Tell me what you think...

[spags1213]

Hello. I am currently thinking about my first build and was wondering if these would be good components for gaming and media:

HARD DRIVE: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1682213628

CASE: NZXT LEXA BlackLine Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146038

PROCESSOR: AMD Phenom 9950 2.6GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103291

OR

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

MONITOR: ASUS VK246H Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 1000:1 (ASCR 20000:1 ) Built in Speakers w/ 1.3m Pixel Webcam

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236048

MOTHERBOARD: AsRock K10N780SLIX3-WiFi AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI ATX AMD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157134

VIDEO CARD: (2)EVGA 896-P3-1265-AR GeForce GTX 260 Gore 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130398

POWER SUPPLY: XION AXP Lan-Party Edition AXP-800R14HE 800W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS 12V 2.92 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817190020y input is welcome


RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145214

Also with a couple more case fans and a 6x Blu-Ray Drive and 20x CD-RW/DVD-RW.

Thanks for looking!
Any input is welcome (except those people who are going to tell me to put in an i7 and 280's in there, THERES AN ECONOMIC CRISIS AND STARVING AFRICANS I CANT SPEND LOTS O $$$ ON A COMPUTER)

 

[eroc]

cool, let me add a few thoughts.

q6600 is what i would go for.

since you're going w/ nvidia dunno if you want sli or not, i'd recommend a p5q pro

maybe an OCZ PSU as they are on sale & good quality.

and lastly i'd go for an antec 900 case instead.

but these are only my suggestions, in the end choose what you think is best.

 

[lunyone]

Here you go:
* q6600 & OC to 3-3.4 gHz, just make sure you get an aftermarket CPU HSF, like the Xigmatek s1283 w/retention bracket.
* p45 based mobo, SLI/Xfire isn't as good as it should be, so I'd stick with a high end GPU instead of spending for a SLI/Xfire setup.
* gtx 280 or 4870x2 for maximum performance on 1 GPU.
* Corsair 650tx or 750tx for additional savings. Not sure on XION reliability.
* 4 gb's of DDR2 800 mHz is going to handle 95% of OC'ing on the q6600, so don't spend the $ on faster RAM, because it's usually just DDR2 800 mHz that has been OC'd by the manufacturer. I'd just make sure that you have fast timing (4-4-4-12) and is at stock voltage of 1.8v.
* Antec 300/Cooler Master 690/Antec 900 cases are all good and resonably priced, depending on where you buy it from.

These changes will be less than your original build and will perform quite well.

 

[buzznut]

I agree with these posts. Since money doesn't seem to be an issue the cooler master seems like a nice choice. I love my Antec 900 though!

I like the p45 boards, nice performance with midrangy price.

What do you guys think of the 4850 X2 cards in the 300-350 range?

 

[kelfen]

yes I do love my antec 900 it is sweet cool air I feel putting my hand near the gaint fan makes me have the chills

 

[lunyone]

Yeah 4850x2 would be a good buy too, but since he had already allocated ~$500 for 2 GPU's, I suggested the 4870x2 for ~$480 or so. The 4850x2 is a good buy for ~$300 after MIR's is a good deal too. Just don't know if the 4850x2 was enough for the OP's needs or not.