[Solved] Is this a good setup for a $900 budget gaming computer?

I am building my first gaming rig. My budget is $900 and im near this on newegg.com
I would appreciate any comment on how I can better my build.
Right now im using a AMD build

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: BY NOVEMBER 5TH

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: GAMING

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: MONITOR, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, OPERATING SYSTEM

PREFERRED WEBSITE: NEWEGG

OVERCLOCKING: MAYBE SLI OR CROSSFIRE: MAYBE

RESOLUTION: 1080p (1920 x 1080) will be running it on 42" SAMSUNG Flat Screen HDTV

Games im going to be playing: Total War:Empire, Spore, WoW, MMO's,maybe some Crysis, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Battlefield 2, and some FPS'S

MOBO- GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard $174.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128377

Graphics Card- GIGABYTE GV-N26OC-896I GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card $179.99 and $30.00 mail in rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125291

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK $83.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231180

CPU- AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor $179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103674

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case and Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive combo for $99.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.273732

PSU- OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply comes with sony dvd burner combo for $96.98 but its $71.98 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.272727

also was wondering if my PCU would be enough

grand total after shipping for this setup is- $860.13

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I have also found a different MOBO and CPU combo as well as upgrading from the 260gtx to 270gtx bringing the total to $825.68

OTHER MOBO- ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard AND AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 140W Quad-Core Processor
FOR 204.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.273333

would this be better than the other MOBO and CPU?

It is a good build! But I would advise to put a Sound card into that.
The 260 is good, but if you could find a 4890 with a aftermarket cooler (stock one is too loud!), that costs the same it would give a nice performance.

But good rig!

Thanks. What kind of sound card would you recommend?

I would not get a sound card at all these days unless the primary use of the computer is related to audio. Modern motherboard's built in sound is just fine. Save the money now and use on board. If you decide down the line you need a sound card they are easy to stick right in.

I'm not sure why you're looking at Nvidia GPU's since your motherboard doesn't support SLI. It's a waste of money to get an expensive 790FX motherboard and put an Nvidia GPU in it, especially since you said you might be interested in crossfire in the future. You should either be looking at an ATI GPU to leave the option of crossfire open or going with an Intel i5 build that supports SLI.

hmm well im was thinking about going with the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131402 which does support crossfire but im not sure yet it definetly is 60 bucks cheaper in price

thats true i like the nvidia graphics cards so maybe i should look at making an i5 build

havent decided if i will be overclocking just yet so is the 5850 better than the gtx 275?

yea thats true im probably gonna go with your build it looks very strong would i need a better pcu than 650?

I assume you mean PSU (power supply unit). That depends on what GPU you end up getting and how much headroom you want to leave. The HD5xxx series don't use a whole lot of power, but you could bump up to a 750W PSU to give yourself some more headroom.

Here's one if you go with the i5 build.

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail $29.99

Here's a combo deal for the Antec 300 Illusion + Antec TruePower TP-750 PSU.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.265978 $164.90 - $20 MIR

none of those are good for 1920x1080
what settings in games you will use med-highest?
get 5850 instead

also you don't need a 750w psu.

well i wanna play most new games with full settings well wats good for 1920x1080

Did you miss that fact that 2x5850 needs only 600W
/fail. so ignorant.
I'm laughing too hard now, coming from a veteran, am very disappointed.

http://www.amd.com/us/products/des [...] ments.aspx

* PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
* 500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)
* Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products
* Minimum 1GB of system memory
* Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
* DVD playback requires DVD drive
* Blu-ray™ playback requires Blu-ray drive
* For an ATI CrossFireX™ system, a second ATI Radeon™ HD 5850 graphics card, an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per graphics card (included) are required

calm down guys im prolly gonna get the 5770 because i mostly play wow, left 4 dead, and the total war empires which all did really good with the 5770

Okay then. l4d isn't even demanding, a 4890 will still rape..but 5770 is good for overall

Sounds like a good plan. I suggested the 5770 in my first i5 build for a combination of good performance in the games you want to play at a price that fits your budget. You can always add another 5770 later if you need to.

i know the 260gx is in the same price range as well as the 4890 and 70 and 5770

That's the way to go! Good for avoiding my post, now the "efight" is over. Did it ever start, or did I dominated it?

At this point, I agree with going for the 5770 because 5850 is not in stock, because Dell has them all.

Define "better". Yes, the 4890 offers higher frame rates, but it lacks DX11, uses more power, and runs hotter. It's up to you to decide if those drawbacks are worth the extra FPS.

Is your comprehension skills this low? I said "good for avoiding my post".
You are the one starting the "efight" again.
Haven't brought anything valuable to the thread? LOL, scroll up.
People with too much confidence isn't good, you view yourself being too big and you are the only one bringing valuable opinions to the table? Big fail.

so i would essentially need a 700w psu with the 4890

well from what i was reading on google that more than just the graphics card comes in to play on the power supply

ok thank you very much that was my fought i thought you was just talking about the graphics card

yea ive decided to go with the 4890 1gb