AM3 Phenom II x4 Black Edition vs. Intel Core i7-920

Graphics Card
EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX
130$
or
SAPPHIRE 100260SR Radeon HD 4850 X2
260$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102813
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Black
105$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136284
Processor
AM3 Phenom II x4 Black Edition
245$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103674
Case
NZXT Guardian 921
80$(may be too small not sure)
or
COOLER MASTER RC
75$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119137
Motherboard
ASUS M4A79 Deluxe
190$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &x=12&y=24
Memory
G.SKILL PI Black 4G
55$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231209
Power
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341022
Cooling
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
35$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233003

or if I decide to go with intel
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366
290$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131365
Intel Core i7-920
285$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115202
MSI N275GTX TwinFrozr OC GeForce GTX 275
260$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127429

already owned 32 in monitor

So ill change the ram to
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3
89$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231225

and look for a more upgrade friendly power source

There's a pretty big performance/price gap between the GTX and 4850 x2 you have listed... Why not opt for the newer GTS 250 1GB?

Hands down the i7 system will outperform your AMD config. AMD is cheaper. Up to you, really.

whats wrong with the guardian 921? on this site
http://www.overclockersclub.com/re [...] _921/6.htm
its got a gold review? an most others have like silver (dunno whether its a good site or not)
btw i also will use this case... is there anything wrong with it? what about size n cooling, cause it looks cool?
mick

Overclockers isn't really that great of a review site...I find them useful for finding out how far a CPU can be pushed, but not much more. The CM 690 case that was suggested has far superior airflow to the Guardian 921 and is extremely roomy for a mid tower, allowing for large heatsinks, long GPU's and superior cable management. I wouldn't say there is anything wrong with the Guradian 921, but its just not as good as the 690.

I wasn't aware they made 32" monitors...do you mean a 32" TV? If it is indeed a 32" monitor, and you want this to be a gaming rig, then you will need a lot more GPU power than any of the GPU's you listed, as it will be running at 25x16 resolution. I think for that, I would get a Phenom II build with two 4890's in xfire at the very least, to keep the price somewhat reasonable and decent gaming performance.

also what do i need if want to listen to high quality music(.flac)

current speaker system
ONKYO HT-S5200 7.1-Channel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6882120141

do you know if that TV adds in Black frames?

if it does then you won't have to worry about getting a more powerful gfx card.

edit: just read up on it and it calculates another frame after each frame so you only need 60fps to max it out, so the GTS 250 should do well enough for about 6 months.

Remember guys, it's a 32 inch 1080p TV, not a 25x16 monitor. A single 4890 1GB would be enough for now (IMHO), with the option to cfire a second one later on.

That picture on newegg doesn't give great detail on the back of the receiver, but it appears to have optical inputs. Both of your motherboard choices have optical outputs. That is the best audio solution. At most you will need to purchase an optical cable as they are generally not included with the motherboard package.

That GTX 275 is faster than the 4890. If you go with the i7 build, then go for the GTX 275, if you go PII, then get the 4890 so you can xfire.