Gaming Build for a Friend, Under $1000

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Javelin

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Hey, I haven't been into PC building for a while and I fell out of the loop a little, but I think I'm mostly intact. I have a friend who wants to build a computer that can run Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, and any current and upcoming games that are out there at max settings. I'm trying to keep it under $1,000 for him. I got a list of parts and I just want to be sure that I'm getting him the most bang for buck out of this, and if there's any suggestions I could use to improve this thing.

As far as he's told me, he's looking at a computer that works and can still be good several years down the line, and that it works without having to tamper around with settings. He wants a screen too, so that's part of the $1,000 upper limit. I'd appreciate it to keep it as much under $1k as possible.

Without further ado, here's what I've cooked up:

Case: Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Mobo: Newegg.com - MSI 770-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
GPU: Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100283VXL Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
PSU: Newegg.com - OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
CPU: Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor
RAM: Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM
HDD: Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Monitor: Newegg.com - ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 5000:1) Built in Speakers
DVD Drive: Newegg.com - LG Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner - Bulk - CD / DVD Burners
OS: Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - Operating Systems

Tell me what you think and how I can make it better. Thanks! :D
 
get a quad core processor, they arnt much more expensive and are totaly worth it.

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor

i didnt see that you have a monitor in your budget, if i were you i wouldnt buy a monitor brand new while building a budget desktop, i would go on craigslist and try to find a decent one for cheap, when building a budget computer its best to focus as much funds on things that have processing power, CPU, GPU, RAM.

also im not sure if a 500W powersupply is enough...
 
but if he couldfind a used monitor for like $50 he could use that money saved towards a better processor or graphics card
 
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