I'm going for a build that I can do some gaming on

[klandathu]

Any complaints/ideas about this build?
I am looking for it to be pretty quiet, but still pack some power for gaming in windows.
I wont have an optical drive in it, I have a spare if I need one for any installation. (I also have a mac mini Late 2009)
I have a apple usb keyboard, a magic mouse as well as BT windows mouse

Motherboard:
Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA1155 mATX Motherboard GA-Z77MX-D3H $129.99
Amazon.com: Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA1155 AMD CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI DVI/HDMI Dual UEFI BIOS mATX Motherboard GA-Z77MX-D3H: Computers & Accessories

CPU:
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 $214.99
Amazon.com: Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K: Computers & Accessories

CPU Cooler:
Noctua CPU Cooler NH-U12P SE2 $57.98
Amazon.com: Noctua CPU Cooler NH-U12P SE2: Electronics

GPU:
ASUS GTX670-DC2-2GD5 GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 Video Card $419.00
Newegg.com - ASUS GTX670-DC2-2GD5 GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Case:
Fractal Design Define Mini Black Micro ATX Silent Case $99.00
Newegg.com - Fractal Design Define Mini Black Micro ATX Silent PC Computer Case w/ USB 3.0 support and 2 x 120mm Fractal Design Silent Fans

Power Supply:
Lazer Platinum Series LZP-550 550W Power Supply $119.00
Newegg.com - KINGWIN Lazer Platinum Series LZP-550 550W ATX 12V v2.2 / EPS 12V v2.91 / SSI EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

RAM:
Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit $86.39
Amazon.com: Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B: Electronics

SSD:
Crucial 128 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive $110.99
Amazon.com: Crucial 128 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT128M4SSD2: Electronics
(I also have a 750gb 7200rpm SATA drive for storage)

Wireless Adapter:
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Wireless N Dual Band Adapter IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n $42.00
Newegg.com - TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Wireless N Dual Band Adapter IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI Express x1 Up to 450Mbps Wireless Data Rates Support 64/128 bit WEP, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, 802.1x

Bluetooth Adapter:
D-Link DBT-122/DBT-120 Bluetooth ~$10
Amazon.com: D-Link DBT-122/DBT-120 Bluetooth BT v2.0 USB Adapter: Computers & Accessories

 

[MechSoup]

Motherboard:
Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA1155 mATX Motherboard GA-Z77MX-D3H $129.99
Amazon.com: Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA1155 AMD CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI DVI/HDMI Dual UEFI BIOS mATX Motherboard GA-Z77MX-D3H: Computers & Accessories

That Motherboard willn't work. The audio codec is unsupported. If you want mATX and Z77 then you are going to have to do some research. If you want mATX and Z68 then try the link below:
Amazon.com: Gigabyte Intel Z68 Micro ATX LGA 1155 Motherboard (GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3): Computers & Accessories

 

[klandathu]

Is there a downside to the Z68?

 

[Mate94]

Not really.

 

[MechSoup]

Is there a downside to the Z68?

Absolutely not. Its just an older chipset. People who want Ivy Bridge CPUs generally want Z77 chipset boards. I don't mean to stereotype you by any means. but you can use the ivy bridge CPU in a Z68 chipset.

 

[klandathu]

I didn't really see a benefits from Ivy bridge at this point besides the decreased power consumption.

 

[ggeorge]

CPU Cooler:
Noctua CPU Cooler NH-U12P SE2 $57.98
Amazon.com: Noctua CPU Cooler NH-U12P SE2: Electronics

RAM:
Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit $86.39
Amazon.com: Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B: Electronics

This ram will cause problems with this cooler depending on how you orient it in the case. The heat sinks on it are stupidly tall. I would get ram that isn't so tall, heat sinks like this don't really help anything.

GPU:
ASUS GTX670-DC2-2GD5 GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 Video Card $419.00
Newegg.com - ASUS GTX670-DC2-2GD5 GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

It's only $10 more for the guaranteed overclocked TOP version, if you can find it.

SSD:
Crucial 128 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive $110.99
Amazon.com: Crucial 128 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT128M4SSD2: Electronics

You should be able to find this or a samsung 830 for under $100 on sale.

 

[klandathu]

Bare ram like this instead?
Amazon.com: VisionTek Products AMD Entertainment Edition 16GB Kit of 2 (2x8GB) 1600MHz CL11 240-Pin DDR3 PC3-12800 Desktop Memory (AE316G1601U2K-1): Computers & Accessories

This GPU?
Amazon.com: ASUS GeForce GTX 670-DC2T-2GD5 VGA - 1137 MHz Boost Clock - 2GB GDDR5 - GPU Tweak - PCIE 3.0 Graphics Card Graphics Cards GTX670-DC2T-2GD5: Electronics

And yeah, I can hold out for a sale on the SSD, I would ideally want something bigger.
I have a 2.5in 7200rpm SATA I will use for the OS in the mean time.

 

[ggeorge]

Bare ram like this instead?
Amazon.com: VisionTek Products AMD Entertainment Edition 16GB Kit of 2 (2x8GB) 1600MHz CL11 240-Pin DDR3 PC3-12800 Desktop Memory (AE316G1601U2K-1): Computers & Accessories

Yes or with a low profile heat spreader. They're mostly just for looks.

This GPU?
Amazon.com: ASUS GeForce GTX 670-DC2T-2GD5 VGA - 1137 MHz Boost Clock - 2GB GDDR5 - GPU Tweak - PCIE 3.0 Graphics Card Graphics Cards GTX670-DC2T-2GD5: Electronics

Yes. The list price is only $10 more ($430), but it is a very popular card which is probably why the only people who have it in stock are charging extortionate prices. The non-top version is the same hardware, but with without the guaranteed over clock. So you might or might not get as good an overclock.

I had hoped the availability had eased up. I guess not.