My New Desktop

[Ice]

Just picked up the processor today and purchased all the other parts online:

Intel Core I5-3570k Quad Core 3.4 Ghz
$169.99 - with Tax 180.00 (Bought Locally)

1 x ($369.99) EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$369.99

1 x ($139.99) Asus VE228H 21.5" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers ASCR 10,000,000:1
$139.99

1 x ($127.99) ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$127.99

1 x ($69.99) Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
$69.99

1 x ($38.99) G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO
$38.99

1 x ($17.99) LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
$17.99

1 x ($16.99) GIGABYTE GM-M6800 Noble Black 5+1 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 1600 dpi Dual Lens Gaming Mouse
$16.99

1 x ($7.99) LITE-ON SK-1788/BS 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard
$7.99

1 x ($7.99) Connectland CM-502 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Stereo Headphone with Built-in Microphone
$7.99

1 "Xigmatek Desktop Computer Heatsink Cooling Fan GAIA SD1283"
Personal Computers; $19.99

1 "Windows 8 System Builder DVD 64-Bit"
DVD-ROM; $85.00

"SAMSUNG 830 Series 2.5-Inch 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7PC128B/WW"
Personal Computers; $99.00

Zalman Z11 ATX Mid Tower Case Black 4X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS Front USB & Audio
$51.04

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 16MB Cache 7200RPM 3.5IN SATA Internal Hard Drive OEM
$59.99

Total Price : $1,312 - Less $30 Rebates - $1,282

[Furunculus]

looking good, should be a monster.

[Ice]

It is running flawlessly so far. I'm installing BF3. I will update on how it does.

[Lemur]

I'd be interested to hear your reflections on Win8 in particular.

I've heard from lots of IT types about how well/poorly they expect it to play in a corporate environment, but strangely, I've yet to hear a gamer's take.

[Ice]

60-100+ FPS - BF 3 - 1980 x 1080 Ultra

Graphics card averages in the low 60s and CPU temp averages in the low 40s under load

I'd be interested to hear your reflections on Win8 in particular.

I've heard from lots of IT types about how well/poorly they expect it to play in a corporate environment, but strangely, I've yet to hear a gamer's take.

It's alright. You can switch off between usual desktop (Win 7) and this new tablet friendly screen (I never use). I heard it was supposed to improve performance and security so I decided to go with it. It hasn't had an adverse affect on gaming yet.