APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Sometime this month BUDGET RANGE: $800-$1000/550-650 Euro
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming and movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: (examples: newegg.com, ncix.com, ebuyer.com -- this is to help others see available options and prices)
PARTS PREFERENCES: None really
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION:1920x1200)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Since I'm not one of the lucky ones who can buy parts cheaply in US, you should have in mind that things are more expensive here in Europe and we don't have such vast selection. I will be posting prices from Newegg.com, but what I need the most is evaluation of the system and what could go wrong with it.
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471
ASRock A770DE
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=A770DE
Any decent 4 GB DDR2-PC800 RAM, because I'm not quite sure which is the best
Same goes for HDD, should be at least 500GB
2x ASUS EAH4770/HTDI/512MD5 Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121317&Tpk=HD4770
COOLER MASTER ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119161&Tpk=Cooler%20Master%20Elite%20RC-335%20-%20black
Any 600W PSU
Sorry about the lack of info for some items but I'm mainly asking if this setup looks good enough. Wouldn't 1 x16 and 1 x4 PCIe slots create a bottleneck for the 2nd video card running CrossFire?
For those who can underestand German, I was talking about this setup + another HD 4770:
http://cgi.ebay.de/AMD-Phenom-II-X4-940-4GB-500GB-DVDRW-HD-4770_W0QQitemZ150348981713QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDE_Technik_Computer_Peripheriegeräte_PC_Systeme?hash=item23017f65d1&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A30
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming and movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: (examples: newegg.com, ncix.com, ebuyer.com -- this is to help others see available options and prices)
PARTS PREFERENCES: None really
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION:1920x1200)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Since I'm not one of the lucky ones who can buy parts cheaply in US, you should have in mind that things are more expensive here in Europe and we don't have such vast selection. I will be posting prices from Newegg.com, but what I need the most is evaluation of the system and what could go wrong with it.
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471
ASRock A770DE
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=A770DE
Any decent 4 GB DDR2-PC800 RAM, because I'm not quite sure which is the best
Same goes for HDD, should be at least 500GB
2x ASUS EAH4770/HTDI/512MD5 Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121317&Tpk=HD4770
COOLER MASTER ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119161&Tpk=Cooler%20Master%20Elite%20RC-335%20-%20black
Any 600W PSU
Sorry about the lack of info for some items but I'm mainly asking if this setup looks good enough. Wouldn't 1 x16 and 1 x4 PCIe slots create a bottleneck for the 2nd video card running CrossFire?
For those who can underestand German, I was talking about this setup + another HD 4770:
http://cgi.ebay.de/AMD-Phenom-II-X4-940-4GB-500GB-DVDRW-HD-4770_W0QQitemZ150348981713QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDE_Technik_Computer_Peripheriegeräte_PC_Systeme?hash=item23017f65d1&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A30