[Solved] New Gaming PC with Monitor

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: before the end of March
BUDGET RANGE: ~$1400

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, internet (including streaming video), office suite, movies

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: speakers, input peripherals, optical drive, mass storage

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, amazon, any relatively reliable seller
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: I don't have particular brand loyalties, but I do want reliable vendors and would rather pay a few bucks more now than have to deal with a bunch of RMAs.

OVERCLOCKING: willing to try (never done it before)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Probably not

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I had a parts list all picked out then found Tom's $1300 build and completely rethought mine. I'm interested in trying out overclocking the i5-750, but I've never run an OC system before.

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Rosewill Destroyer Black
Corsair 750TX 750W PS
ASUS P7P55D-E LGA 1156 Intel P55
HIS Radeon HD 5870
Intel Core i5-750
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB (2x2) DDR3 SDRAM
Samsung 24" 1920x1200 LCD
Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB
Thermaltake CPU Cooler

Current price on Newegg: $1,494.91

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Other thoughts:

- The stories about the massive 5870 have me worried about it fitting in the case I chose

- I'm not set on the velociraptor, but it seemed like a good idea since I'll be going from Windows XP to 7. I'm probably the most on the fence about this part since I already have a 700GB, but I'd like a smaller/faster boot drive. I'd love to get this down to $1300 to cover shipping and software to get the final bill under $1500 and the hard drive may be where I cut costs.

- As far as a monitor goes, I'm replacing my current system and want to add a 22-24" widescreen and use my current 20" 4:3 as a 2nd monitor

- Since I've never overclocked a CPU, I've also never bought an aftermarket CPU cooler, so suggestions would be appreciated

Velociraptors are old news. Get a Samsung Spinpoint F3 or a Seagate 7200.12. They use the newer 500 gb platters and will provide better performance to cost.

I would suggest you looking at the HAF922 case or the Antec 900 series. I have a HAF922 and it is HUGE.

With any extra money you could look at getting an 80+ gb SSD.

If you do not plan on Cross Firing then you wont need that mobo or PSU.

I am sure someone will be by to link the parts for you but I gotta take the Wife and kids out to dinner and am outta time....

Thanks for the replies! With these suggestions and some combo deals, it looks like I'll be well inside my budget. I just have a couple questions:

- Does it matter that the PSU fan will be facing the GFX card since it's now at the bottom of the case?

- What does the ASUS E-PRO have over the base E? I could only see the faster PCI-E slots on the PRO


Anyone know about CPU coolers?

Best answer selected by hobbes147.