First time building a computer

ahotovy4312242

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Hello,looking to build a pretty good gaming computer. I don't have a ton of knowledge but i have a good idea of what i want looking for suggestions please. thank you
video card
EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1573-AR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

processor
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

motherboard
ASRock Z68 PROFESSIONAL GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

ram
CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory with Air Fan Model CMT12GX3M3A2000C9

PSU
CORSAIR Gaming Series GS700 700W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
 

casualbuilder

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I would recommend going with either an i5 2500k, or an i7 970. the 2600k in my opinion is a waste of money in terms of gaming. the i5 is 95% as good for 65% of the price. thats a huge waste of mula that you could put toward a GTX580.