First build, looking for feedback (and some help)

[Aerithan]

My apologies in advance for not being able to post links!

This will be my first build, so I'm rather new to say the least; the following list is just something I've put together as a test, a rough draft if you will, to get some feedback before I finalize my plans on what I'll get. I believe I've listed everything: I won't need a mouse or keyboard and the monitor is already on here, but there is one more thing I'd like to ask: Would it be a good investment to drop another ~$100 and get the GTX 680, or is there a whole other card that I should be looking into? Thank you!


-Case: I'm still looking around, just trying to find one I like; I'd prefer a simple yet reliable case with some extra space for future upgrades, if anyone has some suggestions!

-Power Supply: Nvidia suggests a minimum of 600 W for the GTX 580, but this (and heatsinks below) is one of those things I'm rather lost on: I'm sure I should get more than that, but as for how much I should get and whether it's possible to have too much power... I do not know; so any assistance here would be very much appreciated!

-CPU: Intel i5-3570k

-Heatsink: As stated above, I'm completely lost when it comes to a heatsink: I don't want to drop a whole lot of money on one, but I want to make sure I get one that'll effectively and efficiently keep my PC cool. So it's similar to my power supply problem in the sense that I don't know what would be overkill and what I should get, so any assistance would definitely be appreciated!

-Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LK

-Memory: 8GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Ripjaw Series

-Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 580

-HDD: Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black

-SSD: Crucial 128 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT128M4SSD2

-Monitor: ASUS VS248H-P


-Budget: I'd like to stay around $1,500, but I can go up to $2,000 if need be.
-Resolution: 1920x1080
-Games/Settings Desired: D3, WoW, GW2, LotRO, Rift (etc.) at or close to max settings
-Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc): No
-Country: USA
-Do you need an OS?: No
-Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)?: No


Thank you in advance for your help, friends, and my apologies again for not being able to post links!

Yours truly,
-Aerithan

[Deleted]

I think you're looking for something like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK-140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1394.90
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-06-03 11:22 EDT-0400)

This will probably play all mentioned games at ultra(not sure about GW2, but I doubt that it will take a better setup than this to max it out). Fit in a 256GB SSD so you can comfortably fit all your games and your OS on it.
670>580, get a GTX 670 instead. The PSU i chose out is meant for you to be able to SLi on. If you don't need it, drop down to this one.