Help me build a 1000$ gaming computer with a few restrictions

Here is a config -
X4 955
https://www.pcczone.com/amd-phenom-ii-x4-955-3-2ghz-bla...

Gigabyte 890GX
https://www.pcczone.com/gigabyte-ga-890gpa-ud3h-am3-ddr...

HD 6870
https://www.pcczone.com/gigabyte-gv-r687d5-1gd-b-hd6870...

RAM
https://www.pcczone.com/crucial-4gb-ddr3-1333mhz-ct2kit...

HAF 912
https://www.pcczone.com/cooler-master-haf-912-rc-912-kk...

Corsair 750TX
https://www.pcczone.com/corsair-tx750w-cmpsu-750tx.html

WD 1TB
https://www.pcczone.com/wd-caviartm-blacktm-wd1002faex-...

DVD
https://www.pcczone.com/lg-gh22ns50-sata-black.html

Thanks gkay09, that amounts to 923$ + tx which is right on budget. However, I'd like a little explanation around your build. For example, any tough choices in there? Is there anything I can downgrade (and thus save $$$) for a minimal performance decrease or upgrade but for a bigger bang?

Also, I'd like to hear from a few others since having 3-4 ppl go in the same direction will make me buy in confidence.

Again, thanks for the help!

Thanks for your input mianmars. I do see many great advices around the forum coming from you and so, I highly value your input here. However, I can't buy from newegg (has to be from a physical store in my home province of Quebec).

Can you make a similar build from the parts offered at this store?: https://www.pcczone.com/pc-builder?subid=1

Thanks!

This is what I have right now:

1 x AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHZ Black Edition HDZ955FBGMBOX 144.99$
1 x Gigabyte GA-890XA-UD3 AM3 DDR3 Motherboard ATX 144.16$
1 x Kingston 4GB DDR3 1600MHZ KHX1600c9d3K2/4G 94.50$
1 x WD Caviar™ Black™ WD1001FALS, 1 TB SATA 92.22$
1 x ASUS ENGTX470/2DI/1280MD5/V2 1280MB DDR5 Video Card 270.30$
1 x LG GH22NS50 SATA Black 23.13$
1 x Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 600W RS600-PCARE3-US 79.99$
1 x Cooler Master 690 II Advanced RC692KKN2 ATX / MATX Mid Tower 98.99$
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit English 1PK DVD OEM (GFC-00599) 109.99$
1 x Complete assembly and testing of the system includes 6 months warranty 55.00$
Total Price : 1113.27$

However, this is overbudget for me so I'd like to know if there's some components that I can cut on without compromising a lot of quality / performance.

Hopefully it helps you guys give me your 2 cents.

Replace above components accordingly with following

Mobo: https://www.pcczone.com/asus-m4a88td-v-evo-usb3-am3-ddr...
HDD: https://www.pcczone.com/wd-caviartm-green-wd10ears-1-tb...
CASE: https://www.pcczone.com/cooler-master-haf-912-rc-912-kk...
PSU: https://www.pcczone.com/ocz-fatal1ty-550w-atx12v-v2-2-a...

Hopefully it might do a bit of deduction in total budget but unfortunately couldn't select my preferred components cause they r out of stock or either price is higher then regular.

@MtlPat Better to stay away from the CM Extreme Power PSUs,...
Mobo - If you will not go Crossfire then get the board that mianmars linked, but if you want to go Crossfire, then get the one that I have linked.

PSU - Again for Crossfire go with the Corsair, but if you wont go Crossfire, then get the OCZ Fatality...

Why can't you use Newegg.ca? I bought the components for my computer there. (I live in Montreal)

mianmars: thx a lot, looking into it and at first glance, looks pretty much like something I'll end up with.

gkay09: thx for the heads up on that PSU, will go have a look at why they have a bad rep.

wortwortwort: The government gives away those great 0% interest loans to buy a computer BUT we need to buy it from a store that operates physically in the province of Quebec. Unfortunately, newegg doesn't qualify.

@Mtlpat Cooler Master PSU are wrongly advertised of their specs, a 600w wont be full 600w but some where 500 in reality or even less, though their high end PSU's are fine just there 400-600w unites have bad reviews every where. Best known are Corsair, Antec, OCZ etc.

Do take note of wat gkay09 said if u r going to add another card in future then buy this board https://www.pcczone.com/asus-m4a89gtd-pro-usb3-am3-ddr3... which is 10$ expensive then the gigabyte he listed but i will prefer Asus. Also get the 700w PSU https://www.pcczone.com/ocz-stealthxstream-2-ocz700sxs2... if budget is tight or else get the Corsair 750w PSU https://www.pcczone.com/corsair-tx750w-cmpsu-750tx.html

In GPU side if u r going crossfire later then drop 470 and get any one of these https://www.pcczone.com/asus-engtx460directcutop-2d-1g-... https://www.pcczone.com/sapphire-toxic-hd-6850-1gb-gddr... it will help u buy the Mobo and PSU i listed above.

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