500, but did increase my budget to around $2000. I play the odd game, mainly Starcraft, Guildwars, etc. I stream Halo from my Xbox to my pc often as well. I'm a regular internet user, and may or may not decide on OCing but I would like the option for the future. Any critiques to this system please let me know.....

Case - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139006
Mobo - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131730
Processor - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Cooler - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
Power Supply - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795
SSD - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227729
RAM - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173
Video Card - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130657
DVD Drive http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
OS - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116983CVF

I can build this system for right around $1500 shipped to me.

BTW: I live in Canada, have all the peripherals, and will be building in the next couple weeks.

 

[Why_Me]

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This build allows you to add another one of those cards later on in SLI.

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC6193&vpn=CC-9011011-WW&manufacture=CORSAIR $94.50
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Case ATX 4X5.25 6X3.5INT USB 1394 No PS

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/231687/HCG-750/ANTEC/ $94.50
Antec High Current Gamer 750W 24PIN ATX12V V2.3 Active PFC 80 Plus Bronze SLI Power Supply 135mm Fan

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD1817&vpn=GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3&manufacture=GIGABYTE $159.69 MIR $149.69
Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 ATX LGA1155 Z68 DDR3 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 2PCI HDMI SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/232639/BX80623I52500K/Intel/ $208.79
Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/218427/RR-B10-212P-G1/COOLERMASTER/ $24.20
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD5211&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G.SKILL $48.05
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/235121/CSSD-F120GB3-BK/CORSAIR/ $179.79
Corsair Force 3 Series 120GB 2.5IN SATA3 6GB/S Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD Sandforce SF-2200

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/233111/ST31000524AS/Seagate/ $49.79
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 7200.12 1TB SATA 32MB Cache 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive OEM

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/225965/DRW-24B1ST%20Bulk/ASUS/ $16.79
ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD9294&vpn=GV-N560OC-1GI&manufacture=GIGABYTE $233.10 MIR $203.10
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti Fermi 900MHZ 1GB 4.0GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI Mini HDMI DIRECTX11 PCI-E Video Card

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/222137/GFC-00599/MICROSOFT/ $93.79
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM

Total: $1,203.64 *not including tax and rebates

 

[warm_socks]

If I may ask, why did you suggest the Gigabyte Mobo over the Asus one? Is there anything in particular I should know about either?

 

[Why_Me]

If I may ask, why did you suggest the Gigabyte Mobo over the Asus one? Is there anything in particular I should know about either?

That Asus board has a lot of features that most peeps will never use.

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD2656&vpn=P8Z68-V&manufacture=ASUS $168.69
ASUS P8Z68-V Z68 LGA1155 ATX 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI HDMI DVI Motherboard