Hey guys,

Going back to university soon, break is coming to an end. One of the things I'm really looking forward to though is a new PC. My gaming PC is still back home with my mom in the Netherlands but I didn't have anything here in Toronto. So I decided to save up some money and get a new PC that would be both an upgrade to my old one and to my Macbook Pro (only computing device I have here).

I really got into Star Wars the Old Republic and playing it via Bootcamp started great but the newer planets I'm going to are starting to get very laggy on the lowest settings. My FPS dropped from an average of 36 (still very bad but playable) to around 22-ish. It's becoming unplayable and I am half considering just stopping to play and saving the experience for later. ANYWAYS.

I'm planning on getting the following and building it from scratch:

CPU:

Intel i5-2500k, Sturdy and looking pretty good. Never read anything bad about it like ever.

Motherboard:

Now here's the main problem. I'm planning on getting an ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z. Thing about me is, I would love my computer to cost cheaper. I'm building it myself and there are a lot of cheaper motherboards but I haven't found a cheaper one than this one that got good reviews! I found Nightmarish stories about lesser expensive ones and everyone kept saying how good Republic of Gamers is.

Power Supply:

Getting a Corsair 750W power supply. Basic and should be good enough for the next generation or two.

Memory:

Just the basic G.SKILL 8GB DDR3. Nothing too special.

CD/DVD Drive:

Nearly didn't get one but I have a legit copy of Windows 7 so might as well do that and pay the mere 16$ it cost.

Case:

HAF 912. Seriously considering getting bigger. Got some fears that it might not all fit. Hope it all does, strongly considering getting a HAF 932. Heard some bad stories about the HAF X so I'm staying away from that one.

Hard Drive:

HDT721010SLA360. With all the floods in Thailand, was really a pain in the ass to find a cheap 1Tb hard drive. Found that one online for 60$ so was quite happy with that.

Graphics Card:

Nvidia Geforce 570 GTX. No needs for links here. Just the standard high performing one. Better than the sweet spot GTX 560ti and should keep me busy until the GTX 700 series.

Help!

So basically the help I need comes in two categories. The motherboard and the case. I don't want something expensive, I'm a student and have been saving up for a while for this rig. I basically don't want it to be so cheap it sucks. I want it to be the greatest cheap quality if that's even possible. I just need either a P67 or Z68 motherboard and a cool looking black case. I heard Cooler Master is pretty great so was looking at HAFs, I want something with fans so that I can overclock with no worries. Seems doable no?

Thanks duders