Please weigh in on this build for my bro. Specific PSU and GPU inqury!

XXF

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Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP

Budget Range: $750-$900

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (LoL, StarCraft, Steam, Smite), Creo 2.0, MatLab

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg/Microcenter

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Cincinnati, OH, USA

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: 4 year old laptop

Computer Processor
http://www.microcenter.com/product/388577/Core_i5_3570K_34GHz_LGA_1155_Processor - Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz - $169.99

Motherboard
http://www.microcenter.com/product/387627/Z77_Pro3_1155_ATX_Intel_Motherboard - ASRockZ77 Pro3 1155
- $94.99

Graphics card ** Is the 2GB version suffiecently better than the 1GB in your opinion?**
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150619 - Radeon HD 7850 2GB - $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150642 - Radeon HD 7850 1GB - $174.99

Optical drive
http://www.microcenter.com/product/322335/Lite-ON_24X_SATA_DVD_Burner_-_OEM - Lite-ON 24X SATA DVD Burner – OEM - $16.99

RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568 - Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) – $59.99

Hard Drives
SSD - Operating System/Applications

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147163 - SAMSUNG 830 128GB – $103.99
HDD - Storage
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 - SAMSUNG Spinpoint 1TB 7200 RPM - $84.99

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153 – Rosewill mid-tower with 3 good fans – $49.99

Power Supply **I am inclined to go with the SeaSonic, is 520W sufficient?**
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094 - SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W – $67.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182199 - Rosewill Green Series 530W - $54.99

Total $848.91 with the 2GB GPU and Seasonic Power Supply

Please comment on the GPU and Power Supply plus any other comments you have! Thanks so much!

Thanks, XXF!
 
gaming doesnt need even 8 gig of RAM , let alone 16 .
Cut the RAM to a 2 x4 gig kit

Trim the SSD to a 60 gig model and instal it as a cache drive . See Intel Smart response

Use the money you save to get a Radeon 7870


And ditch the Rosewill challenger . Its built of thin metal and cheap plastic .
At the same price there are better cases like the HAF 912 , Antec ONE , or CM 430 elite .
My choice would be the Antec because of the front USB 3 port

The seasonic psu is very good quality