Gaming system under $1500

[g13lax]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within the next month.

BUDGET RANGE: $1500 usd final cost.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, web surfing, dvds, some graphic design (not a ton though)

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard/mouse/monitors (i have 2 already)

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel/asus/gigabyte/nvidia

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe later.

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe later.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I've helped on different builds before but I'm trying to minimize my build as I'm going to be moving a lot in the next few months and I go to a lotta lan parties as is. My biggest question at the moment is am I maximizing my monies worth in terms of mobo/graphics card and is the ram decent enough (or would you recommend others). I've had good luck buying parts thus far and generally I'm getting good quality but my friend who checks me isn't in the states and I can't get ahold of him. Any help is greatly appreciated =)

Parts:

CPU:
Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214
(On a side note any recommendations for a fan/heatsink for this cpu/case? Or would I have to settle for stock?)

MOBO:
MSI H55M-ED55 LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130264

Case:
APEVIA X-QPACK2-GD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144142

RAM:
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231190

HDD:
Crucial CT128M225 2.5" 128GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148319
(The mounts going to be a rosewill
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817997010)

GPU:
GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333

Power Supply:
Rosewill 850w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182070
(I know its not needed though I like having a little more power in case i need to upgrade or something)

DVD:
Just a DVD-RW don't need blue-ray at this point.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

With all of this I'm under my $1500 goal so things can be upgraded if necessary. Thanks for any and all help.

 

[dndhatcher]

If you want a mid tower and a full ATX system, the CM Storm Scout is a good case with handles for easy transport to lan parties and such.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196


It i7 860 is not going to get you any better gaming performance than an i5 760. Actually if you are only going to run a 460 GPU, an AMD Phenom IIx4 will probably perform the same.

You wont use onboard video so a P55 motherboard makes more sense than an H55.

That 128GB SSD wont be enough on its own, you will need an HDD also.

 

[Somebody_007]

Personally I'd drop the SSD. It'll only double or so loading performance. I'd much rather spend on a a decent mobo and a better GPU.

I'd add in another 460 get this mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131599

put it all in an NZXT vulcan

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146065

with a spinpoint F3

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=samsung_spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product

or a caviar black

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533&cm_re=caviar_black-_-22-136-533-_-Product

and you've got yourself a hell of a gaming system.

 

[The Greater Good]

Please, do yourself a favor... don't get a Rosewill PSU. It says 850 watts, but I would bet my left nut that it only hits 850 watts output in a lab that's kept just above freezing temps. Spend the 100 bucks on a quality PSU from Seasonic, PC Power & Cooling, OCZ etc. Sure they might not say 850 watts (for 100 bucks) but it's clean, true power.

 

[Somebody_007]

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story4&reid=60 it's actually a pretty good psu it's not as reliable or efficient as a corsair probably but still quite a deal.

however it's epic overkill so a 650w xfx will serve you better

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207002&cm_re=650w-_-17-207-002-_-Product

 

[dndhatcher]

Thats the biggest problem with Rosewill. They sell so much at such varying quality. They have a few good PSUs (that model is one of them), many mediocre PSUs and a few that are fire hazards.

 

[g13lax]

Damn you guys have been busy, sorry had to do some work. So stay away from Rosewill. I like those cases I'll probably jump to the NZXT vulcan, ASUS Maximus III, and the Cavier Black while taking out the SSD. Think the GPU is good enough or would you make any recommendations on that?

 

[Somebody_007]

I'd get either one or two of those 460s so no harm in just starting up with a single 460 and adding another one if needed.