Help making my custom gaming PC better

[Griffin832]

I decided I was going to attempt putting together my own gaming PC because any configuration site I used completely ripped me off. Before I get to purchasing all these parts, I would like you guys to review the parts I have chosen, and make my rig better. Am I missing anything? Thanks very much!

Specifications:

Case: Corsair Obsidian Series800D ($280)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139001

Processor: i5-3570k ($220)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Market Heat Sink Fan: Cooler Master 212 Evo ($38)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

Motherboard: ASUS Z87- Pro ($200)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131979

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB {8x2Gb} ($175) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233332

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB ($410)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102961

Primary Hard Drive: ADATA XPG SX900 256GB SSD ($200)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211597

Storage Hard Drive: Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB 7200 RPM ($135)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178290

Power Supply: CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ($160) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011

Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner ($18) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

 

[realchaos]

Are you overclocking?

First off, this won't work because you chose a socket LGA 1155 processor with a socket LGA 1150 motherboard. Grab the i5-4670k processor and it'll work. Here's a good motherboard + cpu combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1386757

You don't need 16gb of ram for gaming, much less super expensive ram. 2133mhz ram is un-necessary as it won't provide much performance increase over 1600mhz. This is a good deal on good ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211457

Cheaper SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820249025

You're spending too much on a storage drive. This is better: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Stronger gpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463

Cheaper psu, still high quality. Actually it's a great deal on this psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207023

Your case is a bit expensive. It's meant for watercooling, but you're not watercooling so you don't really need such a big case. Try this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352020
It's packed with sound-dampening foam inside to reduce noise vibrations and keep the case silent.