Please rate this build ($1200 Parts budget)

[manicmike]

Good buddy of mine is treating himself to a new PC as a present for finally getting his Bachelors', so he asked me to design one on a $1200 budget for just parts, looking for some feedback on it...

CPU: Core i5 3570K

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V Pro

GPU: EVGA GTX760 SuperClocked 2GB

RAM: Kingston HyperX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600

Boot Drive: PNY Optima 240GB SSD

Secondary Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache 7200 RPM

Storage Drive: WD Caviar Green 2TB

PSU: EVGA 600W

Case: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition

Optical: DVD-RW Drive

Order Price: $1256.88
Mail In Rebates: $60.00
Final Price: $1196.88
(Prices are in US Dollars)

 

[Transmaniacon]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($334.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1203.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 12:35 EDT-0400)

Go with the newer Intel series, Haswell. The GTX770 is a nice upgrade, and this case and PSU are better quality options. No need for 16GB of RAM on a gaming machine.

 

[manicmike]

We we're looking for a lot of storage due to the high amount of Media he has, from Gameplay videos, Digital Movies, Music, etc, he has just over a TB worth and was burned by a bad external in the past, hence the internal 2TB for storage. Windows he got for free through his school and the MS DreamSpark program.

The RAM is something we went for because he does a lot of random stuff, from Video editing to gaming to just running all sorts of random stuff (AV, Steam, UPlay, Origin... I could go on, he's a business major, never closes stuff that doesn't go away when he clicks the "X")

All in all the recommendation is very solid, though the extra 2TB drive is a feature he's not looking to compromise on. Thanks! (I gotta start using that PC Parts Picker thing...)