Need Help With My First Build.

[Invrlose]

Hello I'm going to be building a gaming rig.

This will be my rig.

Asus Z77 Sabertooth
The next generation equivalent of i5 3750k.
The GTX 780 Once it comes out.
Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache
An SSD (Not sure how big, it will be for steam and the OS, as well as maybe WoW and a few other things.)
Case: Can't decide between NZXT Phantom PHAN001WT, Antec df 85, CM HAF X( I really would like this, but can't find a blue version and I'd rather not pay for bloody fans that I would have to take out anyway to replace.)
I'm 17 and its my first build, but I've got $5000 in the bank and I want to drop anywhere from $2000-$3000 on this. $3000 would be the absolute max that I shell out for this. I need help deciding the rest of my components. I'm fairly capable with computers, I've changed every component of a computer at one time or another, I've just never built from scratch.

help me build a slick machine!

 

[azeem40]

Unless you plan to buy a 2560x1440, don't even think about shelling out $3k on a gaming PC. At 1080p, half of that budget is wasted.

 

[Invrlose]

I said 3k at the very most. If I only spend $1800 so be it, I'm not going to purposely buy something like a GTX 790 to reach my 3k budget goal.

 

[azeem40]

Wise choice.

Here you go:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/huPu

 

[Invrlose]

Oh thank you I had no idea there was a website like that. I will put it to good use.

As for cases though, which one would you suggest? I have ruled out the Antec DF 85 because there isn't adequate cable management behind the mobo tray. The HAF X I have heard hasn't had a large enough cut-out for the CPU cooler either. What is your experience with the HAF X, DF 85, or NZXT Phantom (Full tower version)

 

[azeem40]

I have neither, but from the 500R I have, I can't imagine those Full Towers will be any bigger.

 

[Invrlose]

Sounds good. Which DIMM's would you suggest? The Sabertooth Z77 that I would like to get supports up to 32gb... But that is massive overkill.

 

[Invrlose]

Here is a list of what a possible build for me could be.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/huXK

However, replace in your mind GTX 680 with 780 And the i5 3570k with the next generation equivalent (Since I'm waiting for those.)

 

[XXStavrosXX]

I just want to point out that you can find an HD 7970 at less than $400:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102982

It is a better buy than GTX 670 at this price and certainly a much more value one than the GTX 680.

 

[Invrlose]

Sorry I've had problems with amd. When I put an amd
Gpu into my dads computer it shorted out and killed the board.

 

[TheXhosa]

I would suggest to buy a midi tower instead of a full one if you're not planning to have a huge load of hard drives or a mo bo with 3 - 4 way SLI/CrossfireX. An 120 Gb SSD would be enough for what you said you need, aswell if you're planning to get several titles to play I would go for 1tb 7200 RPM WD CB better to be safe in a storage point of view and I guess it's not way more expensive, a dual channel 2 x 8gb kit is sufficient at the moment but your mo bo can get more in case technology gets ahead of you, a 760 PSU 80GOLD+ will hold up your single or dual GPU's my suggestion would be a Seasonic X760 or equivalent. Good Luck !