$1000-1200 Gaming PC

[Guest]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: the next few weeks
BUDGET RANGE: 1000-1200 before rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, internet, movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE: Newegg
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US
OVERCLOCKING: no
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: no
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1440 x 900

Here's what I'm looking at so far.

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

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMD4GX3M2A1600C8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145265

SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102858

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

LG Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136177

Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEB 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156078

Acer X193WCb Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ACM 50000:1(1000:1)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009210

Any problems with this build? Any thoughts on improvements?

Thanks in advance

 

[megamanx00]

I'd say save $20 and go with a 955 BE instead, C3 stepping of course. This XFX card is 159.99 with free shipping and exactly the same as that sapphire card save the sticker

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447

It also has a double life time warranty, which is nice to have if you sell it latter on. You could also pay a little more for the MSI HAWK 5770 if you are into overclocking.

 

[megamanx00]

I should also mention that I would go with this gigabyte UD4 motherboard. It's a $1 more but has free shipping

GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128416

It also has USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0.

 

[davcon]

+2Nice build! and i agree 100% with megamanx00's two suggestions.

 

[Mark Heath]

I ... *thinks what comes after second* ... third megaman's suggestions

 

[Guest]

Alright, thanks everyone. I'll probably make the changes megaman suggested, they seem like pretty solid advice.

 

[batuchka]

$898AR

$190AR 23.6" LCD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052
$1088 in total

 

[Mark Heath]

once again, batuchka provides another viable option