First Time Gaming PC ($1500 range)

Hello.

with my current desktop hitting the 5 year mark, its time to invest in a new system soon.

Approximate Purchase Date: Month of February 2012

Budget Range: 1000-1500 before rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, streaming, recording fraps, surfing the web

Parts Not Required: monitor, os, optical drives, mouse, keyboard

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or bestbuy ( i have some best buy gift cards/ gift certificates)

Country: United States

Parts Preferences: no preference im open for comment

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: future yes

Monitor Resolution: right now i have 1600 x 900 but might look into something with higher res later on.

i mainly want to use it for gaming and have been doing some research on what to get. the range I am looking at is around 1000- 1500 dollar range. here are the pieces im looking to get so far and any and all input on it will be appreciated. i do want to try overclocking. im planning on getting an ssd for the os and maybe a few programs and a hard drive for the rest. i just wanted to make sure this setup is decent. thanks!


CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.98)

Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Professional Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($234.49)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99)

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($214.99)

Hard Drive: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($193.95)

Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 6950 2GB Video Card ($277.86)

Case: Antec DF-85 ATX Full Tower Case ($149.98)

Power Supply: OCZ 750W ATX12V Power Supply ($99.99)

Total: $1436.22