New gaming build, please help :)

[innkeepers]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming (e.g. SWTOR, Diablo 3 when it comes out), watching DVD movies, surfing the net.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1100 USD for everything (parts, tax, shipping).
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Seattle, WA.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, CPU, PSU, GPU, Mobo, RAM, 128GB SSD, DVD drive.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Will be reusing an old 500GB HDD for backup and storage.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Nope.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080 resolution, 22-inch monitor.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next three days.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? etc.
Crossfire / SLI support, USB 3.0, onboard sound, onboard LAN.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I have a copy of Windows 7 64-bit.


Thanks for your help guys! A friend of mine recommended this forum for build recommendations. You guys are awesome for doing this =)

 

[tomana]

I mostly game too. I can share what I have, and have coming soon. Maybe that'll help somehow. For current hardware see my signature belows. With regards to what's soon coming:

Asus 570 GTX DCUII
AMD FX 4100 CPU

has all the features you mentioned, the case is roomy (great for heat dissipation and even fits that HUGE ThermalTale CPU cooler with side cover in place) and SLI has been very good to me, but a single card solution (hence the Asus 570 GTX) is my normal preference (2 card 460 GTX SLI was cheaper @ $110 per card on eBay or where ever, compared to $350 for 570 GTX but fianally found one used for under $280

without a doubt, if you can afford the SeaSonic x750 I definately recommend it - BEST supply I ever bought to date

In the end, you'll have to decide what hardware to get; this is just what I wound up with

 

[Dangman]

$345 - Intel Core i5-2500K CPU + MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 ATX Motherboard
$40 - G.Skill Ripjaws Series F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$280 - XFX HD-695X-CDFC Radeon HD 6950 2GB PCI-E Video Card
$200 - Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SSD
$20 - LG iHAS124-04 DVD Burner
$105 - Corsair 750TX V2 750W PSU
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Total: $990 shipped.

Choose your own case. I recommend the following:
$70 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K58 ATX Case
$70 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K56 ATX Case
$80 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K58W ATX Case
$65 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K7B ATX Case
$98 - Cooler Master CM690 II Advance ATX Case
$90 - Cooler Master HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$100 - Corsair Carbide Series 400R ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li PC-7B Plus II ATX Case
$120 - Lian Li PC-9F ATX Case
$120 - Fractal Design Define R3 Arctic White ATX Case
$130 - Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl ATX Case
$120 - Fractal Design Define R3 Silver Arrow ATX Case
$133 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Full Tower ATX Case
$140 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Full Tower ATX Case
$137 - Antec P280 ATX Case
$140 - Antec Performance One Series P183 V3 ATX Case
$143 - Cooler Master HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$144 - Silverstone RV03B-W ATX case
$150 - Corsair Graphite Series 600TM ATX Case
$160 - Silverstone RV02B-W ATX case
$164 - Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T ATX Case
$178 - Silverstone RV02B-EW ATX case
$190 - Corsair Obsidian Series 650D ATX Case
$230 - Silverstone FT02B ATX Case
$270 - Corsair Obsidian Series 800D CC800DW Full Tower ATX Case