Help on my first gaming computer

[Maxwh2o]

How will this build work for video editing and playing bf3?

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115072

MOBO: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157271

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

GPU: MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr II GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127682

HDD: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 136769#top

ODD: Samsung DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151244

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119233

PSU: 620w seasonic
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095

what do you think of that?

 

[fpoon]

Looks good. Save up and invest some money in a SSD when you can.

 

[Maxwh2o]

Should I get m4 128gb or a coolermaster hyper212 first? Will this be able to overclock well on this psu?

 

[Maxwh2o]

Will the psu be able to overclock?

 

[s3anister]

Should I get m4 128gb or a coolermaster hyper212 first? Will this be able to overclock well on this psu?

I'd definitely get the hyper 212 EVO first before an SSD so you don't get the stock intel thermal interface material on your CPU. That and you'll want to overclock your processor as soon as you get it lol

 

[Maxwh2o]

That psu whent out of stock so how will this work?

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017&Tpk=Ocz%20600w

 

[benceh]

That psu whent out of stock so how will this work?

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017&Tpk=Ocz%20600w

Get a better known and more reliable one, from seasonic or corsair. I'd recommend the X 660 from Seasonic. (Got it and its a beast, the fan is hybrid, not always on)

 

[benceh]

You should get a WD Caviar Black instead of Blue for your Harddrive.
Get the 212 evo if you will be overclocking your CPU, and just save up and later on get yourself an SSD. Unless you got the money now, a 120gb ssd as bootdrive and for the most used programs would be nice.

 

[s3anister]

The ModXStream Pro 600W is an excellent PSU for its price range. I would, however, suggest getting the CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W as it comes with a 5 year warranty and is somewhat better overall than the ModXStream PSU.

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W - Currently $89.99 but it's $10 off w/ promo code EMCNCJC32, ends 7/23.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

 

[s3anister]

You should get a WD Caviar Black instead of Blue for your Harddrive.
Get the 212 evo if you will be overclocking your CPU, and just save up and later on get yourself an SSD. Unless you got the money now, a 120gb ssd as bootdrive and for the most used programs would be nice.

Oops, don't know how I missed that one. Yeah you most definitely want a WD Caviar Black if you're going to be buying a traditional HDD.

Right now you can get the Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX 500GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive for $80 after using the $20 off promo code EMCNCJC23, ends 7/23.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136697

EDIT: RE4 drives are Western Digital's Enterprise Drives so they are very reliable on top of being fast. Personally, I'd buy an RE4 before a Caviar Black.