Amd 955 am3

[epower]

Any thoughts on this build? I hope this would be a good base to expand in the future in a bit while getting me going.
I am currently on a p4 2.8 that i have had for many many years!!!

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Very SoonL with a budget of 1000-1200

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: I will be multi-tasking with some business applications including JBOSS and gaming currently WOW but looking forward to CoD, Diablo III, and Dawn of War II.
Vista Ultimate is required for some of my business apps.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS:newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: none

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe CROSSFIRE: Yes in the future

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600x1200++

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This is a base setup which I hope to expand in the future by switching to perhaps faster HD,more RAM, and a second card to run in crossfire

ABS Aplus ABS-CS-EL Diablo Black 0.8mm SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811215006

GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128377

GIGABYTE GV-R489-1GH-B Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125276

XCLIO STABLEPOWER 850W 850W ATX SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817189015

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674

Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT25664BA1336 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148227

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116493

 

[abhijith]

I wouldn't recommend spending the extra money on the 4890. I would buy the 4870 which is much more cheaper and also since the 4890 is just an OC 4870. Othrwise you could buy 2 4770's.

 

[epower]

i planned on upgrading to a second 4890 in a few months.
what would be better 2 4890 or 4770? Im not very savy when it comes to dual gpu performance gains.

 

[Fortunex]

I've never heard of Xclio, so I wouldn't trust them powering my expensive PC. Get a Corsair, one of the best companies around.

One 4890 is great, I would wait for a 4770 1GB version (if one's coming out) before running CF with them.

Two 4890s would outperform two 4870s.

Don't waste money on Vista, the Windows 7 RC comes out in a few hours, download that and save yourself some cash. It's good until March 2010 before you have to buy it.

I'm not sure on Caviar SEs, but I'm pretty sure that Caviar Blacks are the faster ones.

 

[gkay09]

Well I guess you could save some cash there by going with better value components...
CPU+ Mobo combo...You would need the 790FX only if you are planning for extreme overclock...As you are just planning for a slight overclock, the 790X is more than suffice...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.186486

Graphics card - Same 4890 but a better company with better warranty...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150359

Case - Change the case to any of these...Both would do a great job...and are highly rated...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

PSU - You wont need a 850W PSU and here is a better 750W PSU that is more than suffice even for a 4890 crossfire with a overclocked CPU...Corsair 750TX
This PSU is one of the Top Rated and a very high quality PSU...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Saving all those money, get a fast high rated 640GB HDD for about $35 more...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

Making these changes would significantly improve the system quality...
And did you forget the CPU cooler?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

But seems that AMD has included a improved version of the stock cooler with the P II 955...So if you are planning for a slight overclock, then it should be suffice...If want to push the CPU more, then get the Xig...

 

[batuchka]

Just remove any hardware u dun need or have that u wish to reuse from this config hehe