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My first build might need some help Please take a peek!!

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This is my first here so sorry for any improper formatting and a little lengthy write up.
I am building my first PC and would love some input and guide for best PC I can build with your help!

Approximate Purchase Date:around black Friday
Budget Range: around ~$1000
System Usage from Most to Least Important:gaming, web browsing
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Do you need to buy OS: Yes Windows 8 (if its not a complete failure)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Location: Ohio
Parts Preferences: I would like to stick with Intel, and nvidia brand
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No? I just want to stick with single GPU
Your Monitor Resolution: currently have 720 P and looking to get a nice 1080 P Asus http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VS239H-P-23-Inch-Full-HD-Mon...

Additional Comments:I would really like a energy efficient and quiet PC, and went with the silent case I just hope it will be good enough to keep the temp down. I would like to play upcoming games like SimCity and Company of Heroes 2 on high and decent frame rate. I don't need something an overkill and would like a quality build and something that can be upgraded well in the future so don't mind paying extra for better quality parts. I don't want SSD or Dvd drive which brings me to another question Do I need DVD drive to install motherboard BIOS?
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Ancient PC struggling to run Bastion

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($317.86 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($124.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $998.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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You often need a DVD drive to install Windows, though you can also get an image that can be put on a USB drive and do it from there.

Get a 7950. More powerful, similar price.

I'd get an ASRock Z77 Extreme4. It comes with 8GB free RAM @ Newegg. On the other hand; if you aren't OCing or doing SLI/CF you can get pretty much any B75/H77 board out there and see no difference. Get an i5-3450 or similar.

Get low profile ram too.
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Then get the asrock one. Those two are the two best boards for the money out there I think. Asus is super overpriced. You are getting the same thing for over $100 more sometimes.
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Did a quick look at a bunch of B75 boards, all of them only support a single Gen-3 16x slot with another Gen-2 x4 slot.
You could Crossfire/SLI, but you would have to use somewhat weak cards to not be bottle-necked.
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