~1300 Gaming PC Build

Ok, I am new to PC building. I am planning to build a gaming PC and I've set my budget to around $1300. I went on Newegg.com and picked out a bunch of parts that I think would fit my budget and gaming needs and made a wishlist. If you guys would take a look at it, I would REALLY appreciate it. Basically I want to know A) whether or not you see any glaring compatibility/size/cooling/that-build-is-just-plain-retarded problems and B) whether or not there are any new technologies coming out within the next 3-4 months that I should wait for. (I probably won't actually be buying until late March or April so I know prices will change.) Like I said, this will be my first build so if you see anything missing from the wishlist that I will need, like extra fans, cables, or anything like that it would be a huge help to me if you could point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

Edit: Well apparently I am a retard and can't get the link to display properly, and I the wishlist hasn't come up under the public shared list yet. This is the link I am using https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/ [...] D=13940386 but I am guessing other people probably can't see it.

well, as stated, i cant see the list. but, if you are building in a few months, then you should ask about a week or so before, that way the combos are still there, and no new tech comes out. it isnt really worth waiting that long, since the main things coming ar ethe intel i9 980x (atleast 1000$ cpu) and the nvidia 300 series (looks like it will be very expensive), so i would recommend to buy sooner, since neither would fit in your budget...also, is the 1300$ including everything, as in os and monitor, or just the hardware? also, you say gaming, but what exactly do you play, if i knew this all, i could give you a build in 3 seconds, but if not, then there isnt much i can do...

based on what you play and want, i would recommend the am3 setup. the am3 is equally if not more future proof than the 1366 setup. also, the amd 965/955 is not quite as fast as the in synthetics, but it is just as fast in gaming. it is also about 300-400$ less (factoring in mobo, ram, and cpu) cheaper, therefore you can get a better video card, and all the other parts. in most games, it is more important to have a better vid card, rather than a better cpu, which is why in most games, a 965+5850 would beat a i7+5770 hands down. the games you listed also arent that demanding, most are relatively moderate ( MW2 might be the most demanding). all that said, heres my build:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.331978

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.326758

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.325925

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103065

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227478

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236059

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148395 (wait for the f3s to come back)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129066

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827118032

final price is 1172.88$, and it has a better monitor, way better video card (5850>285>280>275>4890>5770>4870>260), it has 8 gigs of ram, and probably lots of other better things...and theres still 130$ left over to play with...this is a much better gaming build, and i highly recommend it

QFT, other than am3 being potentially more future-proof than lga 1366. Everything there seems fine as a 5850 will run every must play pc game at max, and you'll see better performance at your resolution with a better video card and overall slower cpu. x4 955or965+5850 > i7 920+5770 or GTX 260. Just make sure you get the c3 revision if you get an x4 955.

To also add, even with the psu+gpu combo, I still wouldn't trust an OCZ ModX power supply as FSP is the oem that makes them.

Cpus will sometimes come in different revisions, usually with improvements in manufacturing. The c3 revision of the x4 955 runs a little cooler and overclocks better than the c2 revision, which has been around since the release of the cpu. With the x4 965 you only get the c3 revision on newegg as they no longer have the c2.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product
This is the c3
HDZ955FBGMBOX << shows a different model number than the older version

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product
This is the c2
HDZ955FBGIBOX << older model number