It's been 6 years, I need a new rig

[tehmoonrulz]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within the next 1-4 Months

BUDGET RANGE: $800 if worth it $700 is the sweet spot

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, youtube/web/misc online, student needs, etc

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS (can include vista/w7 if in budget), monitors

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg or mwave ( I live within 10 miles of the mwave warehouse)

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD cpu, asus board, evga gpu

OVERCLOCKING: Not needed

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Not sure what monitor will go to; been using an old fx5200 @ 1680x1050 forever

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I just need a strong system that will not need to be tinkered with every 6 months. Gaming will consist of WoW, SC2, and Diablo 3

What I've come up with:

EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI ... - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130433

mushkin XP 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996657 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146871

COOLER MASTER RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.231325

COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.231325

AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor Model HDX945WFGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.239851

ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.239851

Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317

 

[mobo360]

What you have there looks good. You might want to consider an ATi HD 4870 or better yet hold off until the direct x 11 cards come out which should be in a few months.

 

[hunter315]

Spend 10 more and get the black, the green is designed to be low power and quiet, it will not give very good performance.

I would advise against getting a 790GX and an nVidia card, if you are going to get an nVidia card get a 770 or a 785G, if you are going to get a 790GX get a 4870 or 4890 so you can crossfire in the future.

 

[angrydot]

COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.231325

I just saw the COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 in person at my local MicroCenter (where I picked up my $199 Core i7 920). Lots of airflow if additional fans purchased. No sharp edges that I could see. Decent size. It's on my list as well...

 

[tehmoonrulz]

Changed the HD and mobo and the total is $813 with tax & s/h and then id get $70 off with bing cashback.
Looking at $743

 

[tehmoonrulz]

Is it worth it to shave off $40 and get a 4870? I do 99% console gaming and this system is probably only going to see sc2/d3/wow