First System Build

This is my first system build, and I just wanted to make sure everything was compatible and good parts before I decided to order. If you see anything that needs changed please let me know. Thanks

I guess I should say I am looking for a computer to game on, and on a budget.

Also my budget is around $1000, plus I still need a new monitor

Antec 300 Case
GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P
AMD Phenom II X4 940
SAPPHIRE TOXIC Radeon HD 4870
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W
G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
Western Digital Caviar Black 640 GB
LG DVD/CD Burner
Microsoft Vista 64 bit Home Premium

For a total of $879.87
(Motherboard and Processor are a combo deal. Hard Drive and Operating System are a combo deal)

Then I was unsure of what kind of monitor to get My friend has this monitor and says he loves it, but I am just not sure if i really want to spend $300 on a monitor.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspag [...] 1307759117

Thanks for any help!

1) that PSU is overkill, 600w is all you need if it's OCZ, 550w if corsair or silverstone.

2) drop the mobo/HDD combo deal and get the HDD on it's own and D/L Win7.

3) that monitor isn't going to be great, it's 16:9, and damn it's pricey, I've got it's 28" big brother and converting £ to $ it would've only cost $40 more, and has a 16:10 resolution, which is what you want in a monitor.

try a 22" 1920x1200 monitor, they're pretty cheap now and if you want a bigger screen, 24's are only a bit more

Get a 4890 instead of that 4870, its only $10 more after a rebate and much faster.

If should be enough for a single card system. It won't be enough if you're going for 4870 CF in the future, though.

The PSU has only 450W at +12V rail, which means that you will have a little over 390W to use for the whole system. There's a review in Toms on how to calculate the system power usage, and I think a single 4870 by itself use up around 170W from the +12V, the CPU use up an additional 95-120W (if I remember correctly the power consumption for PhII 940 is around 94 under load).

EDIT: Got the spec number wrong.

Since u did mention being on a budget:
$792.92 after free shipping and MIR

Hanns·G Hi-221DPB Black 22"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824254035
$149.99 Free shipping

$942.91 total expenses

700W PSU is not overkill. He can keep it for crossfire or sli later. Anything higher than that would be overkill...in my opinon!

How does that build look. It is a little over the initial budget I wanted to stay under, but I think it will be good.

I held off on ordering a computer a couple weeks ago because I had a few expenses pop up, but now I think I have some money, and am looking to buy again very soon.

I think that I would like to do some OC'ing that is why I am getting the cpu cooler, and I think I will get another 4890 in a couple months once i get some more paychecks that is why i am getting the 750 watt corsair.

Here is what I am thinking of getting, plus I have some promo codes and such that will lower the prices of a few of the items. Just wanting to run this by some people on here before i pull the trigger. Thanks.