$900 first time build

[themer]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: this week

BUDGET RANGE: 900 but flexible Before Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: watching movies, surfing the internet, gaming

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

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

PARTS PREFERENCES: no preference

OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: dunno

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: first build


thanks

 

[Transmaniacon]

Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066&Tpk=antec%20300%20illusion ($59.95)

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006&Tpk=750tx ($99.99 w/ $20 MIR + Free Shipping)

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215 ($199.99 + Free Shipping)

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128400 ($169.99 + Free Shipping)

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231279 ($94.99 + Free Shipping)

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181 ($49.99 + Free Shipping)

SAPPHIRE 100269HDMI Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102852 ($189.99)

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151187 ($30.99)

COOLER MASTER Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 ($29.99)

Total: $925.87

This build leaves you the option of crossfire, if you do not plan on going that route, you can save about 40 bucks by getting a smaller PSU (Corsair 650TX), and the next motherboard down (UD3P).

 

[shortstuff_mt]

+1 to Transmaniacon's build.

 

[hamitaltintop22]

I think that the $650 sbm build with 2 hd 4850 would beat the proposed build in frame rates in games (depending on the resolution). I think a better option might be going with the smaller psu and a none crossfire p55 and dumping the $70-80 you saved into a better graphics card like the hd 5850 which is for $260. Of course you wont be able to simply crossfire in the future.

 

[Transmaniacon]

I think you will have to make too many compromises to squeeze a HD5850 into this build, here is something you could do, building on Hamit's suggestions;

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128401 ($139.99 + Free Shipping) [-$30]

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017 ($59.99 w/ $20 MIR) [-$40]

XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150442 ($259.99) [+$70]

So the difference stays the same, you lose the option of crossfire, but gain more performance from a better GPU. If you ever plan on gaming at 19x12 or higher, then I would stick with the initial build and go with crossfire, if not, then a single card solution will be plenty adequate.

 

[dndhatcher]

Gaming is a low priority so its hard to recommend such a powerful GPU as the 5850 or crossfiring multiple GPUs. New systems that you want to last really should have DX11 so its hard not to recommend the 5850. Really this build seems like a good candidate for a 5700 series GPU that should come out in the next month or two, but the timing is to early.

Another option is to go with a relatively cheap card now, like a 4850 and then upgrade it to a DX11 card in a couple years when DX11 becomes more prevalent.