First Time Builder / $1200 Gaming Build

[Jeremy2112]

First off hello all! As the topic says this is my first time attempting a 100% from scratch build and I am in need of advice on parts compatibility plus maybe some advice on price etc.

Approximate Purchase Date: Jun 10-20

Budget Range: $1000-1200
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Parts Not Required: Monitor, mouse and keyboard.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:New Egg
Country:U.S.
Parts Preferences:AMD

Overclocking:Maybe

SLI or Crossfire:Maybe

Monitor Resolution:Not sure yet
Additional Comments: I have posted the link to my new egg wish list so you can see what I have choose so far. Also too if there are any parts missing that ill need it would help to know that as well. Thank you in advance.

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=19423425

 

[Merueth]

I can't view your wishlist.

This is what I would recommend:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9AGI

It will max out all modern games for a year or so, with enough headroom to SLI in the future.
Nowadays you just can't make an AMD build that will beat a Intel+Nvidia Build in straight up gaming performance.

 

[willard]

You have to make the wishlist public.

 

[fpoon]

You put the link wrong, this is how it's supposed to be:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19423425
Looks great, although going Intel/Nvidia is still much better. AMD can't handle Intel like it did 2 years ago.

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.975453 $349.98 save: $15.00 FREE SHIPPING
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/asrock_z77_extreme4_review,1.html <----- review of that board w/benchmarks

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z77%20Extreme4 <----- another look at that board along with a link to the latest bios

http://www.amazon.com/HD7870-DC2-2GD5-DisplayPort-Utilities-PCI-Express-Graphics/dp/B007JLFVNO $349.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
ASUS HD7870-DC2-2GD5 Radeon 2GB DDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort GPU Tweak Utilities PCI-Express 3.0 Graphics Card HD7870-DC2-2GD5

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/HD_7870_Direct_Cu_II/ <----- review of that card w/benchmarks


Here's some options to check out.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006I2H0YS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER $76.81 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Mid-Tower Gaming Case - CC-9011014-WW

http://www.corsair.com/carbide-series-300r-compact-pc-gaming-case.html <----- another look at that case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231544 $46.99 FREE SHIPPING
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO

 

[Jeremy2112]

Wow! Thanks for all the responses. Also sorry about the new egg wishlist. I though I made it viewable to the public. Well I really liked your build too Merueth. I will more then likely be purchasing tomorrow or the next so ill let you guys know what I decided. Thanks everyone!