reviewing my $1600 build

[admeteora]

so there it is let me know what you guys think, I already have all the peripherals and the OS.

I took a 750w PSU because if i ever want to have the 680 in SLI and OC it gives me room. let me know if there is anything wrong with it or that needs improvement. I would greatly appreciate it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($107.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.49 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($478.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($181.55 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($127.49 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ Amazon)
Total: $1575.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-16 04:28 EDT-0400)

thanking all of you in advance

Arnaud

 

[ChairmanSaab]

Everything is okay except SSD. Get Kingston HyperX 3k or Samsung 840 Pro.
Good Luck

 

[admeteora]

ok thank you I will look into it!

 

[SHORYUKEN]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($107.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($348.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($160.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($127.49 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ Amazon)
Total: $1354.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-16 13:15 EDT-0400)

You can add another 670 along the way.

 

[admeteora]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($97.28 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($107.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($137.63 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($504.13 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($160.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($127.49 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ Amazon)
Total: $1589.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-19 00:07 EDT-0400)

I have updated a couple pieces (SSD, GPU). any opinions on it? I would really appreciate it thanks

 

[boulbox]

What is this build mainly used for? if it is just gaming you can just drop to a i5 3570k because there is no performance gain in gaming vs the i7.

the 680 costs a lot and the 670 uses the same stuff inside and you can get a better cooler for $100 cheaper with around the same performance

 

[admeteora]

It is mainly for gaming but I really want something future proof!
for roughly the same budget there is also this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($379.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($379.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($160.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($127.49 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ Amazon)
Total: $1650.35
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-19 01:14 EDT-0400)

 

[boulbox]

The microcenter deal is instore buy only.

Here is what you should do
-Future proof will only last so long, so if you know you are going to build again, you can buy a high quality case and reuse it for the longest time
-try to make it so you can try to reuse as much stuff as possible to make the cost lower on your next build IE: 16GB of ram

The video card will die out pretty fast so if you are not planning on adding the second card next month or 2, just skip it because most people will just be like "oh this new card came out, should i sell my old card and buy that one or buy a second one of my old card" and they would usually go with the single card replacement.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.54 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($384.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (Gun Metal) ATX Full Tower Case ($161.72 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Kingwin Lazer Platinum 850W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1322.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-19 01:30 EDT-0400)

cutting some stuff here and there but lets you save
-ram
-PSU(pretty good one that hopefully doesn't die on you, mine PSU seriously lasted quite a long time (antec earthwatts) bought on release of the first i5)
-Case(this is preference, you can choose what case you like, i personally like the switch 810 for it's sleek look but since the HAF X is on sale, it is a pretty good buy either one you get)
-You can reuse HDD because those things last like forever, SSD, not so much
-CPU cooler(just buy the latest bracket for the new socket 11**)

Also if you are sure that you are not going to buy a second GPU, just tune the PSU down to 500-600W and save money.

 

[admeteora]

alright thanks that's great advice! You're right I should think more about reusability. I won't start buying anything before Im sure anyways. I live right by a micro center so that pick up only might work.

 

[boulbox]

If you live right by microcenter, get the i5 3570k+Asrock extreme4 for around $290. Or you can get the ASUS z77 LX which has a little bit less power phases but uses digital(better one) instead of analog controller