< $1,200 Gaming PC, Need suggestions

[joeyb908]

Approximate Purchase Date: Black Friday/Christmas

Budget Range: < $1,200 without rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming then Internet

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, speakers, card reader, etc...

Preferred Website for Parts: newegg.com

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences: Would like Nvidia GTX 570 with a capable CPU

Overclocking: Only if needed to reduce bottleneck

SLI or Crossfire: Not now, but in about 2-3 years yes.

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
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What I have in mind:

Optical - SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233
=17.99

Case - COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
=59.99

HDD - HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299
=79.99

Monitor - ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor W/Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052
=179.99

CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
=129.99

OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
=99.99

GPU - MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr III PE/OC GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127582
COMBO with PSU =454.98

PSU - COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M700 RS-700-AMBA-D3 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171037
COMBO with GPU =454.98

MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128510
COMBO with RAM =169.98

RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345
COMBO with MOBO =169.98

Grand total comes to $1,191.68*

Any suggestions you guys can give me would be much appreciated,

Thanks.

 

[TheRandomWookie]

For your hard drive, buy a Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB (currently sold out on newegg, but will restock soon). Also, I'm not a fan of AMD processors, but if that is what you prefer go for it.

 

[TheRandomWookie]

For your hard drive, buy a Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB (currently sold out on newegg, but will restock soon). Also, I'm not a fan of AMD processors, but if that is what you prefer go for it.

 

[Mastervivi10]

This Intel/Nvidia Build will give you terrific results at 1920x1080.
Intel is more effective then AMD in gaming and you should only go with AMD if you have a budget for gaming of under $900.
Intel allows you to maintain a Steady OC of 4.5GHz under 60C on full load and allows you to reach higher if need be... But after 4.5GHz the gain is non in gaming.


Optical - SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OEM [Price = $17.99]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233


Case - Corsair Carbide 400R White Edition [Price = $99.99 ($89.99 After MIR)]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139008


HDD - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB [Price = $79.99]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185


Monitor - ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI LCD Monitor [Price = $179.99]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049


CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K [Price = $214.99]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072


OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM [Price = $99.99]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116986


GPU - Gigabyte N570 OC Rev2.0 [Price = $349.99 ($314.99 After MIR)]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125384


PSU - Antec EarthWatt 750W [Price = $89.99 (69.99 After MIR)]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010


MOBO - ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 [Price = $124.99]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271


RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB [Price = $49.99]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345


Heat-Sink - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo [Price = $34.99]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099


Additional Fan for Heat-Sink - Cooler Master R4 Blue LED Case Fan [Price = $7.84]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103060


Total Before MIR: $1250.74
Total After MIR: $1200.74

 

[joeyb908]

Best answer selected by joeyb908.

 

[joeyb908]

Thanks to you both