Building First Gaming Computer Need Help

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handyman20

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I need help with building a desktop, do not know much about which parts work best together since I've been playing on my old laptop for ages and it's time for a new upgrade.

Approximate Purchase Date: This Month.

Budget Range: $1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Video editing, Internet Browsing

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com

Location: Deland, Florida, United States

Parts Preferences: Don't have a preference

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Yes / No / Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: Would like to get an Asus VS238H-P 23"

Additional Comments: Will be mainly playing games like Battlefield 4(when it is out) and Borderlands 2, Dayz standalone..whenever it's finished. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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yasserBasha

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.71 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial V4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($61.68 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master CM 690 II (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $902.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-18 10:30 EDT-0400)
 
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DavidRappl

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How about the one from the System Builder Marathon Q1 2013?
 
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yasserBasha

yasserBasha

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costs more, and prices have changed since then so maybe it'll cost even more.
Asrock is hit-or-miss quality and not suitable for OC'ing
7870 XT is powerful than the regular
have SSD & 1TB HDD for storage

Logically this is better than system marathon
 
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handyman20

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Looks good for the most part but I don't have a Microcenter around here, just curious what would the nvidia equivalent to that graphics card be? Also would I really have a need for the Solid State Disk?

 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.94 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $986.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-18 11:37 EDT-0400)

This is what i would recommend. Included your monitor in there
 
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yasserBasha

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If you don't want a SSD, you can subtract it and add the monitor instead (though it's a definite advantage as ksham said ) .

The Nvidia equivalent to 7870 XT is GTX 670, however it's more expensive, and since you're not doing 3D, AE and adobe stuff, therefore you don't need a CUDA technology or so to take advantage of the Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration ..So the HD7870 XT is your best choice.
The microcenter part was covered by kisham, so thanks kisham :)
 
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