AM3 build

[Kohlhagen]

I was on a $700 budget for my older brothers new build for CODMW2 (yes, I am disappointed with IW too).. How balanced is this system that i just ordered? I wanted to make it so it had some upgrade room later on.

I also bought combos on the CPU/Mobo & PSU/GPU which saved me 25.00 each

AMD Athlon II X4 620 (99.00)
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X (119.99)
XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 (174.99)
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W (99.99)
Antec Three Hundred Illusion (59.95)
Thermaltake A2492 Case fan for side panel (8.99)
Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (85.99)

Logitech MX518 Mouse
Microsoft ANB-00001 Keyboard

(i never intend on putting more than 600 watts on the PSU, even when crossfiring 5770s)

 

[tecmo34]

It looks very balanced to me!! You should be very happy with your build and you did a great job with your build for your budget!!

 

[akash3656]

If you can, change the PSU with this one: Corsair 650TX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005&Tpk=corsair%20650tx

It has higher amps rating on the +12V and will also doe 57700 CF

EDIT: other than that, your build seems solid.

 

[Kohlhagen]

Thanks, I hope everything goes well.. My brother better be happy with it.. i spent hours trying to put together a rig that was somewhat future proof, low power but also fast enough for FPS.. (I also bought the same motherboard CPU and RAM)

I will be learning to Overclock again after selling my Opteron 165 (939). And since i will overclock my rig i can pass on the settings to my brothers PC. (nice bonus for him)

 

[Kohlhagen]

If you can, change the PSU with this one: Corsair 650TX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005&Tpk=corsair%20650tx

It has higher amps rating on the +12V and will also doe 57700 CF

EDIT: other than that, your build seems solid.

That does look nice, but the PSU was a combo with the GPU (and i've never messed with modular so that will be nice)

 

[akash3656]

Ok then. Thats the problem with the Corsair's PSU. There isn;t ANY combo for them.

 

[Kohlhagen]

Ok then. Thats the problem with the Corsair's PSU. There isn;t ANY combo for them.

I should be fine with the AMPs though for crossfiring 2 5770s though right?

 

[EXT64]

Yeah, OCZ PSUs are pretty decent. I have a couple, and they seem fine. Ever since they bought PC P&C they have seemed to improve a little, just wish they hadn't killed off PC P&C