New General Purpose Build

[SinisterP]

I would like to build a new, speedy general purpose PC that'd be used for surfing the web, editing photos, occasional light gaming (Starcraft II, XCOM) and spinning up a virtual lab environment as needed. I'd like to keep it under $1000 if possible. Given that, how do these components look?

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R
Newegg.com - Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
(Yes, I know Newegg is sold out of these...I bought one last week while they were still on sale and it's sitting in my office now taunting me)

PSU: Corsair TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W
Newegg.com - CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
(probably overkill for this, but I picked one up on the sale jdeb pointed out a little while back - thanks for that, btw!)

Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V LK
Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB)
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML16GX3M2A1600C10B
(VMs are memory-hungry little beasts, hence the 16GB)

GPU: EVGA SSC 01G-P4-3652-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB
Newegg.com - EVGA SSC 01G-P4-3652-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

SSD: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB
Newegg.com - Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW120A3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

HDD: WD Black 1TB SATA
Newegg.com - Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Optical: Plextor 16x DVD Burner PX-716SA
Newegg.com - PLEXTOR 16X DVD±R DVD Burner 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 6X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 4X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Beige SATA Model PX-716SA/SW
(link for laughs...salvaged from my old PC...mine actually has a black bezel so that it won't look goofy in this case...figured I barely use it as it is, no point in getting a new one)

I figure I'll get the CPU/Mobo from the Dallas Micro Center and the rest of the components from Newegg. I think the GPU is the weakest part of this build, but then I don't game all that often and Starcraft II runs so-so off my current EVGA 256MB 8600GT card with just the occasional stutter?

I'm all set for monitors (2x23" Acer monitors running at 1920x1080), 64-bit Windows 7 OS and peripherals.

Your thoughts and input are most appreciated.

[jdeb]

Build looks very good. A little overkill on the power supply but a great one. You could save yourself 30.00 and get this

Newegg.com - SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

The video card you selected is the best you can buy for a buck fifty. Take the money saved on the power supply and get a little better card
Newegg.com - HIS H785F1G2M Radeon HD 7850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

[Jbc223456]

Psst, jdeb, Sinister said he already picked up that TX750 psu, and grabbed it while he could when you made that post about the promo going on.

Other than that, I agree as well, getting a stronger card will help.

[SinisterP]

Yep, I already bought the power supply. I know, I broke the cardinal rule for buying all your stuff at once but it seemed like too good a deal to pass up.

But I have been eyeing 7850's as it looks like you get a lot more card for just $15 more (per Tom's Hardware). And with the MIR on the PSU...hmmm...I think I might have to change to that HIS card...

Thanks!

[jdeb]

Originally Posted by Jbc223456 Psst, jdeb, Sinister said he already picked up that TX750 psu, and grabbed it while he could when you made that post about the promo going on. Other than that, I agree as well, getting a stronger card will help.

Missed it.