Ya did pretty good Houtex, quite excessive for most home applications.
Is it just/mostly for gaming Kaos?
If it is, then an i7 isn't necessary. As things stand very few games (read none) utilize more than 3 cores effectively, let alone hyper-threading. IIRC the estimate is a
maximum 6% performance increase using 4 cores over 3 (only 27% using 3 cores over a duo!) and zero increase for HT. It's not until you start doing funky things like mutli-thread HD video rendering does an i7 really shine. It's worth checking if other software you'll want to use will utilize HT because if not, short of the extra cores an i7 is pointless, and for gaming the extra cores won't help at all. VERY few home applications utilize or even use HT at all, or more than 4 cores. And certainly not well enough for most home users to warrant the extra expense. Games benefit most from a single core at high frequency (the reason why the i5 beats AMD hands down for gamers).
An i5-3570K over-clocked to around 4.2Ghz (some OC better than others it's pot-luck but rarely is less than 4.1Ghz achievable and it's not difficult or dangerous with a little
good advise) with a decent cooler will run perfectly safely and stable, and see you good for a long time.
Same goes for RAM. 32Gb is well beyond overkill for gaming, 16Gb is overkill. Running multiple applications at once is when you most need lots of RAM.
PSU - don't go cheap on this one, a good PSU will last well beyond the usable lifetime of mobo/cpu. That said, 800w is more than enough unless you really want to seriously over-clock a system, even then it
should be plenty if it's a quality PSU.
So save the $ or use it to better the other components.
So something like :-
i5-3570k(k means unlocked so can be over-clocked) with a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO, stock cooler if you aren't going to OC. (I personally use an Arctic Freezer i30 which I have no complaints about at all despite it's mediocre reviews
)
Z77 mobo of choice (Gigabyte Z77X-D3H or similar depending on the features you want - like usb3 etc.) just be careful not to pay for things you won't ever need. You'll need to do a few searches to find the right one for you.
Corsair Vengeance 16Gb (2x8Gb) 1600Mhz RAM (leaves room for 2 more IF you ever need it).
Hard-drive I totally agree with Houtex, Western Digital 1TB 7200RPM Sata 6.0, possibly add a SSD as a boot drive around 64Gb is more than enough as Win7 has roughly a 16Gb footprint (or just the single biggest, fastest SSD you have the $ for. However, a goodly sized, fast SSD will easily eat $1000+ on it's own, ie Kingspec Multicore PCIe ).
GPU is a tough one and contentious, ATI Sapphire HD 7970 Vapor or EVGA GTX 680 sig2 (2x680s are cheaper and faster than a single 690 btw and also over-clock more readily, hence not recommending the GTX 690). $ per FPS the Sapphire....pure performance the GTX (and yes people will argue one way or the other til they blue in the face and no I'm not a fanboy of either).
Sound Card is a tough one too, but a safe bet is the Xi-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro or USB M-Audio if you write music (buy a Mac!).
PSU - CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 800w
OK that's my 2 cents on the 'main' components. About as 'future-proof' as you'll get (CPU upto 8 core i7 when costs lower, usb3, SLI/XFire, over-clock friendly should you feel the need/want etc. etc.). Hope I've been of some help.
@Ghostchase
Edit: Worth a mention on the GPU front, Gigabyte HD7870 OC and EVGA GTX 660 ti SC, a little cheaper and up to the task until you start hitting max details at high res and on a budget the MSI HD 7850 1GB (especially if you can guarantee XFire and fit 2 of them, it's roughly equal to a single non-OCd GTX 680 and they over-clock very well indeed), there really isn't a faster card at that price. Check your maximum resolution and go from there is my advise. No point paying for a 2048x1536 resolution card if your monitor can't handle it.
How'd I do Houtex?
