Gaming PC advice for a NOVICE

[koopachalupa]

Approximate Purchase Date: within the month

Budget Range:~$1000-$1200

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: all, never built before

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com and also microcenter as I live near one

Location: Boston MA

Parts Preferences: no

Overclocking: Yes (probably)

SLI or Crossfire: not sure

Your Monitor Resolution: need suggestion

Why Are You Upgrading: my laptop isn't cutting it for games

I put together a quick build last night and am open to all suggestions, no clue what to do for video card
I can head to microcenter for parts as well

need keyboard, monitor and os
CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core $226.78

CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing $29.99

Motherboard ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 $97.99

Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $59.99

Western Digital Scorpio Black 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $65.68

Video Card XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB $289.99

Case NZXT Apollo Black NP ATX Mid Tower $76.98

Power Supply Rosewill 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Combo or $84.99

Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $17.99

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $89.99

Monitor Asus VS208N-P 20.0" $103.10

 

[properbuilds]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC e2351F 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($137.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1166.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Hi, pick the cpu and motherboard in microcenter, it will be cheaper there.

 

[g-unit1111]

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.45 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.13 @ Amazon)
Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($72.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1216.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-05 19:10 EST-0500)

 

[koopachalupa]

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