building a new rig need some help

[Drdjfunk]

Trying to build a new PC been about 6 years since I've made one so trying to find out what would be good for the budget I have

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
gaming web browsing and some music and sound production
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
1500 before tax and shipping
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.

california
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.
MoBo, CPU, RAM, case, video card, HDD, power supply,
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
not reusing any parts
6) Will you be overclocking?
maybe
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080 27"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
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.
SLI, SATA 6Gb/s, eSATA, USB 3.0 looking at mostly ASUS z68 chipset
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
windows 7 64bit


here are some parts i was lookin at
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131730
EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130595
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

 

[Forceman]

Are your music applications highly multi-threaded? If not, you can save $100 by opting for the 2500K over the 2600K. Do you use Firewire (1394) for your music programs? If not, the vanilla -V is only lacking that and 2 extra SATA 6GB ports, and is $35 cheaper than the PRO.

For RAM, the G.Skill Sniper is nicely low-profile, and currently only $43 for 8GB of DDR3-1600:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

The Antec High Current Gamer 620W is a good choice for PSU, and is on sale right now at Newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371048

 

[Drdjfunk]

thats good i can knock off $100 but will 620w be enough for everything?

 

[Stupid_Newbie]

That's a nice psu. It will run it

 

[Drdjfunk]

ok cool
i was thinking since harddrives are really overpriced right now ill grab a SSD instead what would be a good brand for that? and also should i buy a CPU fan or just use the stock one?

this is what ives got so far
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119160
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131730
EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130595
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115070For
RAM, the G.Skill Sniperhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231416The
Antec High Current Gamer 620W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371048
except the 2600k would b a 2500k

 

[Forceman]

The go-to SSD is the Crucial M4. You can find cheaper ones, but the Crucial is pretty much the sweet spot for performance/price/reliability. If you have any intentions of overclocking, get an aftermarket cooler. The CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ is good enough for most overclocks and only costs $25.

You can also find 6970s for slightly (~$30) cheaper than that GTX 570, if you aren't particularly partial to Nvidia. Performance-wise they are about the same, with the 6970 getting the edge in most games.