First Homebuilt Gaming Rig Help and Opinion

[destructor_rph]

I'm building my first gaming desktop and it would be great if you guys could tell me if all these parts are compatible, best and cheapest place to buy them, recommendations, etc.

Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/LGA1155-CrossFireX-Motherboard-Z77-EXTREME4/dp/B007KTY4A6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379897212&sr=8-1&keywords=asrock+z77+extreme+4%2C

Processor/CPU: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B007SZ0E1K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382209844&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+core+i5+3570k

Case: http://www.microcenter.com/product/392494/HAF_XM_Mid-Tower_ATX_Gaming_Computer_Case

RAM: http://www.microcenter.com/product/354613/Vengeance_Series_12GB_DDR3-1600_(PC3-12800)_CL9_Triple_Channel_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Three_4GB_Memory_Modules)

Graphics Card/GPU: http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Dual-Link-DisplayPort-Graphics-02G-P4-2678-KR/dp/B0083Y6MV6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1371318371&sr=1-1&keywords=evga+geforce+gtx+670

Storage: http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-WD1002FAEX-Internal-Desktop/dp/B0036Q7MV0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371320067&sr=8-1&keywords=western+digital+1tb+sata+iii

Optical Drive: http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD-RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1371325899&sr=1-1&keywords=ASUS+24x+DVD-RW+Drive+OEM

Power Supply/PSU: http://www.microcenter.com/product/406088/CX_Series_CX600M_600_Watt_ATX_Modular_Power_Supply

Thermal Paste:http://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-Polysynthetic-Thermal-Compound/dp/B0002VFXFE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371421309&sr=8-1&keywords=thermal+paste

Operating System: http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371422204&sr=8-1&keywords=windows+7

Moniter: http://www.amazon.com/Asus-VE247H-Backlight-Integrated-Speakers/dp/B004EFUOY4

 

[sora]

Seems pretty solid but you don't really need 12GB of RAM; go with 8GB as it will perform just as well.