$1100 build, with monitor, hows it look?

[tatttech]

Hello folks! I have a build here I'm working with and would like some of the subject-matter experts here to help me pick it apart a little bit. I would prefer this doesn't exceed about $1150, that's to include shipping to Hawaii, which is $157, and it's to also include a 22" LCD. Picky huh.

Thanks!

CD Drive - ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM - $20.99

Case - COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $59.99

HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $89.99

Monitor - ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor - $149.969

MOBO - ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - $99.99

GPU - SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card -$179.99

PSU - Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified ... - $69.99

RAM - CORSAIR 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 - $48.99

CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX - $119.99

OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM - $99.99

Grand Total = $1082.09
This includes shipping and handling

 

[killersquirel11]

Any chance you could find any of the high-shipping-cost items (i.e. monitor, case, and possibly PSU) in Hawaii to save yourself some shipping costs? That could give you more money to throw at better parts.
A small thing to add on would be an after-market cooler for the CPU so that you could overclock it.

It is a bit difficult to totally tear this apart without knowing what this is going to be used for...

The first upgrade I would do if the money allowed would be upgrade to sandy bridge. The i5 2500k offers really nice performance, and overclockability, although it does cost a fair bit more than the 955BE
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833-15.html

 

[tatttech]

Bah. Long response. Already purchased.

However! This board does allow me to upgrade to bulldozer when it's ready and practical, so that definitely is an option. The aftermarket cooling I definitely need to get on.