New gaming computer

hippy420

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Hello :)

This is my first time building a computer how does this sound so far?

Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z - LGA 1155 - Z68 - Republic of Gamer Series - mATX Intel Z68 Micro ATX DDR3 2200 (((or should I go with the Asus P8Z68 V pro?)))

CPU: Intel i5 2500k

GPU: Sapphire AMD Radeon 6870 (or is the XFX noticably better?)

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 8 GB DDR3

PSU: CORSAIR Gaming Series GS600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply (is that enough?)

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD5000AAKX

All i really have so far. I most likely will not be overclocking (may do so in the future though). What setting will this play BF 3 on, and what setting will it play starcraft 2/Diablo 3, and sims 3 at?

And would a medium case work for this? or should i go large? :)

Oh, and I want to be able to upgrade it in the future as well with minimal expenses.

Thanks.