plan for first build ever thought

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ASUS (DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B) Internal 24x DVD Writer, OEM| Black, SATA | Windows 8 Ready

 

Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Socket LGA1155, 3.4Ghz, 6MB L3 Cache, 22nm (Retail Boxed) Gen3 (BX806237I53570K)

 

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" SATA3 64MB Cache OEM Hard Drive (ST1000DM003)

 

corsair Professional Series Modular HX650 80PLUS Gold Certified 650W PSU (CP-9020030-NA/US)

 

Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (MZ-7TD120BW)

 

Sapphire (11196-01-40G) Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 | 810 MHz Clock, 5000 MHz Memory | PCI-Express 3.0, Dual-Link DVI, Dual Mini DisplayPort, HDMI

 

BitFenix Spectre PWM 140mm Orange LED Fan [bFF-BLF-P14025O-RP]

 

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Direct Heat Pipe CPU Cooler R2, Intel 2011/1366/1156/1155/775 and AMD FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2 (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

 

fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl USB3.0 Mid ATX Case (FD-CA-DEF-R4-BL)

 

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL9 DIMMs (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9)

 

MSI Z77A-GD65 Socket 1155 Intel Z77 Chipset | Dual Channel DDR3 2800(O.C.) MHz, 3x PCI-Express x16 | GLAN, 4x SATA 3.0Gb/s, 4x SATA 6.0Gb/s, 2x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0 | DVI/VGA/HDMI, ATX

[Blade of Grass]

Looks like a pretty good build.

 

Are you planning on doing SLI or Crossfire in the future? If not, than 650w is abit overkill.

[WoodenMarker]

A good 550w bronze will do. The 650w is overkill.

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do you think a Seasonic G-550 Modular power supply would be enough? even after overclocking?

[WoodenMarker]

do you think a Seasonic G-550 Modular power supply would be enough? even after overclocking?

That's more than enough. Seasonic makes great psus. You could save money by getting a bronze psu though. An xfx 550w bronze or a cx600 should be cheaper.

[VVR4ITH]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/13M6d

[berianmol]

You have selected some great components and yes 550w is more than enough if you are not gonna sli or crossfire.