Alright first let me show you my current rig 
What I also have to mention is that I have been a console gamer for 10 years because I thought it would be less of a hassle. I want to jump back into PC gaming which I miss dearly but I can't exactly run Battlefield 3 on this humble thing can I ? xD
Alright so my current rig is an HP...um something or something bought just about 10 years ago. It has a Pentium 4 3.0ghz Processor, 1.2GB of RAM and a Radeon 9200 AGP GPU. Now I have been told that this is pretty old tech and in the words of my friend "Dude AGP...That's like Mayan technology". So I decided that I needed to make my own rig. I assembled this part list with the help of a friend. So here is the list.
Core i5 3570K,
Asus MAXIMUS V FORMULA,
Noctua Sandwich NH-D14,
Gskill RipjawsX Red 2x4GB DDR3 1600mhz,
Samsung 22x sata dvdrw,
Asus GTX680,
Corsair TX650M ,
WD Caviar Blue 1TB ,
CM 690 II Advanced USB3.0 ,
Windows 7 Home Premium OEM.
Your thoughts on this list guys?
Looks good to me. I'd personally rather have a Caviar Black drive than a blue though, and you might want to pick up an SSD while you're at it too. A nice SSD would make that rig perfect.
Also, are you getting a new monitor? Because that CRT has to go, lol.
Yeah I am opening up to the idea of an SSD to put my OS on. So a Caviar Black would be a better choice then?
what's your budget? and do you live in the states or canada?
Neither XD, I'm from Malaysia but the parts I listed here are readily avalible here as is many more. If I converted my budget to US dollars it will be $1780.
Yeah my friend also said "Your CRT monitor offends my eyes deeply" so I will be getting a montor. I still have no idea what to get specifically but I probably won't spend too much on a monitor. That being said I won't be getting one like the current one I have XD.
see if you can find these, they have uber low latencies
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226305
Yeah I know where to get these, thanks dude for the input.
The Caviar Black drives are more geared towards speed than the Blues are, so it should be a faster drive. When it comes to SSDs, I would suggest either a Crucial M4 or A Samsung 830 Series.
I personally think this monitor is pretty awesome:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Accessories/Monitors/LM914AA?HP-x2301-23-inch-Diagonal-LED-Monitor
The picture on that will be awesome. Just keep in mind that the screen is really glossy, so it might not be so good if it's going to be in a room with a lot of light, since it will produce glare pretty easily. If the monitor will be in a room with a lot of light, then I would suggest this instead:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236153
Thanks for the info dude! Yeah I only have one light in my PC room, its bright enough to light the room but hopefully its not bright enough to have a negative effect on the monitor. The HP monitor looks downright gorgeous
As a sidenote I will not be picking up speakers, I will rely on some really good high quality headsets. Maybe some Astros or a Razer.
I would suggest Sennheiser if you can afford a nice set.
Thanks for the suggestion, I have a pair of P41s laying around somewhere but that thing has a remote on the cable that is heavy enough to drag my head down while I'm playing. So yeah I will check out the Sennheiser headphones now as well. Thanks for your input it means a lot!
No problem. I have a pair of Sennheiser 558's and they're pretty amazing.
Quick question guys is my power supply (Corsair TX650M) enough to for my rig?
I think it's just at the edge of possible, I would personally go for a bit bigger PSU, like an 850W or even 1000W if you maybe plan to add a second card later on.
In that case I think I will shell a little more for the TX850M.
about half of its potential is being used, 376w
http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
850 and 1000 is over kill even for two 680s
650 watts is fine. I might go up to 750 or 850 if you added a second card though.
So consensus so far is that my current planned PSU is good...as long as I dont go with a Crossfire or SLI setup. Thanks guys you have been a massive help :)