$1000 gaming pc

[newbuilder77]

Hi,

Thanks in advance for your help. This community has been extremely helpful in doing research for my first build. There is so much information, however, that I have to admit I'm a bit overwhelmed. I'd appreciate any feedback people have. Right now I'm mainly planning to play WoW on this machine. I know the graphics are a bit overkill, but I like running 4-5 instances at a time and my current machine has started overheating running a single window in the new Cataclysm zones. I'd love to actually move my visual settings off of the lowest settings finally. I also have seen that most people prefer the Samsung HDDs, but those seem to be out of stock on newegg atm. Should I order from somewhere else or just grab a WD one?

Approximate Purchase Date: Today or tomorrow

Budget Range: 800-100 after rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: WoW (multiple instances), perhaps Starcraft and a few other games yet to be released.

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country of Origin: United States

Parts Preferences: I don't have any real loyalties

Overclocking: No (too chicken to try this on my first build)

SLI or Crossfire: Probably not

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200

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LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

NZXT M59 - 001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146058

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

AMD Phenom II X6 1075T Thuban 3.0GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT75TFBGRBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103858

ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198

XFX HD-695A-CNFC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150518

RAIDMAX Blackstone series RX-700AC 700W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152042

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231275

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

 

[joelmartinez]

A higher quality psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005&Tpk=650tx

10 bucks more after rebate

 

[gkay09]

6-Core CPU ? - For multiple instances of WoW ??
Some suggestions - Do check for combos too,...
1075T + ASUS 870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.573126

RAM -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

PSU - I would prefer a better one
OCZ Fatality 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022

CASE + OS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.546483.11-146-058

HDD - IMO this is better one for the money-
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpoint-Cache-Desktop-HD103SJ/dp/B001U3S5S0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1293082092&sr=1-1

DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204