Going for a flexible $800 budget! Can go up even further (max $1000) if the increase in performance is justifiable.

Would two of these be better than the SSD you showed me awp choo? 128 GB SSD Sandisk for $80 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...1646-L013A

Anyone see any good parts in this sale that are worth scooping up? http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Aug...-PromoWord

Quick question, what should I be watching out for in terms of compatibility of parts? I know you should have a proper PSU (750 w should be enough right?) but what are other things I should be looking out for?


Thanks for the help guys, I just finished my final build. Let me know what you think!:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6950 2GB Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 600W ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $890.92
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-11 15:51 EDT-0400)

I used pc part picker to list these, so some prices are inaccurate. The GPU was 207.99 (-$52 off)+ Deus Ex HR + BF3 because of a promo code. And there are several MIRs I have to do (hopefully I do them)