Input needed on new build

[paul49]

hi all input welcome this what i have so far

asus crosshair v formula 990fx rog motherboard
amd phenom ii x6 1100 black edition
visiontek radeon hd 6950 2gb
ocz 60gb ssd
800w power suply modular crossfire not sure wich one yet plan to do more video cards later crossfire
MYOPENPC DOMA Pro PCI Black Transparent Acrylic Open Computer case
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory

this is to start with use mouse and keyboard and high def tv for now later add three monitors for games and when bulldozer price goes down upgrade maybe add another visiontek in crossfire also 1tb hard drive kinda work in progress but want to get up and running for christmas or before if anyone see problem with components compatabilitly please input good or bad thanks


also if know of cheap priceing other than newegg or tiger please input

 

[paul49]

i will be mainly gaming i curently own laptop asus g1s and get some pauses and slow game performance before that i built home desktops since the 386 till the athalon then started traveling so went to laptops now back home for good need to build desktop with future advancement towards games any input for right power suply and ssd for the current setup kinda best bang for buck

 

[morgoth780]

1st off, don't get phenom ii x6. if you really want a phenom, get an x4 955. though you still can't really argue that an i5 2500k will do better in games. definitely get the 2gb version of the 6950 if you plan to game on three monitors. You may want to consider 6970 though, if you can afford it. seasonic, antec, corsair, and pc power and cooling are some great companies to buy power supplies from, so get one from one of those companies. also, what's your overall budget on this build?

 

[paul49]

well i havent realy put a limit just yet as it will be ongoing once up and running eventualy i will do water cooling and overclock been away from sceen for while had bout with cancer and life but so far i am under a grand thanks for input on power suplys i plan to get up and running on the basic desktop build using my hd tv and existing keyboard and mouse also noticed that bulldozer will be out in 7 days or so so i might get that one instead of phenom . i have always wanted to do a water cool build but life side tracked me and now back on track so i figured the crosshair v formula and 6950 with good psu and 1866 ram would be good start to get running and if bulldozer avilable this month i would be set for gaming then january next yr start purchasing items for water cooling and reading up on monitors then eventualy add watercooling then monitors so budget will be flexible as it will be low to start then add up later but should last for yrs as i can add more graphics cards crossfire them and with bulldozer should be fine what ya think

 

[paul49]

also the mb i picked seems to be unavilable at newegg but amazon has it cheaper what input if any on purchase from amazon good or bad thanks

 

[morgoth780]

i'd get a phenom ii x4 955, and an am3+ mb. If you're going to upgrade to bulldozer, there's no reason to get the best phenom ii. also, I'd highly recommend an hd 6970.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000048&IsNodeId=1&Description=hd%206970&name=Desktop%20Graphics%20%2f%20Video%20Cards&Order=BESTMATCH
a few good ones:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127581
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150531
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125394

 

[paul49]

i gotcha thanks sounds good to use lower x4 for now the mb is am3+ . i probably should get the 6970 as im having trouble finding the 6950 with overclock pcb with amd on it and only little more in price so i could have the 6970 avialable in future to purchase for crossfire . but man i realy lked this one features and looks http://www.xpcgear.com/gigabyte-r695d5-2gd-b.html

 

[paul49]

ASUS Crosshair V Formula - AM3+ - 990FX - Republic of Gamers Series - ATX AMD DDR3 2133 Motherboards $239.99

Rosewill RBR1000-M 1000-Watt Bronze Series 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply compatible with Intel Core i7 and i5 $129.99

Crucial 64 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT064M4SSD2 $106.99

MYOPENPC DOMA Pro PCI Black Transparent Acrylic Open Computer Case for ATX/mATX/ITX Mainboards, compatible with ATX/mATX PSU - PC components not included $49.99

Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1866 MHz (PC3 15000) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM Memory Kit for Intel Core i3, i5, i7 and AMD platforms CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 $84.99

AMD CPU HDZ955FBGMBOX Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz AM3 125W Retail $111.99

Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive IHAS424-98 $25.99

this what i have so far updated to use x4 phenom and 6970 graphics this should get me up and running have cables monitor and os win7 64 wireless mouse keyboard wireless

so what you think should handle all games to date including starwars one coming in december and can upgrade to watercooling and crossfire eyefinity so future prof as i am capable of forseeing