$1000 Build, Including Monitor

[it is james]

Hello all, looking to build another PC, this time for a friend, with a budget of around $1000 max.


Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: couldn't say, this isn't my build (trying to get this parts list for a friend). I'm fairly certain the purchase will be soon, within a few weeks

Budget Range: $750-1000 after rebates and shipping. Cheaper is better


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, other casual computer stuff


Are you buying a monitor: Yes. Please include this in the price


Parts to Upgrade: Building from scratch, need all parts. I would like to upgrade the GPU in the future, so consider that when looking at a PSU, please.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes. Windows 7 64-bit.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com

Location: Washington, USA

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel CPU, no low quality brand PSUs please.

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: I would like 1920x1080.

Additional Comments: I'd prefer parts that aren't known to fail or have problems. Remember, cheaper is always better.

Here's what I have so far, need to cut down the cost a little bit. I also need a surge protector do be included in the budget.

Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

CPU: i5-2400 quad-core desktop 95w processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074

GPU: EVGA 015-P3-1480-KR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130759

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers ASCR 10,000,000:1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236100

HDD:
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767

Optical Drive:
SONY Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1681S-0B - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118031

Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

Windows 7: 64-Bit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

Surge Protector:
CyberPower 850 6 Feet 8 Outlets 2400 Joules Home/Office Surge Protection


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812120401


Please let me know what I should cut down on, would really like to cut down about $50, and can't cut out the surge protector.

Thanks all for helping me out again.

 

[claysm]

I think you could back off just a little on a couple of parts to save a little money.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157253

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333

These will help out a bit and still offer everything you need.