Help me with my first build?

[Krabbles]

Approximate Purchase Date: 1-2 months

Budget Range: 1,800 Before shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Browsing the web, Movies

Are you buying a monitor: Yes, Possibly 2



Parts to Upgrade: N/A

Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.newegg.com

Location: Brownsville, Texas, United States

Parts Preferences: Intel - For CPU, NVidia - For GPU

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: Hmm, 1920 x 1080

Additional Comments: Would need to have a 1 TB HDD and a 128 GB SSD. Needs to be able to run most games (Battlefield 3, Farcry 3) on high or very high graphic settings

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current laptop can't run many games on high


Here is my current build:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=21898566

 

[slomo4sho]

Wait for Haswell since your purchase timeframe is 1-2 months out. Also, get a better monitor, 1024x768 is archaic.

 

[Krabbles]

Wait for Haswell since your purchase timeframe is 1-2 months out. Also, get a better monitor, 1024x768 is archaic.

Haswell?

And what do you reccommend as a monitor?

 

[AMD Radeon]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ 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: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1672.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-12 06:43 EDT-0400)

yes, wait for haswell in case you need to buy it soon, get those 2 popular led monitor from asus

 

[slomo4sho]

Wait for Haswell since your purchase timeframe is 1-2 months out. Also, get a better monitor, 1024x768 is archaic.

Haswell?

And what do you reccommend as a monitor?

Haswell is the next generation processor from Intel. It will be replacing Ivy Bridge and will be on a new socket type.

I would recommend ASUS VG Series VG23AH as the monitor for a single display
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236262

Or 3 of the Asus VS238H-P mentioned above for surround.

 

[Krabbles]

Wait for Haswell since your purchase timeframe is 1-2 months out. Also, get a better monitor, 1024x768 is archaic.

Haswell?

And what do you reccommend as a monitor?

Haswell is the next generation processor from Intel. It will be replacing Ivy Bridge and will be on a new socket type.

I would recommend ASUS VG Series VG23AH as the monitor for a single display
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236262

Or 3 of the Asus VS238H-P mentioned above for surround.

I can only order 2 of the Asus VS238H-P Monitors... would it be possible to have the one you recommended as my main monitor and then the other 2 on either side?

 

[slomo4sho]

Wait for Haswell since your purchase timeframe is 1-2 months out. Also, get a better monitor, 1024x768 is archaic.

Haswell?

And what do you reccommend as a monitor?

Haswell is the next generation processor from Intel. It will be replacing Ivy Bridge and will be on a new socket type.

I would recommend ASUS VG Series VG23AH as the monitor for a single display
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236262

Or 3 of the Asus VS238H-P mentioned above for surround.

I can only order 2 of the Asus VS238H-P Monitors... would it be possible to have the one you recommended as my main monitor and then the other 2 on either side?

Yes you can but ideally you would want 3 of the same monitors. Use code "EMCXTWV74" to pick up the Asus VS238H-P for $120 each after rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=A9aIQosPEeKavuZWJb0cRACZQ7_2.sT3_0_0_0&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16824236175&cm_sp=

Buy 2 now and buy the 3rd later in April when there is a new rebate available. The current rebate has a limit of 2.