Need advice on ~1200 dollar PC

zailiner

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PC purpose: High end gaming, study, internet surfing.

I am purchasing from PC case gear.

CPU: Intel Core i5 3750k
$229

GPU: Gigabyte Radeon HD7870
$249

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
Heard LOTS of good things about this mobo
$129

CPU cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
$35

PSU: Antec High Current Gamer 620W Modular HCG-620M
I'm not too sure on my PSU. Is the wattage too low? Is it overkill? Could I get a better deal? Is it still fine with OC'ing?
$115

RAM: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B 2*4GB DDR3
$46

Storage:
Western Digital WD Black 500GB
$89
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD
$129

Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced Black & White edition
$125
I know it's a hefty price, but I'd like to stick to it if possible.

Total:
$1146

I'm trying to keep the price as low as possible, but I don't want to cheap out ANYWHERE.

I'm also hunting for a ~150 dollar HDMI capable monitor around 23 inches.
If you could suggest some that would be great.

Thanks for your time.
 
This build allows you to add another vid card in Crossfire/SLI later on in the future of whatever card you choose.



http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Mid-Tower-Computer-CC-9011014-WW/dp/B006I2H0YS/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1354951002&sr=1-3 $71.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Corsair Carbide Series Black 300R Mid-Tower Computer Case (CC-9011014-WW)

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Corsair CX750 Builder Series ATX 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157330 $109.99
ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

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Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=pd_sim_pc_7 $31.95 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

http://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Memory-Extreme-Masters-PC3-12800/dp/B008MF3R82/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1354957526&sr=1-1 $31.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Patriot Memory Intel Extreme Masters 8 GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 CL9 Memory Kit - PVI38G160C9K

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Lite-On Super AllWrite 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive - Bulk - IHAS124-04 Version C (Black)

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SanDisk Extreme SSD 240 GB SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SDSSDX-240G-G25

$731.39 *not including rebates



http://www.amazon.com/Asus-VS238H-P-23-Inch-Full-HD-Monitor/dp/B005BZNEVQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1354955667&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+23+inch+led+monitor $156.26 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping | Price after rebate: $136.26
Asus VS238H-P 23-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor | 50,000,000:1 ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio; Full 1080P with HDMI


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171646 $99.99
SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 2.5" 128GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

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Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack