Final Build

[trickymickey]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Planning to purchase this week/new week

BUDGET RANGE: 750-900 USD

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, watching videos, listening to music, video chat.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor, keyboard, mouse, case (just bought an Antec 900[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021), OS

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I've been using newegg, but I am open to other sites if they're reputable and have better prices.

PARTS PREFERENCES: None

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: going to get a 22" or 24" monitor later with 1920x1080, 1920x1200 (currently i have a 19", but that's just temporary.

This is my planned final build, assuming all the parts are in stock when I go to order.

HDD:Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128387
HIS H487QT1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported IceQ 4+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161265

 

[trickymickey]

So, I accidently hit enter too quickly, here's what I actually meant to post.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Planning to purchase this week/new week

BUDGET RANGE: 750-900 USD

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, watching videos, listening to music, video chat.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor, keyboard, mouse, case (just bought an Antec 900[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021), OS

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I've been using newegg, but I am open to other sites if they're reputable and have better prices.

PARTS PREFERENCES: None

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: going to get a 22" or 24" monitor later with 1920x1080, 1920x1200 (currently i have a 19", but that's just temporary.

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
MoBo: GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128387
GCard: HIS H487QT1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported IceQ 4+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161265
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
Memory: mushkin HP 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146868
DVD: SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171 (Currently out of stock).

The total for those parts of newegg with shipping is $804.94


I've also considered going to a 4890 instead of the 4870, but I got the impression that there's not that big of a performance jump. Originally I was going to get the corsair 750TX, but it's no longer on sale so I went down to the 650, is that still sufficient or is it worth the 30 or 40 extra to get the 750? There are also quite a few combo deals on ASUS mobos with the 955, they're more expensive than the gigabyte, but the ratings are lower, are they significantly better than the gigabyte and should I consider those (with the combo they're about the same cost). Is mushkin decent ram, my friend recommended it, but it doesn't have many reviews on newegg.

 

[trickymickey]

Apparently the MoBo isn't compatible with DDR3 Ram, so I was thinking getting a AMD 945 with this ASUS MoBo instead. Is the 955 going to be a big step up from the 945?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.211941

 

[Helloworld_98]

the 955 will be a step up but that deal is great so I'd stick with that.