$1,100 build including OS and Monitor

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next few days

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: GAMING playing Modern Warfare 2, TF2, SWTOR whenever it comes out

PARTS NOT REQUIRED:

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD or Intel

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600x

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Budget is $1100 including monitor and windows 7 64 bit.
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I made this AMD build. My biggest concern is the components being compatible with each other, the heatsink fan fitting properly. I will most likely be overclocking and this is my first build ever.

Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827118030

Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129066

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152181

SAMSUNG 2494SW Glossy Black 24" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824001338

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128392

RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular LED Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817152028

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBHK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231189

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103674

Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120 mm Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler W/TX-2 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835207004

SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.298113

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.298113


Thanks and I look forward to your comments

if you have any money left I reccomend you upgrad from that samung to this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824113016


Its only $10 more but its refresh rate is less than half of the Samung(5m) compared to (2m).

For $3 more, you can get some better RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 1333 mhz CAS Latency 7.

For $10 less, you can get a better CPU cooler: Coolermaser Hyper 212. This is one of the best coolers out, and is also one of the cheapest.

I do not trust that PSU. I currently like to recommend the OCZ StealthXStream 700W. Right now, it's $50 (after rebate) with free shipping, so in total it's cheaper. It's a high quality PSU. This would be enough if you ever decided to Crossfire the 5770.

You could probably save a few bucks by getting this optical: Samsung 22x SATA DVD Burner. It's $27 with free shipping. I believe its the cheapest one on Newegg.

I dont think the MOBO i selected supports xfire. Is there a mobo that is a little more expensive that does support xfire so its a little future proof?

Here's one for $100: GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H

My personal favorite recommendation is $110: Asus M4A79XTD EVO.

Is it possible to build a solid system around the 5850 that fits my budget?

I'm inclined to say no. If you think you can cut $150 out of your build without hurting it, then it'd be yes.

I find that it's really hard to squeeze in a 5850 on less than $900 for the hardware parts of the tower alone without handicapping something. You're looking at $750 for the tower (figure $150 for a monitor at least and $100 for Win7).

Yea short's right. Go with Mad's suggestion, the gigabyte for $100. That means though that if you want a 2 x16 lane mobo and 5850, it's gonna be $1110.

With the combo's I linked it's $125 more for Win 7 + 5850 than Win7 + 5770.

He's got $60 left in the budget after our build before hitting $1,100, so by using a lower stock clocked CPU and $50 cheaper monitor, that's $75 in savings which is enough to put the build under $1,100 after MIR and before shipping. Though a xfire board will put him over by $10.

Personally, I think the OP would be best off with the xfire MOBO and HAF 922 and just go $20 over budget.

The HAF and the PSU are currently in a combo for $100 after rebates. I didn't know about it until a few minutes ago.

So according to banthracis math (which my head is spinning trying to follow), that leaves $90 in the budget with the 5770.

If you downgrade the monitor a little, you'll save another $50. Add that to what's left in the budget, and you've got $140 left to spend. That's enough to afford the 5850 and the Crossfire board.

Or is my math screwy?

The above build is very nice. Here's another option for the CPU and motherboard that puts the motherboard at $100 before the MIR. There's also a $10 MIR to lower the price even more. The motherboard is capable of Crossfire.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.315742 $265.98 - $10 MIR (Phenom II X4 955 + ASUS M4A79XTD EVO combo)