New build

[neworder1976]

I'm hoping the experts could check out this build and see if it looks solid. Expected purchase date is within the month and used for gaming and web.Maybe xfire down the road as well as minor OC. Thanks!

Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200
HIS H585F1GDG Radeon HD 5850
2X G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 140W Quad
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64- OEM
Total build cost $1299.54

 

[MadAdmiral]

Trade the WD for a Samsung Spinpoint F3. It will be faster and typically cheaper.

What's the CAS Latency on the RAM? You should be looking for 7s.

Switch to the X4 955. The 955 is cheaper, and has the same overclocking potential. All you're paying for with the 965 is a mild factory overclock that can be achieved with stock cooling.

You really dont' need a 4 PCIe x16 slot board. Crossfiring doesn't scale up very well past 2 cards, and you're already buying the best card on the market. Look for a different board with either 16x/16x or 8x/8x. There isn't a whole lot of difference in performance between the two. My favorite is the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO, but there are several good choice out there.

 

[neworder1976]

Great advice. Thanks!

 

[batuchka]

I am suggesting a single GPU set up

1. Gigabyte 770T-UD3P
2. Antec EA650/Corsair 650TX
3. Samsung F3 500 HDD
4. +1 1333 CL7/955BE