$1200-$1400 1st Timer PC Builder

[Apropo]

Ok I'm nervous about building my own system. There are way to many parts to choose all with mixed reviews. I do not know what is quality compared to price so please help.

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next 6 days

Budget Range: $1200-1400 before rebates

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

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Complete system.

Do you need to buy OS: Can I still use Windows 8 for free until January?

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon

Location:San Antonio Texas

Parts Preferences: I'd like Ivy Bridge, also was looking at 670 or 7970 GHz ed. but I don't know the pro's/con's for each

Overclocking: Yes but in the future

SLI or Crossfire: No, I want a single card solution high end solution.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080p

Additional Comments: I'll be playing BF3, Black Ops 2, Guild Wars 2, Mechwarrior Online, Hawken.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current system is 8 years old and I want to build a PC that will last me a while before I need to over clock or upgrade.


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This is what I'm looking at currently purchasing ASAP http://pcpartpicker.com/p/iBgH
I just need help picking the right Motherboard.
Does anyone know the differences between these that would concern me; such as over clocking CPU and GPU?

ASrock Extreme4 $139.99:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157293

ASrock Extreme3 $119.99:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157330

ASrock Performance (Only Allows Single GPU) $119.99:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157298

If it matters I do not plan on SLI / CF. Only plan on a Single High end GPU and OC'ing GPU+CPU.

any other suggestions on a different mother board in the same price range is welcome.

 

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Just wanted to stop by and thank everyone who helped me pick the parts to the new systems I built recently.
Mine:
http://pcpartpicker.com/b/y7P
Wifes:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jojs
Absolutely love the systems and can't thank you all enough for some guidance and help. I'm now ready for SLI in the future and will probably upgrade the Cooler Master 212 Evo to either a custom watercooling kit or H100. I have the CPU OC'ed to 4.2 and the GPU OC'ed to 1.25GHz

 

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nAlthough everyone helped me with this build, Why Me is amazing with not only giving great advice on parts but posting links and such to help someone make the best educated decision. Thank you everyone once again for helping me build a great machine. You can see what you helped me build here: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/y7P