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Swap the Ares ram for the Sniper ram i listed in my build, and yes it would work fine. It'll work with the Ares ram to, but my obsessive-compulsive side revolts at the thought of red ram in a black/blue motherboard 😉 Same price too, so no reason not too.
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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($319.99 @ B&H)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 2200BNHMWDTX1 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($24.17 @ Mwave)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.99 @ Mwave)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1046.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-14 23:21 EST-0500)

Swapped to a z77 motherboard so you can overclock, and swapped out the Ram strictly for aesthetic reasons. Is there a reason why you have 2 wi-fi adapters?
 
Actual fps depend on your monitors resolution , but that is a powerful system and will game extremely well .

You have made one small error though .The cpu is a K sku for overclocking , and the B series motherboard is locked to stop overclocking . B series boards work fine but they are really for "B" usiness use .
Instead you should use a board with a Z77 chipset , or alternatively use a non K processor
 
Swap the Ares ram for the Sniper ram i listed in my build, and yes it would work fine. It'll work with the Ares ram to, but my obsessive-compulsive side revolts at the thought of red ram in a black/blue motherboard 😉 Same price too, so no reason not too.
 
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