Critique My Build

acosell

Honorable
Mar 1, 2013
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10,510
Hello,

I've been lurking for a while looking at all the suggested builds. Based on all that information I've put together the following build. I was hoping someone could have a look at it and let me know if I'm about to make any terrible mistakes, or if there's opportunities for improvement etc.

My main motivation is gaming, but I'll be doing some light photo and video editing as well -- just home movies, nothing pro.

Also, are there any additional parts I would need to buy? i.e. cables?

Thanks in advance!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($304.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($137.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1326.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-01 22:58 EST-0500)