New Gaming Build - First Time

[Unmaking]

So, I'm doing my first build, for gaming in particular, and I have some parts picked out already and am just wondering if they will work well together and if the gaming rig as a whole should function well.

I'm probably not going to end up doing SLI or Crossfire or overclocking, though I might in the future, and I think this setup would fit well for that.
But basically I'm just wondering if this is a good gaming rig I could build, or if I'm making a mistake with any of the choices I made.


I'm getting a:

XFX Double D FX-795A-TDFC Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150588


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


Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR240GB 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226237


ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293


Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-750 750W Continuous @ 50°C, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single +12V Rail, ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92, SLI Ready, CrossFire Ready, Active - PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182073


G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568


COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233


COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

 

[realchaos]

You might want to wait for this SSD to come back in stock: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147164
Drop the 16gb ram to an 8gb ram.
Get this psu instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151102 It's on sale for $109.
Other than that, this is a nice build that'll allow Crossfire and overclocking.

 

[marshallbradley]

I really don't like the XFX version of that video card, it's very noisy and the thermals aren't that great either. It was the card I had before my current one, got rid of it within a month. Stick with the Gigabyte version, it's cheaper (admittedly without the rebate, but I think $20 is more than fair for the trouble you're saving yourself), much quieter and has better temperatures: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414 Just look at the cons on the latest couple of comments for the XFX, nearly everyone mentions the "loud coil whine" or "loud under full load" or whatever. If you use headphones a lot this might not be such an issue, but bear in minds friends over Skype were complaining of the noise to me during gaming sessions.

Also Rosewill PSUs can be dodgy, I'd definitely go with a Seasonic, for example this one will last you through any single card setup: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095 . Don't go SLI or Crossfire unless you have more than one monitor or something like that, it's really not worth the hassle, noise, expense and issues, the performance of a single 7950 is very high.

Otherwise solid build.

M

 

[realchaos]

Actually if you can dish out a bit more, the Sapphire Vapor-X is very good: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-202-003&SortField=1&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1#scrollFullInfo
Otherwise this is a good cheaper one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202026

 

[Unmaking]

Thanks for the advice and quick reply! Super appreciated.