My First Gaming Rig

[Zinimus Prime]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:
This month or next

BUDGET RANGE:
Under 700 after rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
Gaming, managing finances, internet, music playback and storage

PARTS NOT REQUIRED:
All peripherals

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS:
Newegg, tigerdirect, any place not shady

PARTS PREFERENCES:
Leaning towards AMD, due to everyone's claim that they are overclocking friendly, but since I'm a nOOb I'd be doing it for the first time.

OVERCLOCKING:
Yes / Maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE:
Yes / Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION:
I don't need anything higher than 1680x1050, but 1920x1080 would be swell

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
This is what I've got so far

SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA - SH-S223L $32
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower $54
WD WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $56
GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H $100
HIS H487Q1GH Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 $175
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W $85
OCZ Gold 4GB DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) $73
AMD Phenom II X3 720 $119

After rebates and discounts it's $641.

Thoughts?

 

[MothMusic]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:
This month or next

BUDGET RANGE:
Under 700 after rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
Gaming, managing finances, internet, music playback and storage

PARTS NOT REQUIRED:
All peripherals

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS:
Newegg, tigerdirect, any place not shady

PARTS PREFERENCES:
Leaning towards AMD, due to everyone's claim that they are overclocking friendly, but since I'm a nOOb I'd be doing it for the first time.

OVERCLOCKING:
Yes / Maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE:
Yes / Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION:
I don't need anything higher than 1680x1050, but 1920x1080 would be swell

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
This is what I've got so far

SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA - SH-S223L $32
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower $54
WD WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $56
GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H $100
HIS H487Q1GH Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 $175
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W $85
OCZ Gold 4GB DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) $73
AMD Phenom II X3 720 $119

After rebates and discounts it's $641.

Thoughts?

Try this:

Core i5 750 Processor Boxed
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317379
$150

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
$55

GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128412
$135

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231275&cm_mmc=SNC-Facebook-_-na-_-na-_-na
$92 -Freeshipping

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
$55 -Freeshipping

SAPPHIRE 100283-2L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128405&cm_re=LGA_1156-_-13-128-405-_-Product
$165 -Freeshipping

OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022
$45 -After rebates

Total = $698 -After rebates

 

[lok]

Your build is a little stronger on graphics, while MothMusic's got more CPU power. Depends on how much gaming you do. The other apps you list don't sound very demanding either way.

Would change that PSU in your build, though. 650W is more than you're going to need, so you can save some money there.

 

[MothMusic]

Your build is a little stronger on graphics, while MothMusic's got more CPU power. Depends on how much gaming you do. The other apps you list don't sound very demanding either way.

Would change that PSU in your build, though. 650W is more than you're going to need, so you can save some money there.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q205/batuchka/MW2_AA4_01.png

There both neck and neck. But right now the 4870s are more expensive on Newegg than the cheapest 5770s. Plus the 5770s support dx11 and use way less energy than the 4870.

 

[dndhatcher]

Either system see if you can get the antec 300 illusion model, which has the 2 front fans included. Usually its only $5 more than the 300 black.

 

[MothMusic]

Either system see if you can get the antec 300 illusion model, which has the 2 front fans included. Usually its only $5 more than the 300 black.

EDIT: The case isn't at Amazon, and its still on auto-notify on Newegg.

 

[dndhatcher]

Its in stock at Amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Three-Hundred-External-Internal/dp/B000GQMHBI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1260217019&sr=8-1

Thats not the illusion. Look at the front picture, no fans - just holes.

 

[MothMusic]

Thats not the illusion. Look at the front picture, no fans - just holes.

Crap, your right. Don't know how I missed not seeing the fans in the front. Oh well...