New Build ~$1000

[jkalana]

Purchase Date: This week (sooner the better)
Budget: $1000 after shipping
Primary Usage: Gaming
Buy Monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, MB, RAM, Graphics, PSU if needed.
Buying OS: No
Preferred Website: pccasegear.com
Location: Aus
Parts Preferences: AMD, *not using watercooling
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI/Crossfire: Immediately no, down the track yes.
Resolution: 1920x1080
Upgrading Reason: Current Pc is on its final legs, testing indicates MB got fried during recent heatwave.

Using the following from old PC.
ASUS VE048 LCD Monitor
Logitech G19
Razer Naga
x3 WD Green HDDs
USB HDDs
USB Headset
Noctua NH-C12P CPU Fan (something similar cant find the exact model no.)
Various Chassi Fans
Thermaltake EVO-Blue 550W PSU (~3years old)
DVD Burner.

Leaning towards the following upgrades:
ASUS M5A99FX-PRO-R2 Motherboard
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21718

AMD FX-8350 8 Core Processor
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21806

G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9Q-16GBXL (4x4GB) DDR3
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16927

ASUS Radeon HD7950 DirectCu II Top 3GB
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=22255


Any suggestion or feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[butremor]

just may as well get 8 GB of ram, for gaming not much use of 16 gb