Ivy Bridge Build

immaPRO44

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So I've recently accumulated a desire to build a desktop, I wanna go for a ivy/bridge build to play games at an impressive performance, yet still have a good browsing speed. I would like to reuse
speakers/keyboard/monitor/mouse to keep the expenses not too pricy. I'm not sure if I wanna go for windows 8 or windows 7, I really like the windows 7 layout. I need some pointers on a good computer build with a budget of 800$. Any help would be appreciated.
 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.13 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($143.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $805.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-02 16:59 EDT-0400)
 
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