Time to build a new computer... help bros.

@sethman410: Yeah, go with i5 without a doubt. It's a more solid CPU.

What is a drive cage and is this necessary? Is it a must to fit the GPU in it?

You guys know any good after market cooler for R9 280??

Do motherboards come with drive cages? Is it a must to put GPU in a drive cage? And if I get an aftermarket cooler, will it also fit in the drive cage along with the GPU?

EDIT: Lol sorry about double posts... I didn't notice that my messages went on to the next page.

And about the Rosewill case. I don't care much about having a frontal USB 3.0 port. Just as long as I at least have one in the rear, i'll be ok. And if cases don't come with usb 3.0, can't ya just make up for it by having a mobo that comes with USB 3.0??

EDIT: Alright guys... this should be finally it... hopefully.

Sapphire Dual-X R9 280

I5-4460

G. Skill Ripjaws X (2x4GB) 2400 or Cosair Vengeance (2x4GB) 1600 Not sure which one to get but I should go with the ripjaws because of higher memory?

MSI Z97 MATE ATX

Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case

Corsair Builder 750W

Western Digital 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM

Asus VN248H-P 23.8" Monitor

Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer

Ok... am I missing anything else besides Windows 7 and possibly an aftermarket cooler for the GPU? And ultimately, what do you guys think of this build?

All of this accumulates up to $990.73. Which is ok. Definitely do not want to spend over 1k. That is the maximum.

@sethman410: You won't be needing an aftermarket cooler for your GPU because it technically already has one. The Dual-X design of the 280 is technically an "aftermarket" cooler (more fans and open design), in contrast to "reference" designs, which are covered in shrouds that keep the heat exhaustion out the back of the I/O panel. =)

For your GPU, it merely connects to the motherboard through the PCI-E ports and hangs from the motherboard, separate from the hard drives.

@Weird_Jerk: Ok cool thanks man.

What you guys think about the latest build? I will order some parts today.

About the monitor, what specs should I only care about besides the screen size? Does contrast ratio and any response time less than 7ms matter? What about brightness ratio? Any noticeable differences between 250 or 300 cd/m^2 brightness or 50,000,000:1 or 80,000,000:1 ratio?? And I gotta look for a different monitor. The promo code and the price changed, it is now 199.99. Too much.

I would recommend the Asus Maximus VII Hero. It has many tweaks and customizations that can be made to the BIOS that makes overclocking with this mobo very easy. In addition, when combined with the i7-4790K, which is said to be one of the best processors when overclocked, you can make one of the highest performing, and easiest to optimize, computer builds. Here is the site for both of these products.