Need help building 700$-1000$ Gaming PC from scratch

[chanbeast]

Approximate Purchase Date: Next week or so

Budget Range: 700$-1000$ (900+ is pushing my budget though).

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, 3d Modeling/Rendering, Surfing the net, writing papers (word)

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Speakers, Monitor, Mouse, Windows 7 OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com

Country of Origin: United States

Parts Preferences: Trustworthy brands, antec etc.

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050

Additional Comments: Something reliable. I don’t care about the look of the tower – doesn’t need to be fancy.

Graphic Intensive games I play: Rift, StarCraft II, Left 4 Dead 2, BattleField Bad Company 2, Mount&Blade...etc.

This is a re-post, sorry to all who contributed to my last one. I changed my preferences and upped my budget a little. Thanks!

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00243HHNY/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=0DB6F9TK4E78BG2NEWBA&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846 $89.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Storm Scout ATX/MATX/ITX Mid Tower Case (Black)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022 $69.99 - 54.99 after mail-in rebate card
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157211 $74.99
ASRock H55M-GE LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.603154 Combo Price: $442.98
EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support FPB Video ...
Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 $49.99 FREE SHIPPING
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

http://www.amazon.com/Lite--LightScribe-Layer-Drive-IHAS424-98/dp/B002SIMPXM/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1298444189&sr=1-1 $23.99 Free Standard Shipping (3-5 days)
Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive IHAS424-98 - Retail (Black)

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpoint-Cache-Desktop-HD103SJ/dp/B001U3S5S0/ref=sr_1_1?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1298445144&sr=1-1 $62.59 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Samsung 1 TB Spinpoint 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.5 inch Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive HD103SJ

Total: $814.52

 

[batuchka]

Hmm seeing u on

Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050

and rendering/modelling on the table going under your min point with microcenter as an option

Items off Egg $343AR

1090T + MSI 870A-G54 $240
http://www.microcenter.com/specials/promotions/AMDbundlePROMO.html

$583AR in total

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Approximate Purchase Date: Next week or so

How about next month ?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-overclocking-processor-recommendation,2866.html

As the editor responsible for our Best CPUs For The Money column, this puts me in an unfortunate position. Do I tell people to hold off on the second-generation Core chips and recommend inferior processors for a short while, or do I acknowledge the fact that Intel's new chips are actually worth waiting for?

For me, it comes down to this: Sandy Bridge-based CPUs offer such an impressive performance boost that I think it would be irresponsible to push new system builders toward a different platform, especially if they're spec'ing out a mid- to high-end machine. With this in mind, we're counting on revised motherboard availability in March (we're almost there), and sticking with our recommendations of the processors back on the market.

This is $992 ..... the extra month should give you time to make up any cash shortfalls. I think you will find yaself far happier as dropping lower would result in compromises. You can hit $947 if you drop the aftermarket air cooler / TIM. The 2500k can hit 4.5ish with stock cooler.

Case - $60 - Antec 300 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
Case Fans - Later - CM Red 200 mm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103072
PSU - $65 - XFX 650 W PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207002
MoBo - $395 - ASUS P8P67 Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.575884
CPU - incl above - Intel Core i5-2500K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
Cooler - $40 - Scythe SCMG 2100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142
TIM - $5 - Shin Etsu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
RAM - $90 - (2 x 4GB) Corsair CAS 9 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324
GFX - $250 - Asus GTX 560 Ti http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121424
GFX - Later - Same
HD - $65 - Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 rpm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
SSD - Later - OCZ Vertex 2 2.5" 120GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227590
DVD Writer - $22 - Asus 24X DRW-24B3L w/ LS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135221