First Gaming Build. Please Help

[GigEmGreens]

Hey guys this is my first gaming pc build. My budget is roughly 1000, and heres what I have come up with. Please let me know if (1) all these parts will work together with the motherboard etc and (2) if i should spend more money on certain parts and or less on others. I tried to go pretty cheap, im not made of money lol. I play Starcraft 2, left 4 dead 2, and eventually diablo 3! (when it comes out) Let me know if i have the right idea. I spent the most money on the monitor bc i plan on using it for my blu ray as well as gaming.

D10-5670 :

iamond 5670PE51G Radeon HD 5670 Video Card - 1024MB DDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, DVI, VGA, HDMI

L49-1054 ::LG UH08LS10 Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive - BD-ROM 8X, DVD+RW 8x, DVD-RW 6X, DVD-ROM 16X, CD-R 48X, CD-RW 24X, Lightscribe

I69-0750 ::Intel Core i5 750 BX80605I5750 Processor - 2.66GHz, LGA 1156, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, Lynnfield, Retail

A455-2902 ::ASUS P7P55 Deluxe Motherboard - LGA1156, Intel P55, ATX, Dual-Channel DDR3, Intel DMI, SLI, CrossFireX

T925-3018 ::Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Case - ATX, Micro ATX, 120mm LED Fan, 4x 5.25 Bays, 5x 3.5 Bays

TSD-500AALS ::Western Digital WD5001AALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200 rpm, 32MB, SATA-3G

C13-8220 ::Corsair XMS3 TW3X4G1333C9AG 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 RAM - - PC10666, 1333MHz, 4096MB (2x 2048MB), 240 Pin, Dual-Channel

C283-2086 ::Cooler Master RS700-PCAAE3-US eXtreme Power Plus 700-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 700W, 120mm Fan

S203-2381 ::Samsung P2370HD 23" Widescreen LCD HDTV Monitor - 1080p, 1920 x 1080, 1000:1 Native, 50000:1, 5ms, VGA, DVI, HDMI, built-in HDTV Tuner

 

[Boyo]

I would try to add an SSD if you can for your rig.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I would probably go with a better brand than CoolerMaster for the PSU. Other than that, I can't find anything glaringly wrong with those parts.

After the PSU, any way that you can afford a 5770 instead?

Btw, what resolution will you be playing games in? That determines how powerful you need to make your video card.

If it's going to be 1920x1080 (the native res of that monitor) then you will definitely need a stronger card than the 5670.

 

[GigEmGreens]

ya im doing 1920x1080p. would a 5750 be better? my budget on the graphics card im trying to keep under 200...

what psu brand would be better? is the size ok?

 

[Sp12]

For a gaming build you'll be disappointed with that GPU.

If you're really tight move the CPU to an AMD x4 945+mobo and use the money for a GTX 460 1GB.

 

[GigEmGreens]

So... GTX 460, Radeon 5770 or radeon 5750?

 

[Sp12]

For 1920 I'd say 460.

 

[GigEmGreens]

and the 460 will be compatable with everything i have currently? what brand would u recommend

 

[mfenn]

and the 460 will be compatable with everything i have currently? what brand would u recommend

ASUS and EVGA have some good ones (don't get the EVGA with the "blower"-style cooler though it sucks). Also make sure you get the 1GB model.

If you need to make some room in your budget, you can easily go with an Athlon II X4 635 or a Phenom II X4 955 and an 870 motherboard like the GA-870A-UD3