AMD Build $800-$1000

[spectreofmorality]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: One week

BUDGET RANGE: $800-$1000

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Video encoding, playing media, gaming, office work

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, OS (will use Win 7 RC until the finished version releases)

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I tend to prefer newegg, but if there is a better deal somewhere else, go for it.

PARTS PREFERENCES: None.

OVERCLOCKING:No

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes (in the future)

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1366x768. Reusing an LCD TV I bought while in college

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Keep to the lower end of the budget if possible. Gaming is not a high priority, more than likely playing older games with a possibility of getting into City of Heroes again.

Current Parts

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $74.99

GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $139.99

XFX HD-477A-YDLC Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $109.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail $119.99

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail $245.00

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ - Retail $59.99

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM $74.99

SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SH-S222A - OE $22.99

Total: $847.93

Total with Shipping: $879.25

Since I am not heavy on the gaming, I figured a 4770 would do just fine. If I need more graphics power if I get into more hardcore PC gaming, I can just buy another of that card and crossfire it. Would this be a good build? Thanks for the help!

 

[Outlander_04]

You wont need more gfx power thanks to the low resolution of your tv screen .
Office work might suck because txt will probably not be all that clear though .


Its a well balanced and decent rig with as much future proofing as any computer is possible of . The only possible improvement would be to swap out the psu for a 650 watt unit . You are never going to need more than that even if you do crossfire a second 4770

 

[claym99]

Completely agree with outlander. Also, I'd tend to go for a 3x1gb DDR3 kit than 2x2gb seeing as it is triple channel and it will perform better.

 

[Outlander_04]

Completely agree with outlander. Also, I'd tend to go for a 3x1gb DDR3 kit than 2x2gb seeing as it is triple channel and it will perform better.

the motherboard is ddr3 but it is not triple channel . AM3 is dual channel , only intel ci7 and x58 motherboards support triple channel

 

[Helloworld_98]

on a 1k budget for video encoding it would make more sense to pay the extra $100 for a core i7 build.

 

[pat]

on a 1k budget for video encoding it would make more sense to pay the extra $100 for a core i7 build.

on a 1k budget for video encoding it would make more sense to pay the extra $100 for another hdd so the reading and writing won't happen on the same disk, slowing down the whole thing because of the hdd rushing to read/write at the same time..