[Solved] New Gaming Computer ($1000ish Budget)

Dear Community,

This is the first time I will be attempted to build my own computer. I have about average computer knowledge and skills, which is a big reason I came to this website which looks wonderful for helping any level of user.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Probably this weekend after Christmas I would like to start ordering, if not sooner.
BUDGET RANGE: $1000-1100 (I will need a new monitor & keyboard)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (I.E. World of Warcraft, Sims 3, eventually Starcraft II & D3, video editing, music, internet (wireless adapter would be nice), schoolwork

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mouse

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: A friend recommended TigerDirect.com, but I am open to any suggestions.

PARTS PREFERENCES: Inexperienced in this stuff so I'm open for recommendations.

OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe in future (I don't know too much about it to be honest.)

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Not very knowledgeable about monitors or resolutions, HD pref.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Prefer it to be somewhat quiet but still have good fans/cooling, since I will be using it on campus in my dorm. Would I need to look into liquid cooling or with the games I play it wouldn't be necessary to spend more on the cooling?

Thank you very much! =)

^ Well for an LGA 1156 , you should either go with 4 or 8GB setup and not 6GB - Reason - If you populate 3 of the 4 slots, then you would loose Dual-Channel config...
6GB kits are mainly meant for LGA 1366 as the i7 9xx series have Tri-Channel memory controllers...

And currently I dont think you would need more than 4GB of memory for gaming(Actually you would have total of 5GB of RAM - Including 1GB from the graphics card)...So stick with 4GB...

And as for graphics card, I dont think you would need HD 5850...The reason I had specified that card is just to show that even a HD 5850 can fit your budget...
The HD 5850 will be a good option only if you play graphic intense games like FPS shooting and racing games where its full potential is utilized...

Another option is you can change the mobo to a crossfire supporting mobo like this one -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.303822

So you will have an option to add one more HD 5770 in crossfire later on if you feel the need for more graphics power...
But you would have to replace the PSU in that list to this...
Antec EA 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371015
Case to go with it -
Antec 300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129066

For your budget, you can go full guns out with the high-end CPU and graphics card...but I dont think it would be required for the things you do...

Thank you guys. I've been hesitant about the idea of building my own computer in the first place, but I know for sure it is the best way to maximize the priceerformance. Is there any places I can look at that sell customized or gaming specific computers besides the mainstreams that say they're selling you a "gaming computer" (HP, Dell, Gateway, etc.).