First Computer Build - Seeking Feedback

gophers123

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Hello,

Following are the details of my first build. I would be very grateful for any feedback that anyone could provide me. I'm a music producer and will be using my computer to run Cubase (a Digital Audio Workstation) as well as several MIDI interfaces (connected via USB audio interface), with occasional gaming. My budget is ideally $1000 or less.

PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5 GHz LGA 1155 77W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501

MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z77 MPOWER LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-130-660&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo

VIDEO CARD: HIS iCooler H777F1G2M Radeon HD 7770 Ghz Edition 1gb 128-bit GDDR5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161402

MEMORY: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 X 4 GB) 240 Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-104-169&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo

HARD DRIVE: Western Digital WD Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache SATA 6.0 Gb/s

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

POWER SUPPLY: CORSAIR HX Series HX750W ATX12V 2.3/ EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD certified

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

DVD BURNER: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24x DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo

COMPUTER CASE: Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=11-139-008&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=4#scrollFullInfo

Lastly, Newegg has a special sale until 1/6 with the Topower Top 1000W ATX12V 80 Plus Gold Power Supply marked down to $69.99 (with promo code EMCNJNF75). Does anyone have any thoughts about this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817342041&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL010413&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL010413-_-EMC-010413-Index-_-PowerSupplies-_-17342041-L0I

Thank you very much for your feedback!
 

ybnrmalatall

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