Time for a New Build

[4lc4pon3]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: I have almost everything the rest is going to be around Christmas sales.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming Only, No web browsing, No downloads or anything. I have a laptop for those things.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mobo, Case, CPU, Memory, HDD.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type No Preference
OVERCLOCKING: No overclocking / Crossfire Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Monitor is Unknown at the moment
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I have everything already unless otherwise stated. Just looking for advice on a few pieces.

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Do not Have Yet (Need advice on these items for the build)

Monitor: Im going with anything 1920x1080 and a
bove between 22 and 25 inches

CPU:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB

Video:
x2 SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB - $309.99

PSU:
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W - 109.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-750HX - 169.99
Antec TruePower New TP-750 Blue 750W - 139.99
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-950TX - 159.99
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(I already have these items)

Board:
GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX
Memory:
G.SKILL PI Black 4GB
HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB
Case:
Gigabyte GZ-PH1A3 Black Mid Tower

 

[vznoobie12]

I'd stick with a 955 to save some money. The difference is only worth it if you want to min/max and even then, it would probably be better to just get an i5.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3619&p=7

I honestly don't think there'll be a sale on 5850, though I've been wrong many times. So using that pretext... instead of getting 2 5850s, why not try to grab a 5970? There should be some coming into newegg in a few days:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102863&cm_re=radeon_5970-_-14-102-863-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161311&cm_re=radeon_5970-_-14-161-311-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131324&cm_re=radeon_5970-_-14-131-324-_-Product

When you upgrade again, you definitely won't have to worry about your video card.... which I'm assuming may be relatively soon considering you're running ddr2 and seem to be upgrading only some parts at the moment.

950 sounds good for your psu. Just a side note, I recall some of corsair's tx-series being made by CWT, as opposed to seasonic. Not saying CWT is any worse than seasonic, but it's just my preference. And then again, I'm also not sure if this is true for the 950, might just be 750/850.

 

[4lc4pon3]

I understand my memory is DDR2 wich I am fine with. This build is a Brand new build that ive been piecing together for the past week or so. THe COU will be AM3 the mobo is am2 am3 so thats not a big deal there. I know this is not a i5 build and I dont plan on going intel anytime soon.

To be honest I am an AMD Fanboy and I want to stay with AMD. the system above I believe is a Solid performer and I know i wont need to upgrade for sometime.

I also believe that a 950wat PSU even for 5850's might be a bit overkill but I could be wrong this is why im here asking.

 

[4lc4pon3]

also the reason behind going crossfire 5850's is because i cant afford a single 5970 upfront. im buying the cards at different times.

 

[obsidian86]

well for your setup i think

amd 955

asus 790x

corsair tx750

and 4gb ddr3 ram

this should all be in your range

 

[4lc4pon3]

my build is pretty much complete ive have basicly everything right now

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
x2 XFX HD-585A-ZNBC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB Black Edition
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core
G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200
Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms Widescreen HDMI LCD Monitor
COOLER MASTER HAF 932
SeaSonic M12D SS-850 850W