1600$ Gaming Build

I need a gaming build I'd like to have a 7970, Gskill RAM, and Asrock Extreme4MOtherboard though.

Thanks.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Uqhs

Intel build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Uqlv

Didn't go for a crossfire because its recommended to go with a single card to avoid things like micro stuttering, driver issues, etc.

Yeah I would just get 1 card.

 

Here is what I would do http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Uqvp

Yeah, that's a much more solid build. Well done, dude. 

Izrail's build looks good too, but I feel better going with 8 cores for gaming because next gen consoles will have 8 cores.