Need assistance in building a new rig

[FasterThanLife]

The Budget: <1000 USD

Preference: Intel i7 and Nvidia

OS: Win 7 (maybe 8 soon)

Statement: Would like to be able to handle the latest and greatest of titles such as

- BF3
- Metro
- Skyrim
- Dishonored
- Etc

Please advise, I wish this rig to last me +3 years. Cannibalizing parts is a must.

So far, the parts I picked are as followed

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/k0oB

CPU: i7 2600k
$289.98

Mobo: ECS H61H2-M2(1.0)
$56.97

RAM: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333
$33.99

HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
$59.99

GPU: EVGA 660 Ti 2 GB
$284.99

PSU: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze
$79.99

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$805.92 USD excluding tax and shipping



If anyone can suggest or point me to a better amalgam of hardware that are compatible, that would be wonderful.

Mods please move to > Systems > New Build
My bad, first time posting.

 

[iyzik]

I might suggest getting a 7950 not a 660 but it really depends what you want to play most. The 660 might be a bit faster in bf3 but the 7950 is plenty, and the 7950 definitely wins in the Metro series. But then again 660 beats 7950 in Borderlands 2 unless AMD updates some drivers for that game. The 660 has PhysX (whoop-de-doo) and Transparecny AA while the 7950 has massive overclocking abilities. In the end the 7950 is slightly faster overall I think but if you mostly want to play Frosbite 2 (bf3, mohw) then the 660 might be the better choice.