New computer

[shphunk]

Please let me know if I am doing anything 'wrong'. Budget is about $1400-$1500, used primarily for gaming

Thanks

CASE
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

PSU
Antec TruePower New TP-650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply

Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

GPU
XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

CPU
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor

Heatsink
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler

 

[MadAdmiral]

Here's a full build that would be better for gaming (assuming you need everything):

CPU/HSF: X4 955 and Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus $194
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 $125 after rebate
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 2x2 GB 1600 mhz CAS Latency 7 $120. More than 4 GB is completely unnecessary for gaming. Also, these sticks are faster.
GPU: HD 5970 $700
HDD: Seagate 7200.12 500 GB $55
PSU: Corsair 750W 80+ $90 after rebate
Case: HAF 922 $80 after rebate. The 900 is a good case, but it's a tad too expensive and a little too small.
Optical: Cheap SATA DVD burner $22

Total: $1,386

If that $1,400-$1,500 is only for what you have listed:

CPU/HSF: i5-750 and Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus $230
Mobo/RAM: Asus P7P55D-E Pro and G.Skill Ripjaws 2x2 GB 1600 mhz CAS Latency 7 $295
Case, PSU, and GPU are the same as the above

Total: $1,405