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I've been lurking and reading reviews from various sites, this is my first ever build and would like some feedback or recommendations.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jkQK

I'm aiming for something around ~$1000, I do a fair bit of gaming although the 7950 is probably overkill for my needs, it will last me longer. I already have a monitor and HDD, so those aren't included in the price.

I've never overclocked before, so I'm not sure if this motherboard is optimal. All the reviews I read were pretty good with the Asus boards and this one is $40 off in a bundle at Microcenter. I don't plan on going overboard with an overclock so I'm thinking this will suit my needs.

I don't want to spend too much on a case since I don't care what it looks like, I just want something that's easy and runs cool. Any recommendations here would be great.

Thanks :)
 
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Best for you:

Board: MSI Z77-G45 gaming (Best in class and price not high as Asus)
CPU: i5 3570K (in case you plan to overclock in the near future)
GPU: HD7850 (Falls exactly in the category you want)
case: Corsair 300R, 400R, 500R whichever you feel like (500R is sleek and decent with lights turned off with serious airflow and your dump bank for the future)
RAM: Corsair vengeance 8GB @ 1600 MHz
PSU: Seasonic 620W (Don't go for Corsair unless it's a TX or AX)
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Best for you:

Board: MSI Z77-G45 gaming (Best in class and price not high as Asus)
CPU: i5 3570K (in case you plan to overclock in the near future)
GPU: HD7850 (Falls exactly in the category you want)
case: Corsair 300R, 400R, 500R whichever you feel like (500R is sleek and decent with lights turned off with serious airflow and your dump bank for the future)
RAM: Corsair vengeance 8GB @ 1600 MHz
PSU: Seasonic 620W (Don't go for Corsair unless it's a TX or AX)
 
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xibalban

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Since you wouldn't probably Over-Clock, the stock Intel CPU Cooler would suffice and an H87 board would do good. I've added a decent graphics card instead, and here's the build that I suggest to you:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.28 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.08 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($94.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($254.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($73.74 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $946.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-22 08:40 EDT-0400)
 
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rr0723

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Thanks, I'll take a look at those cases. Any reason for the Seasonic? I'm really not too knowledgeable on PSU brands/types... it's $20-30 more than others at similar wattage.

I'm going to stick with a Haswell setup though, it's cheaper and current gen.
 
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Thanks for the response. I am planning on overclocking (at least the option to), probably to around 4.0ghz initially. I also chose the 7950 partially because it overclocks better... although I'm not entirely decided there.

The i5 4670k is only $199, which is well worth the extra $15 to me.
 
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Well, in that case you could go for the 4670K and a Z87 Board. The CPU cooler may be bought along with thermal paste when required (later, as you say):

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.08 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($94.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($255.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($73.74 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1007.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-22 10:05 EDT-0400)

For your information, the chosen motherboard also supports SLI, which you may like to do sometime down the tiimeline.
 
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Seasonic is the most problem free PSU brand out there. Cooler master sucks. Corsair V and C series are good for average systems not for high performance systems. Corsair G series has that familiar fan noise issue. AX, HX and TX are way to go. Still seasonic 620W is super silent, best price for a PSU above 600W and problem free.
 
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