Future computer build advice

[World's End]

Ok, first post.

A friend of mine has started to save for a new computer, as his is now fairly outdated and doesn't really perform the best. It'll be used for a range of things, but being able to run modern games well is his primary reason for upgrading. So after speaking with him today about this, I decided to go on Umart (where my recent computer build had its parts bought from) and see what I could come up with that's still within his budget of around AU $1000 (around meaning not much over it as it's only a casual job while he's in high school and there are slightly more important things later in life to save for) . I don't exactly know that much about hardware specifications and other details like that, so I was wondering whether any of you could help with making sure these parts that I have picked actually will work together (i.e. PSU & motherboard are adequate, case and GPU dimensions etc)

Case: Antec Three Hundred Tower Gaming Case - $59.00 - http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=139&bid=5&sid=30182

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 - $130.50 -
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=106&bid=5&sid=76950

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K LGA1155 3.3GHz - $221.00 -
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=13&bid=5&sid=71639

GPU: Gigabyte GF GTX 570 OC - $359.00 -
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=82&bid=5&sid=72384

RAM: Kingston 4G(2x2G) DDR3 1600MHz CL9 HyperX - $45.00 -
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=153&bid=5&sid=59868

PSU: Thermaltake Litepower 600W ATX - $67.00 -
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=140&bid=5&sid=50859

HDD: Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3 SATA II 7200RPM 32M - $54 - http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=129&bid=5&sid=27640

This comes to a total of $935.50.

Any helpful suggestions about swapping parts or anything will be greatly appreciated.

I realise that there are a lot of computer related threads like this, but I also realise that there are many people who are willing to help, and to those people I thank you in advance.

 

[Smash89]

Is he planning on buying new peripherals also? Or is he happy with the ones he has?

 

[World's End]

Is he planning on getting on buying new peripherals also? Or is he happy with the ones he has?

He has the necessary peripherals and he's fine with them, so I don't think he'll be worrying about them at the moment.

 

[Skorpyo]

I personally have a similar build to that already, and I only have one piece of advice: Bump up the power rating. All of the hardware he's planning on using are major power-hog pieces.

I'd suggest using at least a 750W supply.

 

[World's End]

I personally have a similar build to that already, and I only have one piece of advice: Bump up the power rating. All of the hardware he's planning on using are major power-hog pieces.

I'd suggest using at least a 750W supply.

Something like this perhaps?

CoolerMaster GX750W - $109.00 -
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=140&bid=5&sid=57166

 

[FreakSheet]

I personally have a similar build to that already, and I only have one piece of advice: Bump up the power rating. All of the hardware he's planning on using are major power-hog pieces.

I'd suggest using at least a 750W supply.

Something like this perhaps?

CoolerMaster GX750W - $109.00 -
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=140&bid=5&sid=57166

Personally, I think the extra money (usually $20) is worth to spend on a power supply to get a modular power supply. If he plans to get a second card, or even if not, you can take off some of the extra cables and keep the case cleaner.

also, put the compenents in this: http://support.asus.com/powersupply.aspx and it will tell you what the minimum power supply would be, and add 50 watts to that.

I would also go for 8GB of RAM, and make sure its on the approved vendor list.

Also, check your parts on newegg (if you are in the US of course) because it may be cheaper, and you might be able to get combo deals and save a few bucks.

Also, I don't know if it has it, but make sure the case has cable management, it REALLY helps in keeping the case clean.

 

[World's End]

Personally, I think the extra money (usually $20) is worth to spend on a power supply to get a modular power supply. If he plans to get a second card, or even if not, you can take off some of the extra cables and keep the case cleaner.

also, put the compenents in this: http://support.asus.com/powersupply.aspx and it will tell you what the minimum power supply would be, and add 50 watts to that.

I would also go for 8GB of RAM, and make sure its on the approved vendor list.

Also, check your parts on newegg (if you are in the US of course) because it may be cheaper, and you might be able to get combo deals and save a few bucks.

Also, I don't know if it has it, but make sure the case has cable management, it REALLY helps in keeping the case clean.

On that Asus page, I put the components in and it came to 600 Watts. However I've most likely done something wrong or didn't enter something. But, following yours and Skorpyo's advice, would this 750W PSU work?

Antec ATX TruePower 750W Blue - $145.00 -
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=140&bid=5&sid=37939

One of the reviews says it's modular, some say it's semi-modular, so I'm not at all sure. I also realise it's heaps more expensive than the original one, but I can't really find any that meet both criteria and is cheaper than that one.

Also, I'm not in the US, so all parts are going to come from an Australian site, with Umart being first preference.