Gaming PC, $1000-$1500

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Thanksgiving - Christmas (Yeah, a little long range, I'll probably be keeping an eye on parts/prices going forward)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (Everything from FPSs to MMOs), Movies, General Purpose

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor, Speakers, Mouse, PSU?

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: New Egg or Tiger Direct

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel CPU, maybe

OVERCLOCKING: Not at first.

SLI/CROSSFIRE: Maybe in the future

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1050

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Something quiet and not too hot would be great.

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Current parts list:

CPU & MOTHERBOARD:
Intel Core I7 920 and EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX X58 SLI LE Intel Motherboard
$503.98 ($483.98 after MIR)
I could drop to an i5 or a Phenom 2 x4 965, but if I can afford the i7 I think that's the best option. I'm not sold on the mobo, so something cheaper might be very viable; this was me borwsing combo deals on NewEgg for the i7 and reading reviews.

GPU:
Radeon HD 5850
$290
Hopefully these will be easier to find/have their price dropped going forward. I've always been a Nvidia fan, but the 5850 seems to be the best option.

RAM:
Kingston 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
$129

HARD DRIVE:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (x2?)
$55 ($110)

PSU:
RAIDMAX VOLCANO RX-630A 630W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply
$0
Here's the question: this is what I have in my current tower, it's served me well and still going strong. Is it worth upgrading the thing, or should I keep it?

DISC DRIVE:
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW
$25

CASE:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX
$100

COOLING:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
$30

KEYBOARD:
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard
$64


OPERATING SYSTEM:
Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium
$30 (The benefits of knowing someone who works for Microsoft)

TOTAL:
$1207

Getting that price down under $1000 would be nifty, but simple time may manage that (if I don't go for it until post-Thanksgiving).

There a major difference between the two flavors of 5850?

I built a similar rig just 2 weeks ago...for around $1,400. That price included a 24" monitor.

Intel i7 920 + DX58os = $360
Western Digital Caviar Black 1T = $104
Corsair 6GB Dominator = $139
Corsair PSU 850W = $124
Radeon 5850 = $259
Haf 932 = $99
Samsung Optical drive = $30
Dell 24" monitor = $170

tax & shipping come out just around $1,400

need to have patient though...I shopped around for like 3 weeks to get those prices. The only part I paid full price is the Radeon 5850. ;-(

edit: Oh I forgot the Xigmatek Dark Knight & Thermal paste = $50

for the CPU/mobo combo don't expect it to come down to my price...unless you know someone who works for Intel.