First Desktop Build - Help greatly appreciate

[Gnovacaine]

Good evening, MMO-C. I'm going to be attempting to build my first PC, and would love some insight on the best buy; so lets get into it! :

Budget - 800 ~
Resolution - 1920 x 1080
Games / Settings Desired - WoW(Max)/Rift mainly.
Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc) - Streaming would be the only thing that comes to mind.
Country - USA
Parts that can be reused - I do not need a Case, or a PSU; unless you guys/gals think it is needed ( Cosair GS700)
Do you need an OS? I do not.
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? - Nope, all covered.

Thank you very much for everyone who posts feedback, as it is very appreciated!

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($95.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $658.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-04 02:38 EDT-0400)

There's about $40 on rebates, but I won't recommend Haswell for sub-$1k budgets anymore unless requested otherwise. You can put that money into the Streaming card to max out your budget, if you so choose, but that depends on how much you're streaming.

[Gnovacaine]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($95.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $658.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-04 02:38 EDT-0400)

There's about $40 on rebates, but I won't recommend Haswell for sub-$1k budgets anymore unless requested otherwise. You can put that money into the Streaming card to max out your budget, if you so choose, but that depends on how much you're streaming.

Thanks much for the quick reply, very much appreciated! Oops, I totally forgot that I recently upgraded my HDD, as my old one died out, so I can drop that and save 55$ as well; what would you recommend I upgrade?

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Get an SSD, bigger is less micromanaging in the future:

Samsung 840 Series 120GB or Samsung 840 Series 250GB

Change RAM to low profile so they fit under the CPU heatsink:

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB

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Thanks much for the quick reply, very much appreciated! Oops, I totally forgot that I recently upgraded my HDD, as my old one died out, so I can drop that and save 55$ as well; what would you recommend I upgrade?

Pretty much follow Notarget's mods: it'll probably come out at just over $800 before Mail-ins. I'd lean towards the 250GB if you can fit it in, and use the Transfer function to change your OS over to the SSD.

[Gnovacaine]

Thanks a ton to the both of you!