Bang 4 Buck - Dragon system built around X3 720

[striker25]

I need to know if this is the best bang for my buck. I already have an Antec 300 ready and waiting and a P2 X3 720 Black Edition on order for this build.

174.99 - SAPPHIRE 100259L Radeon HD 4870 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102810

124.99 - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

114.99 - GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128381

99.99 - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

79.99 - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

59.99 - G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209

25.99 - LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136153

21.99 - Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard & Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823109156

19.99 - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125

6.99 - ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020

19.36 - shipping

744.26

I'll be playing on a 19" moniter at 1280x1024 resolution at least until midsummer or Christmas when I plan on getting a larger screen(probably a 22" panel). I am going to overclock the CPU but probably only to 3.5 - 3.6Ghz. I have no plans to really push it to the extreme.

I picked the Corsair 750TX to cover power requirements for adding another 4870 in the future.

Is it worth another $60 to go to a 4870 1GB card?

Also I see the Sapphire 4850 X2 1GB card for $234.99. Would it be worth it to go to this card? I could not Crossfire anything with it because of the current 750W power supply would not meet power requirements.

Can I do better from a value standpoint? If so, where.

Thanks

 

[Jpain]

hello

1. 19" you choice is 4870 512MB
2. 22" or 24" 1GB is better
3. Just Pick 4780 that have fast mem and core speed, and you do just fine.