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[Build Ready] $1,000 final review getting ready to order

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor$169.99 @ Microcenter
MotherboardASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard$119.98 @ Outlet PC
MemoryCorsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory$39.99 @ Newegg
StorageSeagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$67.99 @ NCIX US
Video CardHIS Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card$389.99 @ Amazon
CaseNZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case$64.98 @ Newegg
Power SupplyAntec Basiq Plus 550W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply$60.99 @ SuperBiiz
Optical DriveAsus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer$19.99 @ Newegg
MonitorAcer V193WEJb 19.0" Monitor$91.99 @ SuperBiiz
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)$91.99 @ Amazon
KeyboardLite-On SK-1788/BS Wired Standard Keyboard$14.97 @ Newegg
MouseV7 M30P10-7N Wired Optical Mouse$5.28 @ Amazon
Total
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.$1138.13
Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-02 13:24 EST-0500

Are there any areas in this build I can get a lower price but same performance? I don't plan on overclocking, and this will be used for gaming. Also how long will these parts be good for? (By that I mean how long will i be able to play games with this build)

Posted Dec 2, 2012, 6:27 PM UTC

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