Aiming for $700 gaming PC

Hi,

New member here guys! I am building my first PC and I would love some feedback. I am looking for a good cost erformance PC that I can play most current games on average settings. I have based my current build around AMD but I've read from multiple sources that Intel will provide a much better experience overall. I am limited by price though, so I am not sure what realistic options I have. Any and all advice is appreciated as I am truly new to this.

I also would love to have someone look behind my choices and tell me if what I have is actually compatible and that I won't be bottlenecking in any particular area. And that it will fit inside the case I have chosen. Thanks so much!

Approximate Purchase Date: Very soon. There is no urgency to this but I would like to get onto this ASAP haha.

Budget Range: Approx. $700 before rebates.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming mostly. I assume if the PC can handle games it can handle normal word processing and internet surfing.

Parts Not-Required: Unfortunately, all parts will be required. I do not even have a monitor.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I have been pricing everything on Newegg.com currently. Not sure what other websites are good resources for this type of purchase.

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: I honestly have no preference. I want a solid build but I realize I am constricted by a budget. As stated above, I am currently leaning towards an AMD-based build simply for budget reasons.

Overclocking: No. Well out of my comfort zone and not something I feel necessary for my needs.

SLI or Crossfire: No.

Monitor Resolution: I simply want a decent 1920x1080 monitor capable of solid graphics. Again, nothing fancy.

Additional Comments: This in no way has to be flashy. I simply want quality for a good price. I don't want to put together a sloppy build that I will regret in 2 years.

Games/Apps: I am mostly interested in Diablo 3 and would love to be able to run this game at a semi-high setting. It does not appear to be very graphic intensive and I feel like I can build a rig within my budget to suit my needs. I would also like to be able to play more graphic intensive games such as Skyrim and Crysis with an acceptable graphics setting.

Here is my current setup:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ($139.99)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard ($89.99)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PSU: OCZ ZT Series 650W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

GPU: GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series GV-R685OC-1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...



I would love for some feedback on this so please help! Thanks.