Need advice for $750 gaming build. Ordering today! Help!

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Approximate Purchase Date: Today

Budget Range: $750 ($800 max)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.. anywhere I can get a deal.

Country of Origin: 'Merica.

Parts Preferences:

Overclocking: Maybe, probably not.

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, probably not.

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Get a Phenom II x4 955 BE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Not going to see much of a difference in the performance between 965/955? Not worth 10 bucks? haha

Yeah, not worth the extra $25.

Does the rest of the build look sound? Any input on which graphics card route I should go between the 6950 or 560 ti? or even a 560 SC like this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)

Up to you. More or less same performance. I would get the 560ti though. The 6950 is a really long card.

I'm leaning that way.. can a Gigabyte GPU be trusted.. such as this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

or which 560 Ti would you recommend?

Yeah, gigabytes are good too.

I'd get this if you want to have great cooling.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

If you want to save money, gigabytes cool too. You don't need a CPU cooler if you dont plan to OC.

OC is very easy with that CPU. Simple change of the multiplier and done. 990FX is overkill if not doing Crossfire...and most likely you never will crossfire, especially with that PSU. Save some bucks and get a 990X board. Not crazy about the system builder PSU but they are decent for the price. Go with the 6950, you'll like it better in the long run since gaming is your priority.

Don't plan on xfiring but also couldn't find a 990x for much cheaper (if any). Any recommendations?

The PSU had pretty good reviews and seemed like a good enough deal.. so hopefully it treats me okay.

And I'm still in debate between GPU's.. down to these 2

XFX Radeon HD 6950
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

or

MSI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Also not going to be getting a CPU Cooler.. however if I ever do decide to OC than I'll get one before doing so..

Don't worry about the PSU, it's pretty good.

XFX Double Lifetime Warranty is nice to have...just saying. Both cards give near identical frame rates. MSI card is going to run a little cooler than reference 6950 but the 6950 will use less power due to the OC of the MSI. It all comes down to price and personal preference.

Some experts just guided me through choosing a nice system for $736 - $50 mailin = $686 in this thread: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/324210-31-build-gamin...
You will go about $40 cheaper since you don't need an OS (but have to add a PSU)

Here's the gist:

MSI P67S-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard: $105 - 15 instant - 30 mail in = $60 total
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813130576

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL: $185
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500413AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive: $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM: $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OEM: $77 - 10 combo = $67
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K ($15 off with promo code EMCJKJG34, ends 10/19)
XFX HD-687A-ZHFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card : $400 - 20 combo -20 mail in - 15 promo on processor = $365 (enjoy the free game with this too dirt 3)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...

Good luck!