New pc

[youwillneverno]

This is a new computer I am trying to build. At the moment the total of the whole thing is 1,099.59 usd. My max that I am looking to spend is about 1500 and that would be me with dread doing it. I am looking for suggestions to improve what I have put together so far or any advise about what I have so far.
Thank you.

*edit*I am trying to build this pc to play a lot of the new games that are coming out with higher demands and i would want to be able to without my comp going on the fritz when i do*edit*


Case is: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

Motherboard is: MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130274

cpu: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808

cpu fan: ZALMAN CNPS9500A-LED 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118223

power supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021

ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

video card: ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121446

hard drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

dvd burner:2-ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

 

[Proximon]

There is a lot to like about this build. Most people will tell you to get an Intel system at this budget level however.

Let's start with the motherboard choice:
You have chosen a board with lot's of bandwidth, that can handle multiple video cards and even fast SSDs. That's a good thing, but your budget doesn't quite support all that.

Next you have of course the AMD CPU. It's a nice budget choice but going forward it really doesn't have the muscle to make the grade in the future. It might even stumble a bit in serious strategy games, unless you overclock it. True for any current AMD CPU.

There is a new line of AMD CPUs coming out, but that board actually won't support those I think. And anyway we don't really know how good they will be yet.

So I have to say "decidedly no" to AMD at this price level. Give me a few and I'll suggest an Intel build.

 

[rolli59]

Use I5 2500K and either P67 or Z68 motherboard which is the performance king at the moment. If you still want to go AMD get a 990 series AM3+ motherboard so you are Bulldozer ready. Cooler Master Hyper 212+ CPU cooler is better than the old Zalman you selected. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

 

[Proximon]

Here you go, full build, everything you need

■SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OEM
■COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior
■SAPPHIRE 100312-3SR Radeon HD 6950 Dirt3 Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video ...
■G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR
■Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
■COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel ...
■SAMSUNG 470 Series MZ-5PA064C/AM 2.5" 64GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) w/ Desktop Upgrade Kit and Norton ...
■CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...
■Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
■Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
■ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
TOTAL: $1,238.39

 

[megamanx00]

That's an AM3 so it can't do SLI (not without driver hacks anyway) and it can't support the AM3+ CPUs coming out in September. If you want to stick with MSI and nVidia these boards would be better choices

MSI 990FXA-GD65 $159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130604

MSI 970A-G45 $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130608

Not sure what your preferences are as far as motheboards. I would probably go with either of these myself though

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131736

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157266


As well as a bigger, yet reasonably priced cooler (you have space in that HAF after all)

Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120 mm $31.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004

I'd also go with a single 6950 for the video card, but that's just me. No point in getting two with that CPU and with the new gen right around the corner. Of course, as you can see buy now you can get a faster Intel Sandy Bridge build with a 2500k rather than waiting for Bulldozer

 

[youwillneverno]

hey megamanx can you put that in layman's terms? After I make this I don't plan to replace anything for a while and overall I don't know much about this sorta thing just my old PC is really out dated and someone pointed me to this website. thanks

 

[megamanx00]

O.k 'll make it simple then. For you budget and intentions, go Intel rather than AMD (it hurts me to say it, really it does)

ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 $109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021

Intel Core i5-2500K $219.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226095

2x XFX HD-687A-ZNFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB $359.98 (179.99 x 2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0 $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

SAMSUNG Black Blu-ray Combo SATA Model SH-B123L/RSBP LightScribe Support $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151232

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus $27.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Antec Three Hundred Illusion $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=1ol1i7qeyv17v

Which gives you a total of $1,197.89 for a computer that should run anything you throw at it at 1080p on the highest detail (perhaps lower AA and AF only on Crysis 2 DX11). Don't know if you want the blu ray player, but hey it was only a few bucks more ^_^. With that much power it should be a while before you have to replace anything to play a game on high.

 

[youwillneverno]

If it does make a difference my top top I can pay is 1800 so if it means an upgrade that would help a lot in the future I would pay the difference. As it goes, I can hold off on the hard drives as I already have 3 tb in my current and i can take 1 out and use it. so that is an additional 60 that can go towards other things.

I also already have windows 7 so don't need that either.

thank you for your help in all this and dealing with my lack of knowledge.

 

[megamanx00]

For about $200 more you can upgrade to two 6950s.

2 x HIS IceQ X Turbo H695QNT2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB ($269.99x2) $539.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161372

Which I would say needs a slightly better PSU for about $30 more

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W $134.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139022

You could also get an SSD as your boot drive to improve performance but that's up to you.