How's this for a build?

first of all, welcome to the forum
this is the right place, and you aren't mistaken to ask here:)

first of all what is your total budget?

everything in your build seems fine

750W is more than enough including for future upgrades if you plan on adding another 660TI to have two of them in SLI, and seasonic is a great choice

if you have the money you could get an SSD for windows instead of using HDD

and if you want to use HDD for your windows then i would recommend WD Black rather than Seagate barracuda

as for case Coolermaster HAF-X is very popular, and it is a good case, so check it out if you fancy it, but you could go with a much cheaper case if you don't care much about it

edit:
forgot to comment on cpu
it is a top of the line cpu, if you want to use your pc mostly for gaming, you could go with a cheaper one, 2500K for example
Edited by Deathclaw - 10/9/12 at 8:54am

He's talking about whether the General Processor Discussions forum is the correct forum.  If a person is asking for help choosing between AMD and Intel, or if they are open to both AMD and Intel, then this would be the correct forum.  So, if they are already set on one or the other, then this is not the correct forum.  In which case, either "AMD - General " or "Intel - General" would be the correct forum.

 

Therefore, that's the question.

 

Regarding the PSU:  you would even be fine with a good quality 450W power supply.  For any future upgrades, a quality 650W power supply would be more than enough.

oh, i misunderstood the question about the forum then:)

and i do agree about the power supply thing
i think though, he choose it because it is fully modular seasonic, what is a nice thing to have
you could go with XFX 450W (which is actually seasonic inside) what is perfectly fine for the build

Your better off with a 2500k and an SSD IMHO

Whats the reason you think you need an i7? The only real advantage is HT, and I cant think of many games that actually take advantage of more than 4 threads.

first of all you dont need the 3770k for gaming ..go for 3570k and save yourself $100. next you dont need that psu either..get a good quality 550 watt psu ..you wont need anymore than that even if you ever plan to do xfire or sli..next you dont need the 16gb of ram either ..8gb is more than sufficient for anything gaming related ..and finally i would suggest instead of going with 660ti get yourself an hd7950 for almost the same price maybe a little more but worth every cent..so you save $200 if you consider my suggestions

 

1) you should get a aftermarket CPU cooler if you to overclock, which i assume you are by going with a K processor.

 

2) cases - these are personal preference, i dont suggesting asking others really as any of the mainstream branded cases(antec/corsair/lian li/coolermaster/ are good enough, aesthetics are strictly up to the user, you're the one whose going to be looking at it everyday- so you choose.

 

3) i highly recommend an SSD to boot windows off of.(there are hundreds of ssd recommendation threads on this site already, so look them up)

CPU:
i5 3570k - $229
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
There's no need for an i7 on this build, 3570k is only $10 more than an i5 2500k and Ivy is better clock-for-clock than SB.

Cooler:
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
That's the cooler with the best bang/buck ratio, achieves good OC's usually.

Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H - $189
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545
Same price as the P8Z77-V, offer significantly more for the price

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H - $154
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128544
The cheaper model, still a solid mid-to-high range motherboard, this is a very good buy for the price.
Oh and there's no need to be worried by the fact that some of the VRMs aren't covered by an heatsink, its not needed and the board will be perfectly fine for overclocking.

Here's a comparaison quote from one of our members : (note: the VRM count isn't an absolute factor, what's also important is the quality and delivered power).

Video card:
Sapphire HD 7950 3GB - $309
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202006
For the exact same price as the MSI 660 Ti PE/OC, this Sapphire performs better, has more memory and more mem.bandwidth, and a great cooling.
(Alternatively, you have the MSI TFIII for $10 more. There is no TFIV 7950 BTW.)

PSU:
The Rosewill Capstone is the best deal currently: it has Super Flower internals, Gold certified and fully-modular, that is with a great price. The 550W model should be just fine, otherwise the 650/750W models are priced the same.
Rosewill Capstone 550W-M - $74
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182262
Rosewill Capstone 750W-M - $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182264
That's $50 less than the Seasonic!

Memory:
I would suggest the Samsung new 30nm memory "Wonder RAM", it has a crazy overclock potential and is very cheap (more info here). For a gaming PC 8GB will be more than enough in every situations.
Samsung 2x4GB MV-3V4G3D/US - $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147096

HDD:
Currently the best HDDs and those with single 1TB-platter.
I would suggest a WD drive, they have the best reliability.
Western Digital WD10EZEX - $84
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339&Tpk=WD10EZEX
This is WD's new 1TB drive. More info and review here.

Otherwise if you want to stick with Seagate I would suggest their new single 1TB-platter drive also.
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 - $79
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840

SSD:
I would really suggest getting an SSD, the prices have gone way down recently and it will make your computer superfast.
The Vertex 4 is a top-tier and very reliable drive, and its currently well positioned in terms of price.
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB - $104
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227791
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB - $209
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227792

Case:
There's a lot of great cases, I assume you want to go for a Mid-Tower which is commonly the standard size.
Fractal Design Arc Midi, Define R4, Corsair 300R, Rosewill Challenger, CM Storm Scout, some like the HAF series also...
Edited by adridu59 - 10/9/12 at 10:11am