Is this a good gaming pc build?

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lololsonicbird24

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Hey guys, I'm planning to build a gaming pc in 2013 and I'm not sure if these are good choices for pc components. If you think it's good or I should switch a part for something else, leave a comment. Btw, I also want this system to be overclockable.

My build (Updated 12/27/12):

CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K $209.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EBUXHQ/?tag=pcpapi-20

CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro Series H80 $89.99 *$10 mail-in rebate*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Motherboard - ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 $154.99 *$25 mail-in rebate*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

RAM - Corsair Vengeance 32GB $159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233232&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB $89.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036Q7MV0/?tag=pcpapi-20

SSHD - Seagate Momentus XT 750GB $120.35
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00691WMJG/?tag=pcpapi-20

GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX670 FTW 2GB $394.98 *$30 mail-in rebate, $4.99 mail-in rebate*
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=77327&vpn=02G-P4-3677-KR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1033

Case - Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey $95.68
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=75051&vpn=FD-CA-DEF-R4-TI&manufacture=Fractal%20Design

PSU - Corsair HX650 $99.99 *$20 mail-in rebate*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Optical Drive - ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS $24.98 *$4.99 Shipping*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit $89.98
http://www.outletpc.com/c5740.html?utm_source=c5740&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker

Multimedia Reader - Rosewill RDCR-11004 $27.99
http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-5-25-Inch-Multi-In-1-Internal-RDCR-11004/dp/B007YDJJFS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355289395&sr=8-1&keywords=Rosewill+RDCR-11004

Base Total: $1633.92
Mail-in Rebates: -$85.00
Shipping: $9.98
Total: $1558.90
 
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That looks like a decent build, however, you could improve it a bit with an Intel i5 3570K to enable PCIe 3.0 on the motherboard.

Speaking of the motherboard, the ASUS Sabertooth Z77 is quite pricey at $239.99. You could save a fair bit of cash by using an ASRock Z77 Extreme4.

Unless you are planning to do music production or sound editing the saound card is probably unnecessary. Save a little more money there to put into a bigger SSD. SSD's are dropping in proice and it's not unreasonable to get at least 250 GB.
 
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lololsonicbird24

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The motherboard ain't bad but the only reason why I'm getting a sound card is because I want my game sound quality to sound awesome and I am planning to edit some things
 
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It's also cause I'm not sure if the Dedicated is better than Integrated. Which one do you prefer?
 
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