What PC parts should I get for my new gaming rig

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I'm going to be constructing a gaming computer around september and christmas what parts should i buy?

This computer is mainly going to be used for gaming and i dont not require a  cd drive,monitor,keyboard or mouse.

I know its sorta hard to help me choose parts when im not constructing it in a long time but.. i want ideas.

if able to can you also provide links to the websites where you see the items. ( i live in Australia so i dont think i can buy things from Newegg?)

i have a $1500 budget  :) help meeeeeeeeeeeee

requirements: 

8 gigs of ddr3 RAM or more... 1600mhz please :P

hopefully a GTX 560ti or better

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You can get much better that a 560 ti 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP2lNZqPyG8&feature=player_embedded

Watch this video Logan did. it's a $1200 Gaming PC Build

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if your looking for something sitting at 1500.  you might be able to do a little better if you look around the web you probably could be able to do a little better.

I think you should be able to find the power suppply for closer to 100 dollars.

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=15090789

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I took a look on PCPartPicker.com and this is what I came up with. It's a little over budget, but not too much as long as you buy everything from the retailer with the lowest price. You can probably go with a cheaper case or motherboard too. If you can't see the image, just zoom in with your browser. Press control and scroll up on the mouse wheel.

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If you have a pc with a preinstalled copy of windows 7 heres something that can save you $100: http://www.pcworld.com/article/248995/how_to_install_windows_7_without_the_disc.html

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hey man thanks for the reply, that setup looks preety sweet but i was trying to get away from a 2500k..but dont get me wrong they are awesome at the moment. I was more looking for a i5 3570K ivy bridge sorta deal... i made this

RAM:http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=19632

GPU:http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21083

CPU:http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_346_1184&products_id=20138

Motherboard:http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_711_1183&products_id=19870

Hardrive:http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=19554

Case:http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_238&products_id=15716

PSU:http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_535&products_id=16143

 

Price: $1350 including Windows 7

Can you please tell me what i should change what you would do. I also have no idea with cases and power supplies so some help there would be nice :) . thanks bro!

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Looks good to me, but I would still go with the i5 2500K and put the extra money you save into a nice cpu cooler. The 2500K will overclock much higher than the 3570K, and will perform much better when overclocked; plus it will run cooler.

I'm also a little wary of Antec PSU's. I recommended one to my friend, and when he plugged it in, it burnt itself out instantly and all the lights in his apartment went off. He had to flip some breaker switches to get the power back on, and the PSU was fried. I'd recommend Seasonic, Corsair, Silverstone, and Enermax.

I'd get a Radeon HD 7970 instead of the GTX 670 too. The 7970 has more VRAM, performs better, and will actually outperform a GTX 680 when overclocked.