Would this build work?

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It would all work togetherjust fine but you are missing couple of inmportant parts such as storage, optical drive and a case. I startes putting to gether a build based on what you provided on PCpartpicker.com. Personally I prefer Corsair or Seasonic PSU's myself but OCZ is generally ok, too. I would suggest you do some research on that PSU to be sure though. Here you go.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard...
It would all work togetherjust fine but you are missing couple of inmportant parts such as storage, optical drive and a case. I startes putting to gether a build based on what you provided on PCpartpicker.com. Personally I prefer Corsair or Seasonic PSU's myself but OCZ is generally ok, too. I would suggest you do some research on that PSU to be sure though. Here you go.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.73 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($70.78 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.89 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $973.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-11 15:22 EST-0500)
 
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so then could you suggest a corsair or seasonic for me?
 
so with the ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with
G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR FREE

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293 and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

could i remove the G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546
 
It will play Skyrim on ultra for sure..Im not sure about BF3 or Arma2 on Ultra..I dont play those games. I have a very similar system and it maxes out Skyrim. There are a bunch of Youtube videos out there for the other games with the gtx670 you can check out tho.
 
If you can afford it..YES! if you are putting this much money into a system, I would suggest a SSD for your OS and a few games.. like a Samsung 120 GIG 840. It would be a nice add on for speed..not really help in games, but load times would be really fast.
 
+1 larrym on the suggestion for an SSD. That would be the icing on the cake for this build. Personnally, I would go for a the fastest Graphics card on the planet as well if I could afford it (see my sig., I already got the fastest single GPU card). However with your budget spending an extra $100 for a marginal improvement would probably not be the best idea. Add in a good ~250GB SSD for the OS and your most important games and you're set. This includes a good one (You could also make do with a 128GB if you want to save a little cash).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($170.41 @ eCost)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($113.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.89 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1191.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-11 16:30 EST-0500)
 
yes i guess i will get the
EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130768
one so in all it comes to about $1,102.92 which is just shy of my limit so i might downgrade to the 670 instead but it looks pretty good so thanks for the help
 
so my list is this

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $214.99


CPU Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+ $34.99


Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $129.99


Memory: G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR $0.00


Storage: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $79.99


Video Card: EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $469.99 ouch right lol


Case: Antec Three Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded 2 x USB 3.0 $69.99


Power Supply: CORSAIR CX Series CX750 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply $84.99


Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM $17.99

so a total of $1,102.92