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~$1400 first time gaming PC

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Approximate Purchase Date: this week
Budget Range: 1400 max, less if possible
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, internet, movies.
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country: United States
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I'm very new to this. I'll mostly be playing Guild Wars 2, Dota 2, and Mount and Blade: Warband with the Battle Size Changer with as many units as possible.

I haven't bought anything yet, but I was thinking something like:

Core i7-3770k

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
bundled with:
1x CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...

ASUS HD7870-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Antec Eleven Hundred Black Super Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

More about : 1400 time gaming

600W is fine for both the 7950 and the 7870, so follow the above two advices. However, neither of those games are too graphically intensive, so drop down to a Radeon 7850.
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