First Time Building a Gaming Rig and...

[Regpuppy]

Was hoping for advice on the best possible gaming rig for 1100 bucks or under, if anyone would be so kind. Trying to wrap my head around all these parts, and it's just not happening as quickly as I want it. lol

Not including the OS or any peripherals in this budget. If a good build would mean me saving up a few hundred bucks, I'd consider it, but I'm hoping to get one soon before my laptop starts choking from all the strain.

[birddog_61]

Case: pick your own because they are personal preference.
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371051 75$
Motherboard: Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-M Pro LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS 125$
CPU: Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52400 124$
Unless you want to overclock then get the 2500k
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233186 46$
HDD: Newegg.com - HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 (0F13179) 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 105$
That is 475$ without case, leave you 100$ to spend on case and that makes the total 575$ so we have up to 525$ to spend on graphics.
Graphics: Newegg.com - EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card 500$
Total price 1075$

EDIT: forgot a disk drive, just pick one on special that is a dvd burner, there all pretty much the same.

[glc]

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9

Newegg.com - Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CT040G3K5 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Newegg.com - HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.C 0F10383 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg.com - LG 22X Super-Multi DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS90B - CD / DVD Burners

Newegg.com - EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1573-AR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card -OR-
Newegg.com - PowerColor AX6970 2GBD5-2DH Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

The SSD will be used with Intel SRT to "cache" the hard drive.

EDIT:

In my opinion, a GTX 580 is not worth $200 more than the GTX 570 or Radeon 6970. When you get over $300, improvements are not that great for more money. Stick with "bang for the buck" and upgrade the card later if necessary.