New Gaming Build - $1200-1400

Hello, first of all thank you for reading this thread. I'm building my first computer and any help on it would be greatly appreciated. Any recommendations, advices, and comments are welcome!


Approximate Purchase Date: Within a week

Budget Range: $1200-1400 - can't go above $1400, and I would prefer to be in the $1300 range

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming is my main priority, with movies and surfing following up.

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speaker/Headphone

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com

Country of Origin: United States

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, Nvidia GPU

Overclocking: No - maybe in the future

SLI or Crossfire: No - maybe in the future

Monitor Resolution: 1600x900

Additional Comments: Need to buy an OS (Windows 7) and quietness is a plus. I will be moving the rig maybe 1-2 times a year, so keep that in mind.

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My friend helped me come up with some of the initial parts - please, if they are 1) not compatible and/or 2) replaceable with better/different item, then feel free to criticize!


Case: Still need some help with choosing a case.
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $99.98
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $79.99
Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $109.99
COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $89.99

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K - $224.99

Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 - $34.99

Mobo: Still need help with the mobo.
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $179.99
GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $134.99
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (This is sold out, however) - $159.99
ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (This is sold out, however) - $189.99

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL - $84.99 (w/o $15 off promo)

GPU: EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $359.99

PSU: XFX Core Edition PRO750W (P1-750S-CAB9) 750W ATX12V v2.2 & ESP12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $119.99

SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $124.99

HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $64.99

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM - $99.99


Thank you in advance!