Please critique my proposed $1,800 Gamer Rig (Revised)

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Here is a revised list after much great input from the community here.

Now 2 Video cards in SLI Mode

1 Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version)
$99.99
1 Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000
$219.99
1 COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel
$34.99
1 GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$129.99
1 Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$169.99
1 Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$79.99
1 XFX P1-850B-BEFX 850W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power
$144.99
1 SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$149.99
1 G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAB
$62.99
2 MSI N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$739.98

Subtotal: $1,841.88
 
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I'd add an extra 8GB of ram if you are at it and grab a RAMDISK software. It really helps the snappiness of loading programs and takes wear and tear off the SSD. Also you can use the express cache slot for an SSD to attach to your large drive if you want.
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No need - the extra RAM will not help performance, maybe increase loading times slightly. But there's no need to spend tons of money on RAM on a gaming build. You don't come out ahead.

That means you could drop to a 5400 rpm drive for reliability reasons and possibly increase drive space if you care for more.
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What? There's nothing that says a 5400RPM drive is more reliable than a 7200 RPM drive, never seen that anywhere.

Not a fan of Win 8 unless you are using a...
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With that amount of cash, I'd run 670s in sli and crush this rig when it comes to gaming. See old thread.
 
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With that amount of cash, I'd run 670s in sli and crush this rig when it comes to gaming. See old thread. [/quotemsg]

Umm, I'm confused, this has 2 670's in SLI mode????
 
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I'd add an extra 8GB of ram if you are at it and grab a RAMDISK software. It really helps the snappiness of loading programs and takes wear and tear off the SSD. Also you can use the express cache slot for an SSD to attach to your large drive if you want. That means you could drop to a 5400 rpm drive for reliability reasons and possibly increase drive space if you care for more. Not a fan of Win 8 unless you are using a touch screen. The memory manager is better but lots of random conflict with stuff that shouldn't be with software. For gaming, I'd still grab windows 7.
 
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Seems good rig, I have same mobo+cpu+ram and running 560 ti in SLI :)

8 GB should be enough for gaming for some time to come, at least while they still develop 32 bit games... And I suggest you stick with Windows 7 64 bits for the time being. Give 1 year for a Windows 8 upgrade, will be more mature, really.
 
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I'd add an extra 8GB of ram if you are at it and grab a RAMDISK software. It really helps the snappiness of loading programs and takes wear and tear off the SSD. Also you can use the express cache slot for an SSD to attach to your large drive if you want.
Click to expand...

No need - the extra RAM will not help performance, maybe increase loading times slightly. But there's no need to spend tons of money on RAM on a gaming build. You don't come out ahead.

That means you could drop to a 5400 rpm drive for reliability reasons and possibly increase drive space if you care for more.
Click to expand...

What? There's nothing that says a 5400RPM drive is more reliable than a 7200 RPM drive, never seen that anywhere.

Not a fan of Win 8 unless you are using a touch screen. The memory manager is better but lots of random conflict with stuff that shouldn't be with software. For gaming, I'd still grab windows 7.
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You can run Windows 8 without a touch screen.
With that amount of cash, I'd run 670s in sli and crush this rig when it comes to gaming. See old thread.
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There's 2 x 670 there but on $1800 budget I'd go for a Gigabyte Windforce setup over the MSI cards:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1844.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-20 13:20 EDT-0400)
 
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Good revisions, looks like you've got a nice gaming rig going there. Nice to see you've stuck to your likes/dislikes while still taking (good) input from the community.
 
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^This.

Good job. Nice build. Glad you were able to use community advice and still keep a lot of the parts that you originally wanted.
 
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did not see the sli in there...mindset still in the old thread....forgive me for that...but I agree w/ this build
 
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