Rate my >$1000 Gaming Rig please?

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 as long as it's going to save 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

CPU HSF: CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ $33

Mobo: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 $145

RAM: G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT (2x4GB) DDR3 (1333MHz 9-9-9-24 1.5v) $55

HDD: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB HD103SJ $59

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

Case: Antec 300 $59

PSU: Antec Neo Eco 520W $69



Total: $898+ $78 shipping = $976

Note: I'm buying everything from www.pccasegear.com because I live in Australia and they are the cheapest. Also since buying from the same online store will reduce the shipping cost.



I'm still unsure about the RAM. I think the below RAM is the best one with price-to-value raio, which G.Skill 8GB(2x4GB) RAM should I go with for purely gaming?

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

2.) G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL7D-8GBXH (1333MHz 7-7-7-21 1.5v) $72

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

4.) G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL (1333MHz 9-9-9-24N 1.5v) $59

5.) G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT (1333MHz 9-9-9-24 1.5v) $55



If you think I can get even better value RAM than what I'm showing, you can recommend me from here: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main鈥?/a>



Also, which GPU is better for the type of games I'm going to play? HD 6950 or 560Ti?



If it's 560Ti could you choose the best value one from here?: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main鈥?/a>

If it's HD 6950 could you choose the best value one from here?: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main鈥?/a>



Note:

- I'm not planning to SLI or use multiple monitor

- I'm going to overclock 2500K because Starcraft 2 is a very CPU intensive game and I want to keep the game running %26gt;60FPS all the timeRate my %26gt;$1000 Gaming Rig please?
It's a good PC overall, but EXTREMELY overkill for Starcraft 2. To obtain max settings, you could use 4 GB of RAM, an HD 5770, and an i3 dual core. Quad core is not necessary for SC2 because it can only utilize two cores in-game.



What you got there would be able to run Battlefield 3 on high at 1080p. @_@
what a nice computer .if you wanna play Diablo III , i can recomend one site for you .i use to buy cd key here ,Rate my %26gt;$1000 Gaming Rig please?
Thats a good gaming rig but i suggest go for a better ram. 1600mhz.
Not bad but if you can buy i7 better then i5 other then that is good maybe graphic card could be more better GTX 580..:)Rate my %26gt;$1000 Gaming Rig please?
meh not bad. about the RAM choose one that has 1600Mhz and make sure it is supported by your Mobo
Very nice computer.

On my top 15 list here is the top 4 The 6950 might be just a little better. as you can see on the list.

1. Nvidia GeForce GTX 570

2. AMD Radeon HD 6970

3. AMD Radeon HD 6950

4. Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti



I set out to build me a kind of super computer not necessarily for games but just a good computer. I am not a gamer even though it will play all the games.

I set my budget at 900 when I finished my build it was 1664 LOL Good luck.

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