Plan to play mostly Source engine games on the highest settings, however would like to be at least able to play recent games like play Bad Company 2, Starcraft II, Dragon Age II
Want versatility and longevity in the build consisting of proven high value components
May slightly over clock CPU, crossfire or replace GPU, add memory, and add hard drive in the future
Current new build cost off Newegg = ~$812 without shipping or mail in rebates, would like to reduce this to around $750
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
M4A79XTD EVO
$119
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
HDZ955FBGMBOX
$140
XFX Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
HD-577A-ZNFC
$125
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model
F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
$50
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0 GB/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
WD6401AALS
$60
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
GFC-00599
$100
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$60
Antec EarthWatts 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
EA650
$75
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
$22
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7
RR-B10-212P-G1
$35
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
AS5-3.5G
$10
APEVIA 120mm Blue LED Case Fan x2
CF12SL-UBL
$8 x 2 = $16
Want versatility and longevity in the build consisting of proven high value components
May slightly over clock CPU, crossfire or replace GPU, add memory, and add hard drive in the future
Current new build cost off Newegg = ~$812 without shipping or mail in rebates, would like to reduce this to around $750
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
M4A79XTD EVO
$119
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
HDZ955FBGMBOX
$140
XFX Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
HD-577A-ZNFC
$125
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model
F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
$50
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0 GB/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
WD6401AALS
$60
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
GFC-00599
$100
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$60
Antec EarthWatts 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
EA650
$75
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
$22
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7
RR-B10-212P-G1
$35
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
AS5-3.5G
$10
APEVIA 120mm Blue LED Case Fan x2
CF12SL-UBL
$8 x 2 = $16