Need help with cutting costs on my new build

[tpgman]

I'm starting to feel like that I am paying too much for my build that I am shopping for, any help? I want to be around 1000$ including OS and monitor. Its meant for gaming. And if it is still a pretty good build for the money then I'll be fine with this setup, I'm not going to buy it soon, I'm just trying to figure out what I need to save up for. (Or maybe get a credit card? )

Heres what I have so far
case: HAF X Blue edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119239

mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135324

GPU:Gigabyte Radeon 7870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418

PSU:Seasonic 630 Watt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

CPU:i5-3570k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Memory: Pareema 8gig (2x4)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820576011

HDD:Western Digital 500gb, 7200 rpm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236155

DVD Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236155

Monitor:Asus 21.5 inch, full HD with speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236100

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

Total cost:1,163.90

So what are your thoughts? I'm a little attached to that case btw :/

 

[jay2tall]

I was going to say that case is entirely to expensive for your budget. Take it or leave it, I'd suggest a $100ish case and save the money. Below are just some general suggestions since you are not building right now and the prices will all be different.

1) change case, save $$
2) Get a Z77 motherboard
3) Upgrade your video card to a GTX 660Ti/670 or 7950/7950
4) PSU is good
5) CPU is good, maybe get a cooler for overclocking or just better/quieter cooling. Suggest a Cooler Master 212 Evo
6) Get a better name brand RAM. G Skill, Corsair, Kingston HyperX, etc. The amount and speed are good.
7) Get a 1TB drive and not a green drive for your primary. A WD Black, Seagate Barracuda, or my favority Samsung F3 drive. Either way make it a 7200RPM drive. You could also do a primary SSD and a data HDD. This would give you a better PC experience over all.
8) DVD link is bad
9) Monitor is fine. Maybe a 23 or 24" if you are a gamer
10) OS is fine

 

[nix327]

A couple of options for the case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006644&isNodeId=1&Description=phantom+410&x=0&y=0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119240&Tpk=storm%20enforcer

 

[ronintexas]

I purchased this case - plenty of cooling - quite a bit of room - nice price:
Antec Three Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded 2 x USB 3.0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129180

 

[jay2tall]

BTW, look for holiday deals. Here is a nice Asrock Z77 motherboard that comes with free RAM.. Nice RAM at that.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293