New Rig for a Moderate Gamer

you dont need more than 4 gig of RAM .

you dont need vista ultimate since you are gaming and it offers no relevant features that home premium doesnt have
Come to think of it ,since Windows 7 is bout to be released try downloading the RC for free and using that till its on sale

you dont need a 1000 w psu . 650 would be plenty

The ram you have selected is expensive because its 1600MHz , but the timings are not so good

This Gskill ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231200
is 1333 MHz but its low voltage and has muh better timings so the MHz difference is more than offset . Its only $65
And you still dont need 8 gig

Thank you guys for the responses.

My main drive for going with the huge PSU is because I hate not being prepared down the road. I may end up getting another video card and getting some Crossfire going and I would hate to have gone with a smaller PSU that can't handle the load all to save a few bucks.

But the suggestion gkay gave with the Antec combo works well for me because I had looked at that case as a replacement for my current tower (an old Chieftec Dragon full tower case I've had for about 8 years, I'm attached lol)

So I'll cut down to 4 GBs of RAM, I'm gonna pass on the GSkill as I'm partial to Crucial or Corsair RAM. (Thanks anyway for the suggestion Outlander)

This is the RAM I'll be getting:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148261

Also gkay I looked into the Xigmatek Dark Knight and I think I'll go with that, it seems to have pretty solid reviews.

+1 for that RAM...No one would vote against the Crucial And that too the tracer are fun to watch too...

And currently the Antec 1200 + X4 955 has $60 off with the combo...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.208862

Sorry I forgot to mention it, I plan on taking that bit of advice as well. My build currently looks like this:

Mobo - MSI 790FX-GD70 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813130223

Processor - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.20GHZ - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103674

Memory - Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 1333 (2x2GB) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148261

Video Card - Sapphire VAPOR-X Radeon 4890 1GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102841

Hard Drive - Western Digital Black 640Gb 7200RPM 32MB Cache - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136319

CPU Cooling Fan - Xigmatek Dark Knight - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233029

Power Supply - Antec 850W Continuous Power - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371024

Case - Antec Twelve Hundred Full Tower - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129043

And I'm in the process of downloading Windows 7 RC.


I want to thank you guys for the help. I'm a home tech, been building my own computers since I was 14 (first computer was an AMD K6 overclocked to a whopping 366 or something close to that). But I like having feedback and assistance in my builds, I find it helps when you can get another persons view and a fresh set of eyes to catch anything I may have overlooked.

Also any suggestions for a good thermal paste off of NewEgg.com?

Hi I got a Xigmatek Dark Kight recently and is the thermal compund that comes with it that bad? and would it make a big differance getting a AS5

Yea, cause I wanna overclock my AMD 955 to about 3.6ghz so should I just use the thermal compound that came with my Xigmatek and not bother with getting anything else.

yea but I would have to waste 16 pounds (deliver included) so I quess Ill just use the one that came with my cooler.

Thanks again for all the input fellas.

Unfortunately last night as i was getting ready to purchase it ... Newegg ran out of the MoBo ... so it looks like I'll be putting off buying it until they get more in.