Need advice for building gaming pc, $600-700 range

[dablazer]

Hello people of toms hardware, i would like advice on what parts to choose for my first gaming build.

My budget range is about $600 and the max i can go is probably $700

-I already have a sapphire 7850 oc edition http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102999 i bought it before the price redux for $229, 🙁
-and i already have a CX600 corsair builder series PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
-My monitor is 1680x1050 at 60hz
-Currently using an hp p7-1030, im not sure if i should salvage the 8gb of ram it comes with, but the i3 has definitely got to be upgraded.
-newegg is probably the best site for me, because its close shipping and i have a couple of gift codes.
-location is Sacramento
- not sure of the difference between intel and amd, but i have more experience with intel processors.
-i might overclock in the future when the parts start getting outdated
-if i make enough money, i might crossfire the 7850's, but probably not.
-currently playing bf3, diablo3 and very soon guild wars 2
-the p7-1030 had a good run but its starting to get really slow.
-probably going to go with an corsair h40 water cooling cpu unit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181018&Tpk=h40

-EDIT
also im leaning toward a bitfenix shinobi http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345011, but if you have any better suggestions feel free to post!

 

[blazorthon]

That's pretty much what I do too.

 

[dablazer]

pretty much my finished selection. im way over my budget, so im going to go to work for another month or 2, thanks for all the help peoples!

 

[blazorthon]

Are you getting retail or OEM Windows?

 

[dablazer]

Are you getting retail or OEM Windows?

i guess im getting retail.

 

[blazorthon]

Ok then. Everything looks to be in order.

Also, you might want to buy at least a few of those parts now... Some deals don't last. For example, the Vertex 4 SSD might go up in price by the time you're ready to purchase the entire machine at once if you wait. It's often better to take advantage of deals when you see them because there's no guarantee that they'll be around later.

 

[dablazer]

yea, i just bought this combo mobo + 8gb ram, saved me around $10, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
also switched and bought an intel ssd instead of the vertex because it supports trim, and it was the same price

 

[blazorthon]

Vertex 4 supports TRIM. The mobo+RAM deal was a great deal.

 

[dablazer]

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