Good all round system?

TheIronDUke

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Hi new to PC gaming and here is my setup: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1vVtW
I do not plan on over clocking. I want to play most games on high settings. Just a few questions. Is my monitor good enough for gaming? Do I really need SSD? And should I stay with the GTX 760? I plan to use this pc for gaming mostly and my budget is around 1000-1200 USD. Anyone I can save a little money to put back into this rig at a latter date? (One thing to note, I am set on that case because I already have it, so it is just there to show you.)
 
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($61.24 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1052.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-25 00:56 EDT-0400)

How's that? You could wait a little while on the HDD, depending on the amount of space you need, or if you have another drive lying around.
 
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