$1000 First Build Need Criticism/Opinions

Hi,

So I'm basically just going for a gaming rig that can run games like bf3, skyrim, minecraft, on decent settings but not ultra. Not interested in OC or SLI really. Trying to keep it under $1000 as best as possible lol, but yea need some opinions .

What I have so far:

Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811147153

Mofo:ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157271

GPU: XFX Double D HD-687A-ZDFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150521

PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341017

CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115074

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBXLv http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231426

hdd: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136769

Moniter: Asus VE228H 21.5" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers ASCR 10,000,000:1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236100

Optical Drive: 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 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106289

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116986

CPU Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103099 (This Necessary?)

HDMI cable(I need one right?): Rosewill - Pellucid HD Series High Speed HDMI® cable (6 FEET) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6882021128

Mouse: Logitech G400 Black 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 3600 dpi Gaming Mouse http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6826104577

Keyboard: LITE-ON SK-1788/BS 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6823107120

Total $1114

you dont need a cpu cooler.

and get this mobo if you are not going to do sli/xfire

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157279 - $104.99
ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

and upgrade your gpu to

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150523 - $239.99
XFX HD-695X-ZNFC Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Would this card be better instead, that one got so so ratings: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130604

And yeah going to drop the cooler thanks

Just noticed that your monitor has speakers.

One of the reasons that people like HDMI is that it has sound built in. Since you are getting a monitor with speakers this may be handy (prevents running two cables). I'm not a fan of having speakers built in, thus I don't, so DVI works great. Unless you prefer the speakers on the monitor I'd get one without them and buy actual speakers, although this can be pricier.

In summary..

Monitor with speakers:
1 HDMI
or
1 DVI, 1 Sound

Montior without speakers:
1 HDMI
or
1 DVI

Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that is one of the primary differences between HDMI/DVI.