First Build Advice

[yolo19]

List of what I'm at as of now, just want to know if there's anything better for the same price or cheaper. If the increase is minimal for the cost don't bother. And this is a overclocking build

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=64385&vpn=RR-212E-20PK-R2&manufacture=COOLERMASTER

MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130645

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186

Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147134&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=65701&vpn=ST1000DM003&manufacture=Seagate&promoid=1296

HIS Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161404&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146068

Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136247&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=56381&vpn=VE248H&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1389

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004Q0PT3I/?tag=pcpapi-20

Approximate Purchase Date: By Black Friday

Budget Range:

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming,surfing the internet, movies

Are you buying a monitor: Yes



Parts to Upgrade: Starting completely new
Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg
Location: Chicago, Illinois

Parts Preferences: None, whatever works best

Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: no

Your Monitor Resolution: Not sure yet
Additional Comments: Would like it to look cool depending how much extra that cost and don't want it super loud
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: old computer broke it was crap anyways

 

[strife_ff7]

Here's a few changes that I'd make
cpu - i5 3570k $215 with promo code http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
mobo - msi z77a-g45 $110 after rebate http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130645
ram - corsair lp 8gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186

The cpu is the newer better i5 paired with a good mobo and the ram is low profile so it won't get in the way of the cpu cooler.

 

[yolo19]

I forgot to mention i can get the cpu from microcenter for $159.99

And if i went with the suggestions you made how much of an increase would that be?

 

[strife_ff7]

I forgot to mention i can get the cpu from microcenter for $159.99

And if i went with the suggestions you made how much of an increase would that be?

It's worth the extra $10 at microcenter to get the i5 3570k. Here's a comparison http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/701?vs=288 Also I know you said no crossfire but maybe in a year or so you might want to and with the msi mobo you can have two pci-e 3.0 x8/x8

 

[yolo19]

Alright I changed the cpu mobo and ram like you suggested. But I also changed the case because I didn't want an extremely boring one and the power supply I changed because it was more Watts for less but I'm not sure if it's better or worse than the last one which was a (PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK lll 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply)

Do you have any input on the monitor, right now I'm between the Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor and Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor

 

[strife_ff7]

The antec psu will work. I've read some good reviews for this monitor asus vh238h here's one of them http://shop.retrevo.com/m/search/productpage?c=1022&og=562669&m=23879364
If you want to spend a little less this is a good one too asus vs238h-p http://shop.retrevo.com/m/search/productpage?c=1022&og=1399567&m=23982443

 

[yolo19]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mMwU (Incase) Wanted some last second opinions going to start buying parts over the weekend and throughout the month. I might change the monitor but I would still keep it at 1920x1080. Really just wondering if there's anything on sale for less right now that's different from those parts but the same performance or better.

 

[yolo19]

Still looking for some last second suggestions on parts; if possible trying to save money without giving up performance.