Build Improvements? (Ordering Tomorrow)

[RandomSauce22]

I'm ordering the parts for my first build tomorrow and I was wondering if there were any improvements that I could make.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.59 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($94.38 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $1081.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-20 23:43 EDT-0400)

Purchase Date: Tomorrow (8/21/13)
Budget: $1000-$1100 (as close to $1000 as possible)
Location: U.S.
Uses in order of importance: Gaming, 3D modelling/rendering
Overclocking: Yes (nothing extreme; 4.0-4.5 GHz)
Need OS: Yes; Windows 7 Home Premium
Preferred Parts: Nvidia GPU since I will be doing 3D modelling which requires CUDA
Resolution: 1920x1080
SLI/Crossfire: Yes, in the future
Preferred Retailers: Amazon and NCIX US. (Newegg charges tax in my state, unfortunately.)
Additional info: A storage HDD is not necessary since I already have one

Thanks in advance for any help, and feel free to ask me for additional info.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I have to agree with the reviewers ..... as exemplified here:

http://benchmarkreviews.com/252/msi-z87-mpower-max-motherboard-review/12/

I don’t think there’s any compelling reason to move from an Ivy Bridge or even a Sandy Bridge based system to a Haswell system– there simply isn’t enough performance and feature differential to justify it. On the other hand, if you’re building a new rig from scratch, there’s little point in investing in end-of-life platforms, so going Haswell/Z87 makes sense.

$210 for this SSD MoBo Combo .... save $20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1391625

4670k is $220-230 in most places

consider $180 for this case / PSu combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1390812

 

[RandomSauce22]

From what I've heard, the only advantage Haswell has over Ivy Bridge is the integrated GPU performance which doesn't matter since I will be buying a dedicated GPU.

 

[RandomSauce22]

UPDATE:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Momentus XT 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($134.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $1265.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-17 20:22 EDT-0400)

I have purchased and built this rig a few weeks ago. Thanks go out to JackNaylorPE for helping me decide to go with Haswell over Ivy Bridge.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

From what I've heard, the only advantage Haswell has over Ivy Bridge is the integrated GPU performance which doesn't matter since I will be buying a dedicated GPU.

Lotta people "saying that" .... but it doesn't hold up to scrutiny

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/836?vs=551

While IB overclocks an average 6% better than HW, Haswell has a 10%+ across the board advantage in stick speed so IB never quite catches up.

 

[Tradesman1]

Six of one half dozen of other, Broadwell will be out in early 2015, and bring with it a new chipset and DDR4. Regardless of what you buiild they should still be running then and beyond....when Broadwell is released, that will spell the end of the 1155 CPUs and mobos. The Haswell has a slight performance advantage, clock for clock but OC is more limited and heat is an issue, IB OCs better so they are about break even +/- about 3%

 

[RandomSauce22]

From what I've heard, the only advantage Haswell has over Ivy Bridge is the integrated GPU performance which doesn't matter since I will be buying a dedicated GPU.

Lotta people "saying that" .... but it doesn't hold up to scrutiny

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/836?vs=551

While IB overclocks an average 6% better than HW, Haswell has a 10%+ across the board advantage in stick speed so IB never quite catches up.

That's what I eventually realized so I went with Haswell. I also liked the selection of z87 motherboards better.