Building a computer for SC2 and possibly beyond

[distantstar]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mainly for SC2 and Web Browsing. Future games might look promising.

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Would like the total to be ~$1000, okay if it's over by a bit.

3) Where do you live?
Near a Microcenter and Fry's!

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
I am able to obtain an amazing deal on i7-950 and 80 GB Intel X25-M for $450 total. Otherwise I need a MB, Video Card, Case, PSU, and RAM.

6) Will you be overclocking?
don't plan on overclocking

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
My desired resolution is 1080p

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Sometime this month.

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Not looking for SLI

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
An OS is not an issue for me .

 

[Dangman]

Please answer question 5 and reanswer question 10 please. We need that info.

Oh that amazing deal does not fit your budget without cheaping on a majority of the parts for subpar parts. So unless you can increase your budget by another $200, that Intel CPU + SSD is out of the question.

Here's a prelim build I did for another thread:
$295 - Intel Core i5 760 CPU + Asus P7P55 LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Motherboard
$220 - eVGA 768-P3-1362-AR Geforce GTX 460 Superclocked 768MB PCI-E Video Card
$173 - XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W PSU + G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws Series 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
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Total: $688 plus tax and shipping.

Use the remaining $300 on a SSD, an upgraded video card (HD 5850, GTX 470, or HD 5870), and/or a case. Some case recommendations:
$70 - Cooler Master RC-590-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$80 - Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$70 - Cooler Master CM690 II ATX Case
$90 - Cooler Master HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li PC-7B Plus II ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K7B ATX Case
$90 - Cooler Master HAF 922M RC-922M-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$110 - Lian Li PC-E8B ATX Case
$110 - Lian Li PC-7FN ATX Case
$120 - Velocity Micro GX2-W Silver Classic Aluminum Case with Side Window
$120 - Thermaltake ElementS VK60001N2Z ATX Case
$130 - Cooler Master Storm Sniper ATX Case
$150 - Antec P183 ATX Case
$140 - Cooler Master HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$170 - Cooler Master Cosmos S 1000 RC-1100-KSN1-GP Full Tower ATX Case
$180 - Cooler Master ATCS 840 RC-840-KKN1-GP Full Tower ATX Case
$180 - Lian Li PC-B25F ATX Case
$210 - Silverstone FT01-B ATX Case
$220 - Lian Li PC-A71F Black ATX Case
$240 - Lian Li PC-V1200A Plus II ATX Case
$300 - Corsair Obsidian Series 800D CC800DW Full Tower ATX Case
$330 - Silverstone Temjin SST-TJ07B Full Tower ATX Case

 

[distantstar]

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I won't be reusing any parts

10) I will be using 64bit Win7, already have a copy.



@Dannybui:

Adding $200 would not be an issue. My main goal is to make use of the offer given to me.

 

[Dangman]

$450 - I7 950 + 80GB Intel X25-M SSD
$210 - Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 ATX Motherboard
$245 - XFX P1-750B-CAG9 750W PSU + G.SKILL F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ Ripjaws Series 3 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$220 - eVGA 768-P3-1362-AR Geforce GTX 460 Superclocked 768MB PCI-E Video Card
$75 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$20 - LG iHAS124-04 DVD Burner
$70 - Cooler Master CM690 II ATX Case
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Total: $1290 plus tax and shipping.

Sorry my math was off: It's an addtional $300.

However do note that you'll get almost the same amount of performance in the above build while saving $200:
$295 - Intel Core i5 760 CPU + Asus P7P55 LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Motherboard
$173 - XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W PSU + G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws Series 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$220 - eVGA 768-P3-1362-AR Geforce GTX 460 Superclocked 768MB PCI-E Video Card
$225 - Intel SSDSA2MH080G2R5 2.5" 80GB SSD
$75 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$20 - LG iHAS124-04 DVD Burner
$70 - Cooler Master CM690 II ATX Case
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Total: $1078 plus tax and shipping.

At most, that Core i7 950 setup will provide a 10% to 12% performance increase over the $200 cheaper build.