New gaming build - $1000 budget

[MrBlkfx1]

Alright, This is what ive put together so far, for my gaming build.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824262011 : Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335 : Optical Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697 :Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152035 SU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402 : MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156254 : Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345 : RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727 : CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150482&Tpk=ATI HD 4850 : X2 GPU

That's everything i need, i already have all other peripherals and OS (Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit)
My expectations are to be able to play the majority of modern games, on decent to good settings. So my question for you all is- Are there any changes i can make to save some $$ or just more practical modifications. All those things came up to about 920$ before taxes and as you can see all I'm working is 1,000$

Soo! All advice is appreciated.

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
SAPPHIRE 100312-1GSR Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBXM
GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
Totals ≈ $800 USD.

 

[MrBlkfx1]

Will those components match the performance or out preform the parts i picked?

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

I think at least the processor would crush the one you picked.
I suspect that graphics performance would better it too in most situations.
The samsung F3 is quite quick.

 

[MrBlkfx1]

Alright, So considered your parts and basically swapped them all in except the CPU and MOBO

For the reason, I would be over budget because i would still need Monitor,Optical drive and case which would put me a little over 1,015 before taxes.

So im working with

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824262011 : Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335 : Optical Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 :Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015 SU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402 : MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156254 : Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231443 : RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727 : CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=10&IsFeedbackTab=true&rdm=14#scrollHelpful1 : GPU

Which is only 902 before taxes

So i do have some room to get a better CPU, so do u know any other good ones, but not quite as expensive as the

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

I was thinking more toward AMD because they are cheaper and still deliver, but Intel is fine aswell if reasonable.

 

[ScoutingPro]

With AMD, you have higher power consumption than most intel processors. With more power being used the higher the temperature. Also you would need a larger power supply if you want to run AMD.

 

[MrBlkfx1]

This is a super old thread, my friend. I'm pretty sure I went with AMD that time around, though. Sorry that your advice was 7 years too late.

 

[ScoutingPro]

Oops. Didn’t read the 2011til now