Can you jellies help me build a gaming computer?

The goto CPU for gamers at the moment is the Intel Core i5–3570K (the K means it is unlocked and can be easily overclocked) paired with a Z77 chipset mobo. I recently built a system for a friend using an Asus maximus V gene which I really quite liked despite it being the smaller mATX size so you lose a couple of expansion slots at the bottom but that’s no real big deal I found. The hardest part is choosing a graphics card but the cheapest I’d go for is NVidia GTX 660 at about $250. Another $100—$150 will get you a GTX670 or an maybe an AMD 7970 would make a difference.

So here’s my attempt (prices are from newegg on the basis that was the first site google found that had prices in dollars).
Intel Core i5–3570K $230
Asus Maximus V Gene $199
8GB 1,600MHz DDR3 $45
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB $250
SATA DVD-RW $20
SATA HDD 1Tb $75
PSU Corsair TX650 $90
Antec 300 case $65

If you wanted to overclock a little you would need something better than the stock cooler.

@Lightlyseared awesome, thanks Ill look into all those parts. I was just looking at the mobo and I’m seeing an HDMI output on it but not the normal monitor hook up(forget what that port is called) Is this a normal trend to be shifting away from this and to HDMI?

Never mind, I’m retarded, forgot about the whole video card having one thing :P

For gaming, if you have a few extra dollars, look into a solid state drive (SSD) to install the games (and OS if you have the space) to – they’re relatively cheap these days and blazing fast; it takes my computer longer to POST than it does for the OS to boot.

@the100thmonkey Yea johnpowell talked me into getting a 120gb SSD :)