Can you guys help me improve this PC build? (List of parts included)

I'd like to reduce the price to under $1,000 (If it affects the performance though, I could save up for $1,000+ but I'm kind of on a $700-$900 budget.) But then again,I could mow more lawns.. Anyways, I'd like to keep the i7 Processor and the HD 5770, and I definately want Windows 7 Home Premium.

I'm trying to get the PC build to max Crysis at 60 fps+ but I'd also like reliable, price efficient parts as well.

COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100283VX-2L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ...

ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A7T/BLK/B/GEN - OEM

SILVERSTONE ST75F-P 750W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Mushkin Enhanced SP 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model 998586

GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7860

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

What res do you game at?

What res do you game at?

sourfacedcyclop

1440x900

First off, your mobo and cpu aren't compatible. The cpu is 1156 and your mobo is 1366. If you go with 1156 you won't need triple channel ram either

As said above, that CPU won't work in that motherboard you're gonna have to change one of them. If you decide to go with the 1156 CPU, get a nice P55 board and a solid 4GB kit of memory.

The rest of the system looks like a decent gaming rig, and at 1440x900 that 5770 should be more then suffiecent enough to game on. So overall im liking the system.

Also if you want some more space, you could easily throw in a 1TB drive, as they are on the cheap side these days.

My suggestion for a better overall rig:

NZXT BETA EVO Clas$ic Series CS-NT-BETA-EVO Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $54

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply $80

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT $70

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I5750 $195

MSI P55M-GD45 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $125

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $75

Acer G235HAbd 23'' WideScreen LCD monitor $160

My friend, this is what you get for $100 less:

1. 1920x1800 monitor
2. 1TB HDD
3. More customizability on case fans (room for 6 120mm fans, 2 140mm)
4. Crossfire capability

What do you lose?

1. A more "famous" case
2. 2GB of ram you won't be using anyway. 4GB is enough for anyone.
3. 1-2% loss on CPU performance

Thanks for the recommendation kaitanuvax, (I'm considering this type of build) and thanks for telling me about the CPU and Motherboard not matching, my main concern was if all the parts are compatible with each other.

My last question is, should I go with water-cooling or fan-cooling? I don't mind the sound of a fan too much, but one of my old PCs had an extremely annoying fan, and I'm wondering if that's because of old aging.

And of course, I'm installing LEDs in my case... XD

Thanks for the recommendation kaitanuvax, (I'm considering this type of build) and thanks for telling me about the CPU and Motherboard not matching, my main concern was if all the parts are compatible with each other.

My last question is, should I go with water-cooling or fan-cooling? I don't mind the sound of a fan too much, but one of my old PCs had an extremely annoying fan, and I'm wondering if that's because of old aging.

And of course, I'm installing LEDs in my case... XD

MechWarrior324

Definitly go water cooling if you can, you'll see some awesome temps and it'll allow for some epic overclocking. It's also dead silent.(though the fans on the rad could be loud depending which fans you pick to use.)

First off, your mobo and cpu aren't compatible. The cpu is 1156 and your mobo is 1366. If you go with 1156 you won't need triple channel ram either

sourfacedcyclop

With this being 100% true. You can get 1366 i7 for roughly the same price, and I would suggest that. I have an X58 (1366) setup and it's really quite nice. Also the ram is awesome. I have the Mushkin Ridgeback kit, and I would suggest that.

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First off, your mobo and cpu aren't compatible. The cpu is 1156 and your mobo is 1366. If you go with 1156 you won't need triple channel ram either

Creigz

With this being 100% true. You can get 1366 i7 for roughly the same price, and I would suggest that. I have an X58 (1366) setup and it's really quite nice. Also the ram is awesome. I have the Mushkin Ridgeback kit, and I would suggest that.

Okay should I go with the 1366 CPU and motherboard, should I go with the build that kaitanuvaxrecommended, or should I go with this updated build that I'm editing:

NZXT BETA EVO ****c Series CS-NT-BETA-EVO Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100283VX-2L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ...

ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A7T/BLK/B/GEN - OEM

SILVERSTONE ST75F-P 750W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C8

JetWay JXBLUE-H55-MINI-LF LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7860

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

lol

no reason to go amd lol phenom II x4 and save some money.. i have a core 2 quad an the hd 5830 and kick to bojangles out of any game i want at yur resolution ;P