Need advice on building my first gaming pc

[YnoT2450]

Hey guys I want to build my first gaming PC. I need some advice on parts and any other tips that would be helpful. Here's a list of what i found let me know what you think. Eventually, I would like to add more ram or another video card so that's why I got the 750W power supply. I know this build won't need it right away. Let me know if you see anything that's not compatible with eachother. I would also like to buy a SSD if anyone has any suggestions. I'm trying to keep this build close to $1000. As you can probably tell I'm no expert on building but I would really like some advice/suggestions. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!


Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard

G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card

Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case

Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply

Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

 

[splinter007]

Some things to think about:

- Will I really need 16GB of RAM?
While gaming, 8GB is more than enough. You won't even use it all.

You picked some good quality parts. I can't see anything wrong with the parts you chose.

 

[YnoT2450]

Some things to think about:

- Will I really need 16GB of RAM?
While gaming, 8GB is more than enough. You won't even use it all.

You picked some good quality parts. I can't see anything wrong with the parts you chose.

Thanks for the reply. I'll consider going down to 8GB of RAM and save $50!! Would you recommend getting a SSD for gaming and the OS or is it a waste of money??

 

[splinter007]

For the OS yes, note that games only have decreased loading times while on an SSD. Put your FPS games, large-scale RPG games, or any game you want faster load times on it.

I would also suggest putting all drivers and programs you use all the time on the drive too. If you want to have an SSD + HDD, (Best of both worlds when you combine a high-storage drive & a fast SSD.) put the other crap (like downloads / unimportant programs) on the HDD.