Entry Level gaming PC

I'm looking for a decent, entry level gaming PC that will handle any of todays games at moderate to high settings @ a decent resolution(currently have a 20" 1600x1080 display). I've been going back and forth for a few days and I've narrowed it down to a couple of options.

Ticket Number: 413076
Total Price with Instant Savings: $1,370.00

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Maelstrom
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA P55M SLI (Intel P55 Chipset)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1333MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooler (120mm Radiator) (Great Value)
H20 Tube Color:Black Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended)


Ticket Number: 413074
Total Price with Instant Savings: $1,337.00

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Maelstrom
Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 Micro Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 3GB DDR3 1333MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooler (120mm Radiator) (Great Value)
H20 Tube Color:Green Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)



I'm looking for general input about the two setups, which should I go with? Is there anything I should add? I'm trying to keep my budget as close to $1300 as possible. It can be tough though.

If at all possible you want to go with a x58 system. Superior CPUs, superior motherboards, there isn't a big price difference between the two to start with, and years down the road instead of buying a whole new system you can just upgrade the CPU to a cheap 6 core CPU. Intel has no plans to release 6 core CPUs for the P55 systems.

No game will benefit from 8GB of ram, nor really even 6GB of ram, so feel free to just stick with 3GB and down the road you can pop in another 3GB if you want more multitasking memory. And as Gosu mentioned the Asetek Liquid CPU cooler is neither real LCing nor very reliable or very well performing, so it is not recommended.

Keep in mind the i5 can't be upgraded to 6 core cpu, if that does not matter to you then go with i5, but just remember, upgrading cpu is easy, it will make your pc seem brand new for cheap.

when choosing psu here, if you want quality dont' go with DS certified, instead go with brand name psu, like corsair and enermax.

for your res you want to get a 5850 or 470, on your budget I would go with a 5850.

lose Asetek, its not great.

Thats because you are not on a budget, back in the day when I was on such budget pcs, one could not wait to have more power for little price instead of dreaming about a new pc that they can't possibly afford.