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Fractal Design Arc Midi Black High Performance PC Computer Case w/ USB 3.0 and 3 x Fractal High Performance 140mm fans

Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Edition 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) 

Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core 

Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support 

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard


Now I have some questions also, first about the processor- is the i7 a little overkill since I most likely wont be video editing, processing, and/or other various high performance tasks, if so should I just drop a hundred off the price and get a 3570k or 2500k?


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If you're not going to do any video editing, cut down to the 3570k. The 2500k only supports PCIE 2.0/1, whereas that Ivy Bridge i5 supports 3.0. So unless you would want to OC the CPU further, it'll have to be the 3570k.

As for the PSU, I'd recommend to bump it up to at least a 700W, since the card you chose is factory OC'ed. However, I can't choose what alternative PSU to get since you have not stated your total budget.

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My total budget is around 1200 to 1400, if I have to go over for a better power supply I will as long as its 80+

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OK, here's what I think it'll suit you. It's on special ATM, till the 4th.

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Its cheaper on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-80PLUS-Certified-Modular-HX750/dp/B0090I9VZI/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

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Thanks for the suggestion, I'lltake that into consideration since eventually i might get a better card or some other component that uses more wattage. and that RAM I linked i wont be using, but is there anything else to say about the build along with the other hardware?

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Yeah I do. Where are you going to source the hard drive? And the CPU cooler?

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Working on it be done soon, do you intend on overclocking the CPU?