Need advice IS THIS A GOOD SYSTEM

[mother242]

I have just completed a 'first draft' of my system and i want opinons on what its like and advice on how to improve it. I am going to use this computer for gaming and ONLY gaming. probably won't be overclocking out of the box but i might when the system starts to struggle with gaming this is the same for crossfire. Note i already have: 24inch screen, CD/DVD drive, keyboard, mouse, speakers.
Not too worried about the looks of the case but i want good cooling. i live in australia so prices are high just to note.

CPU- AMD PhenomII x3 720BE OR x4 810 (whcih is better) $180
MoBo- Gigabyte MA-790XT-UD4P $180
Graphics Card- ATI HD4850 $175
RAM- 3gb DDR3 $100
Case- Coolermaster Eltie 335 $60
PSU-Coolermaster extreme 600watt $80
(all aud)

 

[batuchka]

Down the 790X for a 770 or 785G chipset and AM3 is dual channel so either go single stick 2GB DDR3 or 2 x 2 depending on budget? For 24" gaming i would try to hit a HD 4870/GTX 260 whichever is cheaper where u at

 

[batuchka]

IIRC check how many fans CM Elite 335 is bundled with from the seller as u may have to pull the front side open to install 120mm intake

 

[astrodudepsu]

+1 on the swap to a 785G board

I'd go for 4GB of DDR3 with the best timings you can find.

I'd go with the 720 triple core, because when you do need to OC down the road having a BE is very nice and simple.

I'd use the savings from the motherboard decrease to buy a 4890.

 

[mother242]

as for downing the motherboard to a 770 or 780 wont that mean that i cant run crossfire. if no then what board would you suggest. the only boards i can lay my hands or are Asus and Gigabyte.

 

[obsidian86]

asus 790xtd or gigabyte 790x

 

[mother242]

not 790 just 780 or 770 but i think that the 785GT-UD3H might b alright what do people think

 

[stumpystumped]

Your motherboard is a bit too pricey a $120ish 785G is enough, personally I'd go for the x4 810. for RAM go for 2 x 2GB kit, should be about $120 for ripjaws 1600mhz. For case ditch the Coolermaster and get Antec 300 that's only $80 and really worth it. For GPU I'd go for 4890 which is about $240ish.

Also another suggest is Core i5, Gigabyte or Asus P55 MB start from $150 and Core i5 should be around $230 so similar to your Phenom prices.

 

[erdinger]

MAybe also thing about core i5 750?