Upgrading some parts

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
World of Warcraft
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
I want to spend ~$500 for CPU/Heatsink, RAM, Motherboard.
3) Where do you live?
Boston.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
The processor, a motherboard, and RAM.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Case: Antec 900.
PSU: Antec True Power Trio 650W(Seasonic).
Hard Drives: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB. Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB.
Drive: Lite-On DVD/CD Burner.
Video Card: EVGA GTX 260 (192).
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
2x 22" Samsungs at 1680x1050. Gaming on a single one at said resolution.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as I get some input from the [H] general hardware gods (danny, tiraides, etc.).
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
No raid, firewire, or crossfire/SLI. USB 3.0 and Sata 6GBps would be nice.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
Win7 Pro x64.


How does this look:
Core i5 750
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3
G.SKILL Ripjaws
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212+ using 2x Yate Loons that I already have.

Total would be $464.95 on Newegg with shipping.
 
Should throroughly destroy the WoW you are looking to play.
Don't see any problems, or cheaper areas to improve, without spending a good deal more (over budget).
 
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