New PC Build

[Bigchipper]

Finally did it...pieced together a new rig that should be here tomorrow:

i5 3570k processor w/Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus cooler
ASRock Z77 Extreme 4 mobo
MSI Twin Frozr 7850 gpu
8gb Mushkin Blackline DDR3 1600 8-8-8-24 ram
128bg Adata SX900 SSD
1tb Seagate Barracude Sata 6 64mb cache HD
Antec case w/OCZ Modstream 600w bronze modular PSU
24" ASUS 2ms backlit monitor
Steelseries Kana mouse and Microsoft Sidewinder Keyboard
ASUS Xonar soundcard
Samsung 22x dvd burner
And a few other bits and pieces. Price after rebates $1374. How'd I do?

[vesseblah]

Very few actually need or benefit from extra sound card nowadays unless you're using $150+ audiophile headphones, and can use the money on better graphics card or HDD or SSD for example.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

You could also save a bit of cash by getting CAS 9 RAM instead of CAS 8.

[Bigchipper]

The sound card ended up being $10 and the ram was like $5 extra. It would be around $80-90 to jump up to the 7870. I was pushing my budget anyway. No biggie...

[Deleted]

Your build looks fine, I'd like to know where you get an Asus Xonar SC for $10, nice deal.

I'd go for a more reliable SSD like Crucial m4 or a Samsung 830.

I used to recommend those medium quality PSU's like the OCZ unit in your build but I've seen a few faulty ones and it's not pretty. For a similar price you can get a better quality PSU like this:

Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.64 @ Newegg)
Total: $69.64
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

I'd also recommend a better CPU heat sink for around the same price:

CPU Cooler: Xigmatek GAIA SD1283 56.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $29.99
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)