~1000$ WoW/SC2/D3 gaming computer

Approximate Purchase Date: Within 2 weeks

Budget Range: $1000 before rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: playing current and upcoming games

Parts Not Required: I have a good monitor/keyboard/mouse/and a couple hard drives I can use for storage

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: any reputable website

Country: U.S.

Parts Preferences: quality parts in general
Overclocking: Maybe (if neccesary)

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (if neccesary)

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: see below


I posted this on reddit, but I am looking for as much feedback as I can get before I spend some money.

Ok. First and foremost, I am more concerned with stability and performance than getting off as cheap as possible. I am primarily going to use this computer to play WoW/D3/SC2, along with Skyrim, and any other new games that look appealing.

In addition, I generally tend to run firefox, itunes, ventrilo, and more than one instance of wow (simultaneously), so i need something that can handle these kinds of things without problems. I also wouldn't mind frapsing/streaming.

I live in the south in the U.S., so it gets really hot here during the summer, and I have had issues in the past with overheating, so I am a little nervous about that.

Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($20.63 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.00 @ Mac Connection)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 560 1GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $936.57
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2011-12-19 23:19 EST-0500)

This is what i've been looking at recently. If i'm not mistaken, i could put another video card into this computer for SLI later on if neccesary. Also, i have a couple hard drives that i could use for storage, rather than buy one for insane prices right now.

I am pretty new to the computer building community, so if i've made some glaring mistake(s) let me know. Thanks for reading  


**edit:** I updated to an i5 because I read that there's hardly any benefit unless applications take advantage of all the cores; also, (and I could be wrong here) the ivybridge cpus are coming out some time next year, and I could use my same setup and just upgrade my processor if neccesary? Still looking at the cases someone mentioned, but I will update this list again when I find one I like.

edit again: followed the template in the sticky