Feedback on my build

[PR_Fiasco]

Hey there. I was wondering if my computer build is compatible/ looking good/ etc. I'd appreciate any feedback, be it positive or negative or simple advice.

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM


Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive


ViewSonic VX2453mh-LED Black 23.6" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design w/Speakers


EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card


SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply


CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9B

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Thanks for any kind of feedback!

 

[inzone]

I guess it would depend on what the budget is and whether or not you want to save any money or if your ok with the parts you have selected and the fact that they are a bit pricey and you can get less expensive parts to do the same thing.
The build is very nice as you have listed it and will be a great working computer. The parts I was refering to are the motherboard and the psu. Both are very nice parts and top quality , the Sabertooth is very good and a less expensive MB can be used but if your happy with the cost then fine go with it. The psu is also very nice and top quality but if your going with one card then you can use a 620w for the 670 , but again if your ok with the one you chose then great you have selected a very nice psu that should serve you well.
So again it's a top quality build with no issues and should be a great computer.

 

[PR_Fiasco]

Ah sorry about that, my budget is 1500+ and so far I'm pretty okay with the components. I sprang for the 750 watt PSU because eventually in the future I'd like to add another 670 and run them in SLI.

The motherboard I'm okay with, but I'd like to hear alternative suggestions, if you have any.

 

[inzone]

ASUS P8Z77-V LE PLUS LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131848

ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131820

Well it's like I said earlier that the Sabertooth is a very nice board but I feel it's a little gimiky with that tuf-stuf and the features are what's important and the two boards listed here are similar in that you can SLI and have the same sata connectors and ram slots for $50 and $60 less.
But as I also had said it will depend on if you are looking to save any money or if your happy with what you chose.
If you went with the $60 savings and put that money towards a cpu upgrade you could possibly get the i7-3770k , or put it with the video card and get the 4gb 670.
I don't know how close you are to the budget limit but getting a i7 cpu is not a bad idea.

 

[PR_Fiasco]

Thanks for the alternatives and the great feedback. I'll definitely look into the alternate Asus boards.

Cheers, bud!

 

[PR_Fiasco]

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[inzone]

Good luck and enjoy your build.