$1300 AMD Rig W/ Monitor and 2.1 Speakers; how well will these games..

[wannaturnuptheheat]

... run?

From the suggestions/builds given in the thread, I have the following final build:

Remove Hyper 212 from the above, I'm getting it for about $35 cheaper from TigerDirect, and final cost is $1285.55

I would like a rough estimate of its performance for the following games:

CoD: MW2
Crysis
SC2 (I know it'll handle this, gotta ask for the formality)
Source Games (HL2, TF2, etc.) (see above comment)
Napoleon: Total War
EVE Online

These are ones I have or will definitely be getting (SC2)

 

[wannaturnuptheheat]

Edit/Double Post to not be caught by people bemoaning my budget: IF needed, I am willing to downgrade to a Radeon 5850, which is still an absurdly powerful GPU; however, if this is to fit better cooling, I will not make this compromise (stock performance trumps OCing for my considerations)

 

[batuchka]

Tower @ $778AR 16/16

Others @ $299AR

$1077AR in total before any after market cooling h/w

 

[dan4patriots]

Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price
1

LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827106289
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

 
$17.99
1

COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811119197
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$20.00 Instant

 
$109.98
$89.98
1

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822152181
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

 
$54.99
1

G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO
Item #: N82E16820231321
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy

 
$104.99
1

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116754
Return Policy: Software Standard Return Policy

 
$99.99
1

XFX HD-587X-ZNFV Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814150490
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy
XFX Black Edition XPS-850W-BES 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC ...
Item #: N82E16817207001
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$70.00 Instant
-$40.00 Combo
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate

 
$599.98
$489.98
1

KWORLD Digital Media Player M101, RMVB support
Item #: N82E16815260025
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy
-$60.00 Instant
-$39.99 Saving

 
$99.99
$0.00
1

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX
Item #: N82E16819103808
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 AM3 AMD 790X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128416
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
AMD Gift Coupon - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat PC Game VIVA MEDIA
Item #: N82E16800995095
Return Policy: Downloadable Software Return Policy

 

[xurwin]

asus dvd drive
cm haff 922
samsung f3 1tb
asus crosshair 4 formula
ati 5870
corsair 750watts
corsair xms3 4gb
amd deneb 955 3.2ghz
cm hyper 212









you can go x16/x16 here. and a 5870 would fit




$1,238.90

 

[dan4patriots]

Total- $1157.90

under budget and you can add another 5870 as that psu should be able to handle cf

 

[wannaturnuptheheat]

Last two posters: Sorry, you guys forgot the monitor.

Batuchka: I see that the 5850 was acquired with a combo'd PSU... any chance you can find a 5870, since you're so far under budget? Again, if I can't invest as much in extraneous cooling, that's fine; with a 5870 and the fact that I'm not an OMG EXTREEEEEEEME gamer, non-OCed performance is still fantastic for me.

EDIT: Does this look like a good PSU?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.446587

 

[batuchka]

Last two posters: Sorry, you guys forgot the monitor.

Batuchka: I see that the 5850 was acquired with a combo'd PSU... any chance you can find a 5870, since you're so far under budget? Again, if I can't invest as much in extraneous cooling, that's fine; with a 5870 and the fact that I'm not an OMG EXTREEEEEEEME gamer, non-OCed performance is still fantastic for me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.448428

 

[wannaturnuptheheat]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.448428

Beautiful. That takes me to $1250, BEFORE $40 of rebate, and I get everything but the keyboard and mouse I already have.

Now, how well will the rig, as below, handle these games (the ones that I have at the moment and/or want to get):

CoD: MW2
Crysis
SC2 (I know it'll handle this, gotta ask for the formality)
Source Games (HL2, TF2, etc.) (see above comment)
Napoleon: Total War
EVE Online
Plenty of others I'm forgetting right now

Total is $1308, before rebates; 8 bucks over budget, and that was just a kind-of-broad limit. I even squeezed in a good CPU cooler.

Any improvements you can see need to be made? Or am I pretty solid? If so, I'm gonna go ahead, order, and get started on my rig.

Edited with readable pics.

 

[batuchka]

Well Egg actually has the CM 212+ overpriced so hit another retailer - IIRC u could nab this $20 cheaper

There we go!
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4950641&CatId=99

 

[wannaturnuptheheat]

Well Egg actually has the CM 212+ overpriced so hit another retailer - IIRC u could nab this $20 cheaper

There we go!
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4950641&CatId=99

Hey, whaddya know? Thanks for saving me that, I am now UNDER budget! (shipping's cheaper than from Newegg AND the fan itself is cheaper)

Awesome, and as asked, will this be a kick-*** rig as-is? If not, what part holds me back most? (The question, of course, extends to anyone who passes through; Since it's midnight here, there's no hurry to order, so I'll let this thread cook 'till morning and see what I get back from it.

OP updated with final config.

 

[batuchka]

You are welcomed ^^

 

[wannaturnuptheheat]

Best answer selected by WannaTurnUpTheHeat.nnBatuchka's advice was the best and most prevalent in the thread, although everyone gave great advice.nnThanks, I hope this comp crushes the games I want to play!

 

[batuchka]

You are welcomed and happy shopping/building ^^