Please take a look and leave input on my first pc build

[deadturtl3]

Here's what I've got so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/k2li

Approximate Purchase Date: around Christmas

Budget Range: $800-$975 after shipping and rebates

System Usage from Most to Least: Gaming, surfing the web, schoolwork

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, amazon

Location: Easton, Pennsylvania

Parts Preferences: I want the nzxt phantom case, want a intel CPU

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I want to keep the nzxt phantom window, would like to play games like arma 2 smoothly

 

[Someone Somewhere]

A couple of suggestions: Get low profile ram eg http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d8gao

Get a 7950 for about the same price which outperforms the 660Ti eg http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003522l
It's actually cheaper.

I assume the Network Adaptor is WiFi not an ethernet card? There is no point in a separate ethernet card is onboard ones are fine.

You can get a cheaper PSU such as this OCZ one: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-power-supply-ocz600mxsp

EDIT:Fixed link

 

[zared619]

You picked some pretty good components, but I think there is some areas for improvement.
It's just a tad over-budget, but the 7970 is worth it.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/k4wJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/k4wJ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/k4wJ/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($51.98 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($92.99 @ Amazon)

Other: Belkin power surge protector ($24.99)

Other: Nzxt Phantom Full Tower Case (red) ($109.99)

Other: Nzxt phantom window panel ($24.99)

Other: Network adaptor ($19.99)

Total: $965.88

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Any questions, just ask.