Rate my $1000 Gaming Rig please?(for Starcraft 2)?

I'm currently building a dedicated Gaming Rig optimized for Starcraft 2 and my budget is around $1000. I prefer to keep it under $1000 but it can go up to maximum of $1500 and doesn't matter how long my Gaming PC lasts if it's worth the money in the long run.



I'm going to use a single monitor in 1920x1080 resolution. And I'm going to play Sc2, DotA 2 and HoN majority of the time. I will also try out other games like LoL, Skyrim, Dragon Age II, GW 2, Tera, WoW and Diablo III.



I'm planning to buy these components:



CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K $229

Mobo: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 $145

RAM: G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT (2x4GB) DDR3 (1333MHz 9-9-9-24 1.5v) $49

HDD: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB HD103SJ $59

GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II OC 1GB $249

Case: Cooler master 690 II advanced $114

PSU: Antec Neo Eco 520W $69



Total: $914+ $84 shipping = $998

Note: I'm buying everything from www.pccasegear.com because they are cheap and I won't have to pay for additional shipping.



I'm still unsure about the RAM. I think the below RAM is the best one with price-to-value raio, which G.Skill (2x4GB) RAM should I go with for purely gaming?

1.) G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM (2x4GB) DDR3 (1600MHz 8-8-8-24 1.5v) $79

2.) G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL7D-8GBXH (2x4GB) DDR3 (1333MHz 7-7-7-21 1.5v) $65

3.) G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 (1600MHz 9-9-9-24-2N 1.5v) $65

4.) G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT (2x4GB) DDR3 (1333MHz 9-9-9-24 1.5v) $49

5.) G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL (2x4GB) DDR3 (1333MHz 9-9-9-24N 1.5v) $55



what does 2N mean? Do they perform better?



Also, could someone suggest me the best value 560Ti from PCCG?: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main鈥?/a>Rate my $1000 Gaming Rig please?(for Starcraft 2)?
The RAM is fine. Speed/latency makes almost zero difference on Sandy Bridge.



And yes, that is an excellent build. Add a good cooler to it if you can. Z68 + i5 2500k = you'd better be overclocking that sucker.Rate my $1000 Gaming Rig please?(for Starcraft 2)?
you're wasting money on the case for starters, you dont need a case that expensive. i have a thermaltake dokker http://www.compusa.com/applications/Sear鈥?/a> $70 and it cools amazingly well. has 6-7 different places to mount fans and is plenty roomy for all the parts you listed. i have dual graphics cards and a coolmaster hyper N520 cpu cooler, and there is plenty of room in their to work and it doesnt disrupt the flow. i only have 2 case fans too. one in the front sucking in cold air and one in the back to suck out the hot air. then with the $40 you saved on the case you can upgrade one of the other components of your choice or get a good CPU cooler (highly recommended if you plan on overclocking your processor) the Hyper N520 that i mention earlier is only $30 http://www.compusa.com/applications/Sear鈥?/a>