Need $1,000 Gaming PC Build

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Kirk5kirk

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Like the title says, I am fairly new to building gaming PC's. I'm looking to spend around $1,000 dollars although if it's worth it, I can bump it up to $1,200. I'm looking to run games such as Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: BO2, and ArmA:2. This budget does not include monitors, keyboards, or a mouse.

Thanks to anyone and everyone who helps.
 
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bnsfup1

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.15 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($117.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.20 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.94 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1212.20
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-07 21:03 EDT-0400)

Keep in mind, I put the 750 watt psu in the build in case you want to buy another 7950 and crossfire, you would have more than enough power.
 
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Jack Revenant

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A $120 cooling system on a $1,000-1,200 build? That seems like overkill, particularly given that he could swap that out for a Coller Master Hyper 212 Evo and use the difference to buy a 7970. Overall, I feel that this build is more than a little unbalanced, and would suggest one more along these lines:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme6 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.16 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.20 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($433.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.50 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1118.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-07 22:02 EDT-0400)
 
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bnsfup1

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Sorry, I'm doing a build similar to the one I posted and figured I would put that in as an idea. Completely forgot that not everyone is going to be doing any crazy overclocking :p
 
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Jack Revenant

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No worries. I actually quite like the Kraken, and use one myself, but it's a tad much for the average $1-1.2k build, to my thinking.
 
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bnsfup1

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In that case, maybe you can help me to perfect my build. I'll start another post so we don't take up this guy's.

EDIT: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1670898/1200-gaming-video-editing.html
 
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