My First Build. Ideas/Suggestions Please

[victor286]

I have always wanted to have a gaming PC but never had the spare funds to spend. I recently got approved for a preferred account with Newegg.com for $4000. I get 0% interest for 12 months on anything over $500. I want to limit my cost to as low as possible while still maintaining the best performance for the price. I am thinking a budget of around $1,500 just for the system hardware. I also have to buy a monitor/keyboard/OS and whatever other peripherals. I have a small office and little children so I won't have a lot of space for a big multi-screen setup. I don't believe I will be playing on a resolution any higher than 1080p for the foreseeable future. I looked at the GPU 2012 benchmark results on here, but it's all Greek to me so I really have no idea what card would meet my needs but not be a waste of money for things I won't be doing like multi-displays or whatever graphic intensive activities other than gaming.

USE: MOVIES/GAMING/DAILY USE
OVERCLOCKING: YES

I put this together in the meantime please impart your technical expertise on me so I can make an informed purchase.

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811146085

CPU: i5 3570k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819116504

CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103099

Mobo: ASRock Extreme4 Z77
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157293

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4) 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820233186

GPU: EVGA GTX 680 Superclocked Signature 2GB 256-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130779

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148840

SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227791

PSU: SeaSonic X-Series 850W 80 Plus Gold Certified Modular
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817151102

Optical: ASUS DRW 24x DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827135204

Total: $1,490.00 before shipping
Also input on keyboard, monitor, and OS should I get 32bit vs. 64bit should I wait for Windows 8 or not?

Keyboard: LITE-ON PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6823107120

Monitor: ASUS 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD w/Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236052

OS: Windows 8 vs. 7 32bit vs. 64bit?

Brings total from $1,490 to $1,700 with these selected components, making my monthly payments very manageable around $141.

 

[victor286]

Also input on keyboard, monitor, and OS should I get 32bit vs 64bit should I wait for Windows 8 or not?

Keyboard: LITE-ON PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard
Monitor: ASUS 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD w/Speakers
OS:?

Brings total from $1,490 to $1,700 with these selected components. Making monthly payments around $141.