New System Can I save $$$$

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 1 month max

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Internet, Movies

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers,

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: None really just looking for performance vs budget of 1500 or under

OVERCLOCKING: Yes in the future SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I play mmo's and fps. I am not opposed to Intel or nvida

COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

ASUS Crosshair III Formula AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

2 SAPPHIRE 100269HDMI Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

CORSAIR CMPSU-750HX 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power ... - Retail

mushkin HP 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996659 - Retail

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

Total $1195.00

How does it rate and savings or performace gains and still be under 1500.00

Thanks hunter315, I see a lot of i7 920 builds and gtx 275 in sli is there a big performance upgrade

Once you pass above 60 FPS it doesnt matter as your monitor cannot display it unless you paid alot for one of the 120Hz ones. If you look at this review you will see that everything except crysis was getting 60 or more at max settings with no AA
http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,2380.html
A GTX295 is 2 GTX275s in SLI, and you can get a GTX275 clocked higher than a GTX285 easily for significantly less. Unless you feel the need to run everything at max settings with AA enabled you wont make use of the second card atleast not for a while, by which time spending 200 on a modern card will blow 2 old cards in SLI or CF away.

This Asrock won a Tom's Recommendation for budget boards
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157163
In the $250 range I like the Asus p6t
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131359