Building computer, which parts are long term investments?

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I'm planning on doing my first gaming computer build soon and am just just wondering where I shouldn't be trying to save money. Which parts should I put as much as I can into? Would a monitor be the real long term investment?
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Don't skimp on power supply, ever. A quality bronze rated or better with sufficient wattage for your build and possible upgrades as well. I bought the first TX750 corsair power supply for the upgrade reason. I have had it 5yrs and has done me well. Ran 2x HD 5850's prior to my HD 7970 I have now. You can cut corners a bit here and there on other stuff to a degree. Cases are a good investment but there is no need to go astronomical on the price for one either. You can get quality budget units that are sufficient for most people. Depends on your wants and needs. Monitors tend to outlast other components by a good deal, but you don't have to go crazy there either. What is your budget?
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Don't skimp on power supply, ever. A quality bronze rated or better with sufficient wattage for your build and possible upgrades as well. I bought the first TX750 corsair power supply for the upgrade reason. I have had it 5yrs and has done me well. Ran 2x HD 5850's prior to my HD 7970 I have now. You can cut corners a bit here and there on other stuff to a degree. Cases are a good investment but there is no need to go astronomical on the price for one either. You can get quality budget units that are sufficient for most people. Depends on your wants and needs. Monitors tend to outlast other components by a good deal, but you don't have to go crazy there either. What is your budget?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (€129.00 @ Pixmania DE)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€33.39 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€115.30 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Grey 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€68.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€53.06 @ Pixmania DE)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card (€174.33 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (€69.90 @ Pixmania DE)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€65.90 @ Caseking)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (€15.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (€129.90 @ Caseking)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (€151.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1007.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-06 00:16 CET+0100)

Had to choose win7 pro 64 bit because pc partpicker didn't have an option for win 7 home premium 64 bit or win 8 64 bit. You can save a bit more if you know of somewhere selling home premium 64 bit somewhere for less.
 
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I was thinking of getting the Asus with g sync when it comes out so that would mean I'd have to get nvidia cards I think, might have a look at your build though since I really haven't made up my mind in what I want. Thanks
 
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