Will this be good?(newbie)

[garretthenerd]

hello,

so after much debate and my first computer build since windows 98, this is what i got. What do you think, will this work well together? will i be able to play some decent games and edit pictures in photoshop? How about maya 2008? Anyone who has a min for a reply id greatly appreciate it.

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power

AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDX945FBGIBOX

CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1600C9DHX

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor

thanks for your advice

Garret

 

[hunter315]

Yeah looks quite solid. If you need to save some money you can get a case/psu combo with an antec case an antec TP-750

 

[mindless728]

you should be able to max out most games with that (except crysis and gta iv)

about maya im not so sure (never used it)

 

[Outlander_04]

the psu is overkill

The tx 650 will be plenty for that build

Also have a look in the Phenom memory scaling article on this site . You may be better off with 1333 MHz ram with lower latency like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231200
which is low latency and low voltage

 

[computersss]

i would get antec 900 instead of the 690 for 20$ more,also get a ram with better timings like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231200 and get the 955 black edition instead of the 945 and i preferred western digital so i wold suggest getting western digital black 1 tb even though the samsung is a little faster i trust western digital more when it comes to harddrives

edit: outlander you were faster than me about suggesting the gskill,also if he have the intention to CF in the future the 750 won't be be overkill,if he isn't going to CF then the 650tx would be plenty

@ garretthenerd CF means using 2 same GPUs

 

[garretthenerd]

thanks guys for your replys. Outlander ... Good call my friend. i was actually wondering about that. ill look into that for sure. if my supply is overkill that is less efficient right? or will it mess things up.

Thanks
Garret

 

[garretthenerd]

computersss... I wonder if your saying this because it will be easier to oc? Ive never even done that before but im planning on it so ill look into that as well

 

[computersss]

thanks guys for your replys. Outlander ... Good call my friend. i was actually wondering about that. ill look into that for sure. if my supply is overkill that is less efficient right? or will it mess things up.

Thanks
Garret

no it won't mess things up even if you used 1200 watts powersupply because each part gets the power it needs and non more and i won't be less efficient too

edit:garretthenerd yea because it has unlocked multiplier i don't think that the more 300 mhz would make difference also look into combo deals sometimes you can save 80$ from combo deals

 

[garretthenerd]

haha yes computersss im going to get another 4890 to cs in the future so will that be enough>?

 

[computersss]

it will be more than enough but IMO not overkill as you are going to CF keep the 750 psu

edit: a little fast note make sure to get a 64-bit windows for it to utilize all the 4 gb of ram

 

[garretthenerd]

Thank you guys youve answered my questions more than i would have expected. This site is awesome!!!!!

Garret

 

[Outlander_04]

a psu thats too large is less efficient

 

[computersss]

a psu thats too large is less efficient

but 750 won't be an overkill for CF 4890