I already have Windows Home Premium 32 & 64 Bit discs. For now I think I'm temporarily getting rid of my 240 GB SSD and instead using that to get the 680. SSD will come down in price eventually. I can first see if the games have gigantic loading times on the 2 TB HDD. Radeon H9 7970 or 680? No physics (AMD) or PhysX (Nvidia)
As of right now this is what my parts I'll buy (eventually):
Part list permalink:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6Krs
Part price breakdown by merchant:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6Krs/by_merchant/
Benchmarks:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6Krs/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-M Pro Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Dell)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS90B DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg) (x4)
Total: $1494.82
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-04-11 23:14 EDT-0400)