Building first PC and want opinions on parts list

[JaredB]

My current store bought PC is dying on me, so I'm building my first PC, and I want opinions on what I'm planning before I buy everything.

I dont have an exact budget but my guess is that before shipping the PC itself without periferals will be somewhere around 1500$ before tax and shipping

It will be used for Hardcore Gaming, Game Recording, and Video Rendering, I am also going to get a monitor and GeForce 3D Vision in the near future once I have the PC built. I have 2 monitors currntly a 42" 720P TV, a 42" 1080P Apple Monitor, but I plan on buying a 3D ready monitor in the future.

I will buy new periferals later, but not until the new PC is ready.

I am going to get Windows 8 for it.

I already own an SSD and 2 HDDs, and a blu-ray/DVD optical drive which I'm going to gut from my old PC.

I'm going to go with 2-way SLI, but I'm not sure if I should buy 2 of the same or 1 of each, so let me know what you think.

I DO plan on overclocking once I have it built, so PLEASE leave some overclocking suggestions if you have a similar build, because this will be my first attempt at overclocking.

Also let me know if you think I should get a weaker or stronger power supply.

It's proably a good idea to mention that I;m going for an overall white / blue color scheme, so if you can try and keep suggestion within that.

OK, so here is what I plan on buying:

Case: NZXT Phantom 820 Full ATX Steel Case 4X5.25 6X3.5 2XUSB3.0 Audio and Mic Input Fan Control - White

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K Unlocked Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge 6MB Retail

OR

Intel Core i7 3770K Unlocked Quad Core Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.5GHZ Ivy Bridge 8MB Retail

CPU Cooler: Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100I CPU Cooler System LGA1155 1156 1366 2011 AM2 AM3 FM1 & FM2

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V Pro LGA1155 Z77 DDR3 SLI 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI SATA3 DisplayPort USB3.0 Motherboard

Video Cards: MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti Power ED 1019MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI Display Port PCI-E Video Card

AND / OR

EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Superclocked+ 980MHZ 3GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DP PCI-E DX11 Video Card

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10B 16GB 2X8GB DDR3-1600 CL10 1.5V Dual Channel Memory Kit

Sound Card (Optional): ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channel PCI Sound Card 24BIT Dolby Digital DTS 105DB SNR W/ Headphone AMP

Power Supply: Corsair Gaming Series CMPSU-800G 800W ATX Power Supply Active PFC 140mm Fan *3 Year Wrty*

If I am correct this should all be compatible, but I'm wrong, then PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEAAASE let me know before I screw up.

EDIT: Since I might as well, I'll list the periferals I plan on getting later:

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Performance FPS Laser Gaming Mouse 8 Buttons 8200DPI - White

Keyboard: Filco Majestouch 2 Ninja Cherry MX Blue Switch 104 Key Mechanical Keyboard Black

*If you want to suggest a keyboard, note that I WANT a Cherry MX BLUE keyboard, and preferably one that has either a white / blue or no backlight.

Headset: Corsair Vengeance 1100 Communication Headset 40MM Driver USB + Analog

* I already own a good expensive gaming headset, I just want one like this for chating, and recording.

Monitor: ASUS VG278H 27IN 1080p 2MS 120HZ w/ 3D Vision 2 Lightboost Glasses HDMI DVI VGA LCD

Thanks.

[hiyayhi]

Go for both the same GPU, it will look cleaner and generally much more epic :D

Also I would suggest the 3770k because your doing SLI.

[ERSCreeper]

^+1 and change the motherboard out. Way to much on the motherboard. Look at a MSI Z77A-GD55/65

[Kruziik_Kel]

change the PSU its just a more expensive CS series get somthing like an Antect High Current Pro/Platinum, Seasonic X/Platinum series or a Corsair AX series Also I would highly suggest changing to a Radeon HD 7950 (like this one Sapphire 100352-2L) it costs about the same but performs noticably better on most situations

and get one of these instead of the H100 Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL