Building new system..

[amythompson172]

Well, I'm potentially building a new system of my own (just need that damn wife approval). I am a firm believer of more eyes being better than a single pair. Does anyone see any obviously bad choices, parts that could be swapped for roughly the same price, or places to shave off a few bucks?

Case: NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3L
CPU: Intel i5 750
RAM: g.Skill 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB
PSU: Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650W Ethusiast Series
HSF: XIGMATEK Dark Knight with i5 bracket kit

I'm not in need of drives, keyboard, mouse, or other peripherals, as they will be coming over from my old system.

I should probably include my usage information. I use my system primarily for WoW, but also play some games on the side (currently Mass Effect 3 and Left 4 Dead 2). I might also be doing some video capture and editing in the future, but I expect it its capable of the above it shouldnt be an issue.

[amythompson172]

Looks like the graphics card is pretty out of date, I think I should get the 6870 instead!?

[dave87]

I'm guessing you are US based? If so hardware pricing is going to be slightly different to that in the UK, but I'm guessing someone like Cat-the-Fifth will be able to point you in the right direction performance wise

[KeyboardDemon]

It doesn't make sense to be buying a first gen i5 when the Sandy Bridge (2nd gen) is cheaper and much better in terms of performance.

i5 2500k (Sandy Bridge)

Also I would look at a better GPU if I were you, the 5770 is ok but something along the lines of a 5870 or better still a GTX560 would be better in terms of performance.