My first build, feedback requested

[justbkoz]

I'm looking to build a good all around pc that will primarily be used for mmorpg gaming, but also a little bit of everything else. I'm hoping to have a somewhat future proof computer that I'll be able to upgrade and still be happy with 4 years from now. (hence the empty ram slots and room to SLI or CF in the future)

Im looking for feedback on A. does everything I've picked out actually work together and B. any areas Im gunna cause a bottleneck or I am spending too much money. My budget was $1200, but i forgot to factor in the OS so my new budget is $1400ish. I already have an LG IPS236 23inch monitor.

Also, I should point out, I've just been picking my parts so far, havent done any shopping around to find the best deals yet, or look for any combos.

After many hours of reading/watching reviews heres what I've come up with for my first build (or should I just copy one of the budget builds from this forum...)

Typed this all out before I realized I could make a wishlist public...
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=12548549


Intel Core i5-2500K $219.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 $124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

OCZ ZX Series 850W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Gold $169.99 (139.99 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341044
I know its overkill, but the idea here is that it'll be future proof.

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 $27.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

NZXT TEMPEST EVO Crafted Series TEVO-001BK $109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146062
totally open to suggestions on the case

PNY VCGGTX560TXPB-OC2-S GeForce GTX 560 Ti $234.99 (204.99 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133380
no preference on Nividia or AMD, just looking for the most bang for the buck under $250. And to be able to SLI or CF in the future.

G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231461

Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA III Internal SSD $165.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233206
I know its not necessary for a gaming rig.

Western Digital Caviar Black1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-/+R 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Combo Model SH-B123L/RSBP LightScribe Support $64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151232

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116716

Thanks ahead of time for the feedback.

 

[danraies]

Pretty good, but a couple of suggestions.

The Samsung Spinpoint F3 is cheaper and quieter with the same performance.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

You can get Win7 Home Premium OEM for $100. Make sure you get 64 bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
There's no real difference.

I don't know what your logic is in buying a blu-ray drive, but you might want to just skip it. Technology to play blu-ray disks on a computer is very poor right now because of drm and other annoyances. One day games might come on blu-ray, but dvd/cd writers are $20 so you might want to wait a year or two until the brice of blu-ray drives comes down and they're more useful.

Get 1.5V RAM for the same price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

 

[AdrianPerry]

Nice overall build.

I'd recommend going with a Gigabyte or MSI GTX 560Ti though for the extra cooling fans. They certainly help with noise levels and overclocking temps.

You might also want to consider the new Hyper 212 EVO. It has slightly better cooling than the previous and is still very much a good "budget" choice.
$35 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&Tpk=212%20evo

 

[008Rohit]

Almost Perfect build.

Change that cooler to Hyper 212 Evo. Costs $7 more.

Get this Galaxy Card and overclock it : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162074

Samsung Spinpoint F3 or Seagate Barracuda. (Better Drives)

That Corsair SSD is a good one, so is OCZ PSU.