Gaming Rig For $2000 or less

[A Shrew On Roids]

I really need some help on this one guys, I am finally ready to build my new computer, but don't really know which hardware to get, I was thinking...

Intel i7 920 or 950
ATI Radeon 4890x2 or 5870
An Intel and AMD compatible motherboard.
Coolermaster Scout case.
Ill just use the sound card built in with the motherboard.
700-watt power supply.

Just imagine you are in my shoes, what would you go with?
Remember the fact I'm going to overclock to Super Saiyan 5!

 

[A Shrew On Roids]

I really need some help on this one guys, I am finally ready to build my new computer, but don't really know which hardware to get, I was thinking...

Intel i7 920 or 950
ATI Radeon 4890x2 or 5870
An Intel and AMD compatible motherboard.
Coolermaster Scout case.
6gb OCZ ram, 3x2, with space for 3 more.
Ill just use the sound card built in with the motherboard.
700-watt power supply.

Just imagine you are in my shoes, what would you go with?
Remember the fact I'm going to overclock to Super Saiyan 5!

 

[batuchka]

At the rate tech gets obsolete if it were me i would just get

P2X3 720BE or P2X4 925
CM Hyper 212 HSF and clock away
Gigabyte 770T-UD3P/Asus 790X (no need fancy smancy mobo)
2 x 2 DDR3 1333 CL7
HD 5870 <--oh ya no compromises for GPU!, just non CF and look to clock it maybe
Samsung F3 1TB
SATA DVDRW
CM 690
Corsair 650TX

Either drop in a Thuban six-core chip or hell look for another price/perfomance rig for games in future hehe

 

[A Shrew On Roids]

Nice, found a 2tb HD for about $150.
Also I am going to go with Intel, but with an ATI GPU