Tips/pointers/reccomendations on my first build please

[tnaza]

Disk Burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254100
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130826
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
Keyboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823794002
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131835
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782

is currently what i have planned for my first gaming computer i'm building while trying to stay in a decent price range. i mostly play ARPG's, League of Legends, Minecraft, and the occasional "hey check this game out" game that would be nice to be able to actually run past start up at the moment i'm using a school laptop with integrated graphics so this would definitely be improving on the situation. but if you guys could help me out a bit and tell me if the parts would actually work together/ be a decent build for the price it would be greatly appreciated. feel free to throw in some of your own recommendations where i could cut some costs or improve the build a little. thanks guys.

btw veryyyy max price is 1000$. trying to stay under/around 900 though

 

[Shottymonsta]

shopping cart is empty

but if you have a small budget go second hand on craigslist and get a phenom ii 955 with hd58XX rig

 

[tnaza]

woops. ill post the individual items in one second thank you

 

[tnaza]

dont know how to delete a post so i guess this acts as a self bump

 

[the great randini]

this would be a better card for the money, toms hardware approved!
out of stock at the moment
PowerColor PCS+ AX7870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484
but outside of that i like the build!!!

 

[geofelt]

Your build is very reasonable as is.

If I could make one recommendation, it would be to use a SSD for the os and some games.
It will make everything you do feel so much quicker.

A 120gb SSD would do the job. It will cost about the same as the 1tb hard drive. You could defer on the hard drive and add one later when/if you need more storage.

Have you budgeted for an OS, about $100?

 

[tnaza]

i dont need to buy an OS. and i think i would prefer the HDD over the lower SSD due to just plain storage and i dont believe i need the extra speed on it

 

[bodeen2012]

much easier way to read your parts list
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/EMU0
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/EMU0/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/EMU0/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8B75-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DVDE818A7T/BLK/B/GEN CD Reader, DVD Writer ($24.97 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor ($138.98 @ Newegg)
Other: SHARKOON Skiller 000SKSK ($29.99)
Total: $942.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-20 14:48 EST-0500)

 

[geofelt]

i dont need to buy an OS. and i think i would prefer the HDD over the lower SSD due to just plain storage and i dont believe i need the extra speed on it

I will never build a pc without a SSD for the OS again.
Once you have one, you will neither.


With your budget, a SSD is entirely appropriate.
Add $100 to your budget if you need to.
Forget boot times, you only do that occasionally. Things like os install or maintenance will take an hour job down to 5-10 minutes.
Internet browsing is faster, and files open instantly.


But here is no reason why you can't start with just a SSD for the "C" drive and later add a hard drive of whatever size you might need.
A 120gb ssd will hold the OS an a handful of games. With 180gb or 240gb, you may never need a hard drive at all.