First gaming pc build

[Zeromus]

This is my first pc build and I'm looking to build a gaming pc that will last
for quite awhile. I've put down two different video cards because I'm not sure which would be the better buy. I was planning on an sli setup in the future,
but don't have any experience with it and was wondering if a good single card would be the better way to go. If you can think of any parts that would work better or similar for less money please let me know. Thanks

Intel Core i5-2500k
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

ASUS P8Z68-V PRO
Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GTX570 2560mb
Newegg.com - EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 2560MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

EVGA 012-P#-1573-KR Superclocked GTX570 1280mb
Newegg.com - EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1573-KR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Corsair Vengence 16gb (4x4) 240pin ddr3 1600
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9

Western Digital WD7502AAEX 750gb 7200rpm Sata6.0gb/s
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX 750GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Corsair HX850 psu
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 (CMPSU-850HX) 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Cooler Master HAF 932 advanced case
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x 230mm front RED LED fan, 1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 230mm top fan, and 1x 230mm side fan

Corsair H80 cpu cooler
Newegg.com - CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Asus DRW-24B1ST Sata 24x Burner
Newegg.com - ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - CD / DVD Burners

Windows 7 Home Premium

[Khalil]

I would drop the 2500K for an i5-2300
I would drop the 850 Power supply and get a 750W
I would drop the Nvidia 570 and get a 580

[glc]

I have no problems with your list as posted, as long as it does fit your budget.

[0bit]

Hi, I got two questions. Are you going to overclock and are you going to do ssd caching? 2500k + H80 sorta says you are. Why not get a nice p67 board instead of the z68 if you're not going to use ssd caching.

[glc]

What's wrong with the Z68? It's what the P67 *SHOULD* have been.

[0bit]

There's nothing wrong with the z68 board, just no point in paying for the extra features if you're not going to use them. I didn't see any mention of a ssd and he's building a gaming pc with a pretty good gpu. The only time I'd see the OP using the onboard gpu is if he suspects the 570 isn't functioning.

[glc]

If you are doing anything else with the computer besides gaming, the onboard video can be teamed with the card using Virtu to give you more flexibility.

I also don't see much, if any, of a price difference between P67 and Z68 boards.