Review my build plz

[NewCents05]

Its been a while since ive been on this forum, but I have decided to rebuild my desktop due to my watercooling leaking onto my mobo frying evverrryythinggg. I am hoping I can get the expertise of this forum to review and criticize my build since its been a minute since I have done a custom build.

So far this is what I am planning

CPU:

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  i5-3570k
  Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

really the only thing im positive about.

MOBO: I need some help here. I am unsure which one I would like to do.

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  ASUS P8Z77-V (the one im kind of leaning toward currently due to it having built in wifi)
  Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

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  ASUS Maximus V Gene
  Newegg.com - ASUS Maximus V Gene LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

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  ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77
  Newegg.com - ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

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  comparison of all 3
  Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more!

RAM:

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  G.SKILL Trident X Series
  Newegg.com - G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX

GPU: not entirely sure what to do here. Get single nice card or sli two decent cards

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  EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC Signature 2 3GB (x2 SLI)
  Newegg.com - EVGA 03G-P4-2665-KR GeForce GTX 660 SC Signature 2 3GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

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  ASUS GeForce GTX 680 4GB
  Newegg.com - ASUS GTX680-DC2-4GD5 GeForce GTX 680 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Audio Card:

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  Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx soundcard
  Newegg.com - Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx soundcard

Hard Drive: (will also be running 1tb for storage)

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  OCZ Vertex 4 256GB
  Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

PSU: (not entirely sure how much power I will need, maybe someone can chime in on the correct wattage I should be using)

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  Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 1000W
  Newegg.com - Thortech Thunderbolt Plus TTBPK00G 1000W ATX12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
  
  or bump up to 1200W for not much more
  
  Newegg.com - Thortech TTBPK20G 1200W ATX12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
  
  or recommend me a good power supply that will be able to power all my stuff and is reliable. I will also be running a custom water cooling system from xoxide so I would like to be able to power the pump/lights/whatever other little gizmos I decide to toss in there.

Yeah thats about it, maybe suggestions as well on a nice high res monitor that isnt crazy expensive. So let me know the best possible combo along these lines as well as any suggestions you have to improve the system in whatever way. Thanks!

 

[Sean W.]

The Asus P8Z77 line of boards are awesome, cant go wrong with those! but my favorite board for 1155 is the MSI Z77A-GD55, check it out

as for GPUs, its always best to go with the highest end single card that you can afford, in a year when your rig starts to get taxed, grab another one at a lower price, throw it in and you will be good to go again!

those powersupplies are crap. get something form either Corsair or Seasonic

other than that, looks good!

 

[PP Mguire]

P8Z77 for the board:
Drop the RAM down. 2400 is pointless. Anything past 1600 isn't noticed in any real application and sometimes not even in synthetics.
Single 680 is better.
Sound card isn't needed unless you have a very high end audio setup.
I would get a Corsair Neutron GTX, Corsair Force GT, or Samsung 840pro over that Vertex 4 any day.
As was said, those PSUs are terrible. Get yourself a Seasonic X650 Gold or Corsair HX650. You don't need anymore wattage than that.