New Build Haswell i5 gtx 670 build

[xashes21]

Approximate Purchase Date: 1 Month
Budget Range: £1000 excluding shipping.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Programming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: This is a new build so I need to buy every part except Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse and OS.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: scan.co.uk, ebuyer or amazon. Other websites will be considered if a product is cheaper or only available on that website.
Location: Cambridge, UK
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, Nvidea GPU.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 and a second running at 1440x900
Additional Comments: I was wondering whether it would be worth spending extra money on the PSU to allow for SLI in the future if I wanted to.
Why Are You Upgrading: Current laptop cannot run current games and is starting to fail. I also require more power for programming.

Below is a list of components which I am currently thinking of for my build. Please comment with better options or confirming whether these are good choices, Thanks.

CPU: Intel i5-4670k
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-4670k-s-1150-haswell-quad-core-34ghz-38ghz-turbo-1200mhz-gpu-34x-ratio-retail-plus-fre

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler for All Intel/AMD CPU's
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-hyper-212-evo-4-heat-pipes-direct-contact-with-120mm-quiet-fan-lga775-1155-1156-1366-a

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING Intel Z87 Socket 1150 Motherboard
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z87-g45-gaming-intel-z87-s-1150-ddr3-sata-iii-sata-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx

GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 670 Power Edition OC NVIDIA Graphics Card - 2GB
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-gtx-670-power-edition-oc-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-1019mhz-boost-1079mhz-plusfree

PSU: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0050AFU46/?tag=pcp0f-21

Case: Cooler Master HAF XM Gaming Mid Tower
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-haf-xm-black-mid-tower-case-usb-30-3-way-sli-crossfirex-upto-9-hdds-inc-front-2x-x-doc

SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/120GB+Samsung+840+Series+2.5%22+SATA+6GB%2Fs+%28SATA-III%29+Solid+State+Drive+?productId=53690&source=skinflint

HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002MQC0P8/?tag=pcp0f-21

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-8gb--2x4gb--ddr3-1600mhz-cl9-vengeance-low-profile-black-performance-desktop-memory-kit-7JZ8.html?utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=AW00&awc=3044_1371331391_969ed362bb49c65e6048d04e1275a68c

Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/opticaldrives/satadvdwriters/Samsung/SN-208DBBEBE.html?#utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=PCPartPicker

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006PMX964/?tag=pcp0f-21

I would also like to know whether it is better to SLI or buy a new single card in the future once I feel an update is needed.

 

[Norlag]

Get a gtx 770 instead of the 670. Similar price, better performance. Otherwise, everything looks good.

 

[g-unit1111]

Get a better PSU. On that budget there's no reason to get a Corsair CX. This would be a far better choice: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/750w-psu-xfx-p1-750s-nlb9-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx

Yes I would also go with the aforementioned GTX 770. Maybe get something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.27 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.10 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£149.11 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£73.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£349.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.94 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£77.69 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £983.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-16 07:37 BST+0100)

You can always add the SSD in later.

 

[xashes21]

Get a gtx 770 instead of the 670. Similar price, better performance. Otherwise, everything looks good.

The GTX670 is around £70 cheaper than and GTX770 on scan.co.uk. Is it worth spending the extra £70 on the newer card? Also, if i did go for the GTX770, would it be worth getting a MSI Gaming version so that I can use the VGA boost feature on the MSI motherboard for the extra performance it claims to give?

 

[Norlag]

I think it would be worth it, as the 770's performance at stock speeds is about 20% better than the 680's, and overclocks well, also. I don't know anything about the vga boost feature, but it doesn't really seem to be worth the extra $ for the gaming edition. I would buy the evga gtx 770 with the acx cooler, but if you want to spend more on the msi lightning or gaming editions, that's fine.

 

[xashes21]

Ok, I have decided to go with the MSI gtx770. I've also decided to switch the hard drive to WD Black 750gb. Do the rest of the components look fine to go with?

 

[g-unit1111]

Ok, I have decided to go with the MSI gtx770. I've also decided to switch the hard drive to WD Black 750gb. Do the rest of the components look fine to go with?

Yeah that should be fine. But definitely get a better PSU.