1200 build for gaming/photoshop/rendering

[synoptism]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming (WoW, SC2, TF2, BF3), photoshop, rendering (video encoding), web browsing, and heavy multitasking will all be done on this PC.


2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Looking for a (soft) budget of 1200 with tax and shipping. If a strong case is made for an SSD then I could go slightly higher.


3) Where do you live?
Buffalo, NY


4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Will need CPU, MB, RAM, GPU, PSU, case, HDD, heatsink/fan, thermal compound. My knowledge of SSDs is minimal, so I'm not including one in the parts I've already selected, hoping to avoid the cost of one. If opinion shows strongly for including one, then I am open to cost-effective options.


5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Will be reusing peripherals (dual 24" 1080p monitors) keyboard, mouse, headset, and DVD-RW drive as well as other storage drives.


6) Will you be overclocking?
I will be overclocking, assuming parts I've selected are a good fit. I haven't overclocked since I had an Athlon XP 2500, though...


7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I have two 24" 1080p monitors that I will be using.


8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
If all goes according to plan, nearly immediately to a few days from now. I currently don't have a desktop system that works.


9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
Good SATA support is a must, Z68 seems like it'd be up my alley for the new features it brings (QuickSync in particular).


10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Windows 7 64bit will be used on this computer.




Here's what I'm looking at. I haven't built in a while, so I might be off in my parts selection. Some of these items include MIRs, but I am not including those in my total budget or in this post as frankly, I never trust a MIR.

COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior
$159.99

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$59.99

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
$94.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
$11.98

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXL
$114.99

GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$144.99

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7
$28.99

Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
-$20.00 Combo
$544.98

Subtotal: $1,160.90
Shipping: $0.00
Grand Total: $1,160.90

 

[Dangman]

Ditch that RAM as it is not worth the $15 for DDR3 1600 RAM. You'll be fine with two sets of this RAM:
$100 - 2 x G.Skill Ripjaws F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM

Ditch the AS5 as the stock thermal paste that comes with that Coolermaster HSF is pretty good already. Even if you wanted to have another themeral paste for whatever reason, AS5 is no long that good of a choice considering that there are other thermal paste out there that don't have a 150 hour to 200 hour curing time yet cools just as well if not better.:
$10 - Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound
$10 - Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Compound

The PSU is also not a good choice considering that you can get a larger and quality PSU for the same price:
$95 - Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W

Other than the above, looks solid to me.

 

[synoptism]

Thanks for the input, Danny. I'm going to make all those changes right now and pull the trigger as some of the deals are ending tonight it appears...and all I have is my chromebook right now. I'll reply to this with feedback as soon as the parts get in and I build it.

 

[plunger]

I would get a larger PSU for if you wanted to SLI in the future. I have a 650TX v1 and my SLI options are limited do to PSU.

 

[Dangman]

I would get a larger PSU for if you wanted to SLI in the future. I have a 650TX v1 and my SLI options are limited do to PSU.

The 750W PSU that I recommended is more than enough for GTX 560 TI SLI. Even the 650TX he had originally will be enough for GTX 560 TI.