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    Picked some parts, not sure of the rest

    So I've decided its time for my next build and its been awhile so I was hoping some of you experts could look at what i'm thinking about purchasing. My budget is around 2400$ after tax. I intend to play WoW, DIII, perhaps Skyrim, and am getting back into video editing. I'm not completely a enthusiast but do want to build a higher end rig. I'm also not crazy on future proofing but I'm open to suggestions.


    Here are the parts I've picked so far. I haven't selected a heat-sink or power supply. Hoping some of you have some suggestions for those. I didn't think I needed to go overkill in these areas and just want enough to be safe.
    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8auG

    Lastly and most importantly If anyone sees anything that isn't compatible let me know!

    Thanks,
    Professorq

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    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
    CPU Cooler: Xigmatek GAIA SD1283 56.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
    Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
    Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.98 @ NCIX US)
    Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($120.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Hard Drive: Crucial M4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($239.99 @ Amazon)
    Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
    Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ Newegg)
    Power Supply: OCZ 700W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
    Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($56.23 @ Amazon)
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
    Total: $1584.12
    (Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-05-13 09:29 EDT-0400)

    You don't need the i7 because you probably won't utilize it enough

    Let us know if you have questions!

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    With the build above I could afford multiple displays, which I'm interested in for video editing. Will it handle it? Also I fraps while I play. Will I be able to play games such as WoW and Diablo III at max settings and be recording in full size at the same time?

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    Yes it will be able to handle all games @ max settings while recording.

    You can even pickup a 2nd GPU later on down the road if you wanted.

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