Advice on AMD gaming computer $1000-1500

rocketj32

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Hopefully within 30 days. so I will figure out the best deals etc when the time comes.

BUDGET RANGE: 1000-1500 on the computer itself. I still need to buy mouse, keyboard, monitor etc.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, movies, everyday use.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I need everything :/

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: I want to use AMD

OVERCLOCKING: probably not

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: I want the option in the future, but not now.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: not sure. need advice on the monitor first.



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COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 RC-1000-KSN1-GP Black/ Silver Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119138

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 AM3 AMD 790X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128416

HIS H585F1GDG Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161302

A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model AX3U1600GB2G9-AG - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211409

PLEXTOR Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal BD Combo Model PX-B320SA LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827249055

Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136283

APEVIA ATX-AQ700W-BK 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148040

This is my first build so hopefully im not missing anything. Any advice would be great. let me know what you guys think about this build.
 
^ Some changes...

Monitor - Definitely 1080p
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010190020%201301919996%204017%201109917843&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=N82E16824236052%2CN82E16824009179%2CN82E16824236059%2CN82E16824254044%2CN82E16824009201%2CN82E16824236071%2CN82E16824236081%2CN82E16824236074%2CN82E16824236083

CPU + Mobo
X4 955 + 890GX - Newer chipset and the 955 is not much slower than the 965 but is much cheaper though...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.353112

PSU - Definitely a better one...The one that you have selected is not an efficient one...get this...
Corsair 750TX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

HDD - Samsung F3 1TB - Faster and more efficient...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

CASE - IMO this is also very good choice...Nearly $100 less but offers better airflow and is spacious enough for 2 HD 5870s too...
HAF 922
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197

BD -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136183