900$ gaming build

[jkool55]

Any comments on this build, im planning on using it for gaming and i want to stay in a budget of about 900$

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM

EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Antec EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500 - Retail

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Antec 300 case

is my power supply enough for my computer? is the case big enough and can cool enough? is the graphics card good enough for gaming?

 

[Onus]

Yes, to all three of your questions. For the money, those are all good choices. You might save a little money on a P43 board, or if you think you might ever run two video cards keep the P45 but switch to an ATI video card, since Crossfire is supported on it, but not SLI. A 4870 would offer similar performance to the GTX 260. If you need to save money, a 4850 would be sufficient.

 

[jkool55]

lets say i switch my gpu to a 4870 how good would it be wen the 4870 is cheap enough to get another or would it be better to spend that money towards a new rig

 

[Onus]

That could depend on the resolution and the games. Look at the benchmarks now. Do the types of games you like benefit a lot from crossfire? Whatever the benefit, is it something you would notice? For example, going from 70 to 90 FPS doesn't matter much, but going from 35 to 45 could be a pretty big deal. It may very well be that just one of the next generation's high-end cards would be the best choice, and you could sell the 4870.