Help with PC build going from 5 year old comp :(, ~$1300 budget

[mOeeOm]

Hello, trying to build for the summer to help me be more of a nerd. I have not built a comp for 5 years, so I'm really out of the loop. Anyways on with the questions and prelim build:

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.

Gaming only.

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread

$1300

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.

Canada

www.ncix.com

and

www.newegg.ca

I prefer ncix though I have dealt with them a lot, and their prices seem better.

4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.

No preference.

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.

I don't need a monitor, keyboard, mouse.

6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.

Yes, some to get an idea.

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.

Default, will never be overclocking.

8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.

1920x1080

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?

Sometime in the next 2 weeks hopefully.

With a $1300 budget I fell short of the max with this build on ncix, didn't settle on anything just playing around. The prices are after combos/deals

LG GH22NS50 Black 22X SATA DVD Writer OEM - $23.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...5&promoid=1219

Azza Solano 1000 Black ATX Full Tower Case 10X5.25 1X3.5 8X3.5INT 2X230MM LED Fans & Window No PSU - $96.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...6&promoid=1219

OCZ OCZ3G1333LV6GK Gold 6GB 3X2GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-20 240PIN DIMM Triple Channel Memory Kit - $169.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...8&promoid=1219

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Hard Drive OEM *3YR MFR Warranty* - $52.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...0&promoid=1219

ASUS P6T SE X58 ATX LGA1366 DDR3 LGA1366 3PCI-E16 PCI-E1 2PCI CrossFire SATA2 Motherboard - $213.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...2&promoid=1219

OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W ATX 20/24PIN SLI Ready Modular Cables 135mm Fan 80PLUS Power Supply - $89.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...6&promoid=1219

Intel Core i7 930 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.8GHZ 8MB L3 Cache 130W 45NM Retail Box - $315.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...3&promoid=1219

XFX Radeon HD 5770 850MHZ 1GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI HDMI Display Port DIRECTX11 PCI-E Video CARD- $184.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...2&promoid=1219

Free Ubisoft ASSASSIN''S Creed 2 PC Game Steam Digital Download ** Intel Promo Only **

After taxes, shipping and rebates it goes down to $1175.

Thoughts?

 

[mfenn]

There's really nothing you need from the X58 platform. Switch to P55.
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $150
Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860 - Retail $305
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail $109

That will save you $136 and get you a faster CPU. With the saved money, you can get a 5850. The 5850 will give a nice boost at 1080P.

 

[Nancypants]

If you are willing to spend more, I would update the video card. Any quad core is going to be fine for current gaming. If you have a little extra in your budget, I would spring for an SSD. It won't make a huge difference while playing games, but windows will load super fast and applications can load almost instantly.