Looking for advice on PC build

[TheActuary]

Hi All,

This will be my first ever PC build. It will be primarily for gaming... Diablo 3, Mass Effect 3, Skyrim, etc. I'd really appreciate any advice you all would be willing to give. I'm trying not to go over $1400 (including a new monitor). Here is what I'm thinking so far:

Case: Antec P280 (http://www.amazon.com/Antec-P280-Black-Tower-Computer/dp/B005X3E5BO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1Z0B21YTH4JJB&colid=233F4PAH5V27Z) $113.00
CPU: Intel i5-2500K (http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80623I52500K-Core-i5-2500K-Processor/dp/B004EBUXHQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333770554&sr=1-1) $219.00
GPU: Asus GTX 560-Ti (http://www.amazon.com/ENGTX560-DCII-TOP-2DI-1GD5/dp/B004RJJV1Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333771283&sr=1-1) $240.00
MOBO: Asus P8Z68-V/Gen3 (http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-LGA-1155-Motherboards-P8Z68-V/dp/B005UDITT6/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333764615&sr=1-2) $180.00
PSU: Corsair TX V2 750W Modular (http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Enthusiast-Certified-Performance-CP-9020003-NA/dp/B005E98FVS/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333778987&sr=1-2) $114.00
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-PC3-12800-1600mHz-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B/dp/B004QBUL1C/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1333776818&sr=8-4) $45.00
Storage: 90GB SSD (http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Force-2-5-Inch-Solid-State/dp/B005HG4SX2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333777032&sr=1-1) $120.00
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 (http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10-212P-G1/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333779661&sr=1-2) $26.00
Optical: Asus 24x DVD-RW (http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD-RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333777473&sr=1-1) $20.00
OS: Windows 7 (http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333829572&sr=8-1) $100.00
Monitor: Asus 24" HD LED (http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VE247H-23-6-Inch-1920x1080-Monitor/dp/B004EFUOY4/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333827478&sr=1-4) $180.00

Total: $1350

How does it look? Thanks in advance for your help!

[RickyTick]

Looks great. The i5-2500k is on sale at NCIX for $200.
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=57962&vpn=BX80623I52500K&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1101

Check out this monitor for $170 with promo code EMCNFND37.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236102&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL040612&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL040612-_-EMC-040612-Index-_-LCDMonitors-_-24236102-L09A

[TheActuary]

Thanks for the links!

[zburns]

I am not a gamer so I may be 'really' missing something here:

This is your only storage? 90GB SSD $120.00.

Two of the games you mentioned have the following HD system requirements: Diablo 3 requires 12 GB available HD space and Mass Effect 3 Hard Drive – 15 GB of free space

It would look like you plan to load a game each time you play it rather than store it.

[TheActuary]

I'll probably get an HDD to supplement my SSD... just not right away. I think 90GB will be enough for my OS and a few games for awhile.

[zburns]

You are correct, and, that is a perfect way to approach your build.