Is this a good Mid-Range gaming PC $1,100

CoolerMaster HAF 922
Corsair 750 watts
MSI P55 GD65
Intel i5 750 2.66ghz (OC later on)
Stock heatsink (new one when i OC)
GSkill ECO 4GB(2X2) 1600
Samsung Spinpoint f3 500GB 7200RPM
XFX HD5770 Juniper XT (Crossfire later on)
Samsung 24X SATA cd/dvd burner
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Full

Total at Newegg with shipping and rebates is $1089.76

Anything I should change? I really dont know much about the different OS so i chose the cheapest most basic one. This will be my first build i hope its a good one!

Looks solid to me and just needs a CM Hyper 212+ later on.
I see you've done your research.

solid build

no problems from me

I would switch to AMD 955 and upgrade the video card to a 5850. But other then that looks good. Shouldn't up the price at all because the motherboard/processor would be much cheaper. I would also switch the case to something cheaper, as imo spending 100 on a case in a 1000 dollar build just does not make much sense.

Its worth the extra money in the sense that it will last a longer, so in other words, pay now or pay later. That's why most people suggest to buy the single most powerful GPU you can afford. Also, if you have the money, consider buying the aftermarket HSF now just for simplicity.

Yeah aftermarket heatsink and fan, referring to the hyper 212+. With the HAF 922, you're not going to be able to install that HSF with the MB and CPU in the case. So, you're going to have to take everything out of that case. If you have the money, you can save yourself the hassle by buying that 212+ now even though you won't OC until later.

Will the 212 fit in the cooler master 692 because that case is cheaper and I like it a lot better? I found a $30 heatsink at newegg because they don't have the 212 in stock anymore. It is an arctic cooling freezer7 rev2. Do you think it will be sufficient for overclocking my i5 750 to about 3.0 to 3.4 GHz or will i definitely need the 212?

Just a lazy abbreviation same case
Don't buy the AC freezer it's a stock fan replacement at best WOOO! $40 dollars too way overpriced

You know you can select someone for best answer and end this thread.
You're gonna love your new rig
Cheers!

Yes that hs is for 1156 socket i3,i5,and i7
selecting best answer bottom right hand corner in yellow near your reply
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i'm glad i could be of assistance

Thanks i wa looking into it myself and thought maybe i was just an idiot but i guess i was right. lga 1156 socket seems to be tricky when it comes to heatsinks!


EDIT: Oh ok. It wont be hard to install will it??

That's great. Newegg was quite misleading there but oh well. I'm on the phone with my dad right now to work out payment for this puppy. If you want I could show you the final build once I finish it. If you wanna PM me your e-mail i'll send you some pics. Thanks for the help u practically built this thing for me lol!

Not really you had one of the best starting builds i've seen in a while
so it was easy!

thanks

good luck with the building