Gaming Build Advice-please help!

[bryant1108]

So, being quite tired of using my family's 8 year old dell computer to barely play games on I have taken upon the task of building a computer. I have a friend who can help me build it, so the only problems are I don't know the differences between parts and know almost nothing about computers.

I will be trying to make the purchase as soon as possible, and its all around $1500 but i can wait if needed and get a slightly better computer that will I be able to play games on longer.

My first priority is gaming, and while I like a wide variety of games, it will mostly be MMORPGS. I really want a computer that can run WoW and Warhammer Online at max with good fps.

My preferred websites for parts would be newegg.com and tigerdirect.com.

I don't know if I will over-clock, but if it will increase my gaming experience I might try.

I plan on using two graphics cards, so i will use crossfire or SLI (I believe they are both what means to be able to use more than one graphics card, correct me if i am wrong.

I would appreciate absolutely ANY advice and information because I am still pretty new to computers and I am still undecided about these parts and willing to change things around.

I plan on using this stuff for a while, so value is extremely important for these few parts.

Monitor:
SP2309W 23-inch Full HD Widescreen Monitor with Webcam-219
resolution 2048x1152. http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-7641

Speakers: $25
X-140 Stereo Speaker System - Black
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Video_Conferencing/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A0713318

Surge Protector: $25
7-Outlet Commercial Surge Protector with 6 ft Cord
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Desktop_Workstation/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A3387579

Keyboard: $80
Razer Lycosa
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards/razer-lycosa/razer-lycosa-keyboard

Mouse: $60
Razer Deathadder
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-deathadder/razer-deathadder

Now comes the more important things, the actual PC parts. Again, if any advice and info would help greatly.

Case: $85
XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103011&Tpk=xcilo%20windtunnel

CPU: $209
Intel Core i5 660 Processor - 3.33GHz, LGA 1156, 4MB L3 Cache, Dual-Core, Built-in Graphics Core, Retail Processor with Fanhttp://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5581940&sku=I69-0660

Motherboard: $179.99
EVGA P55 FTW SLI Motherboard - Intel P55, Socket LGA1156, SLI+PhysX, Crossfire
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5083734&sku=E145-2074

PSU: $84.99Kingwin LAZER 750W Power Supply - 750-Watt, Modular, ATX, SLI-Ready, 4x 12V Rails, Blue & White switch LED fan, 80 plus
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5222601&sku=K450-2532

Memory: $112
Crucial Dual Channel 4096MB PC8500 DDR3 1066MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3356613&sku=C19-6044

ODD: $25
Samsung SH-S223C DVDRW Drive - DVD+R 22X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, DVD-RAM 12X, CD-R 48X, OEMhttp://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5541391&sku=S203-8582%20OEM

HDD: $130
Western Digital WDBAAC5000ACH My Passport Elite External Hard Drive - 500GB, USB 2.0, Charcoal
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5509316&sku=W10-8072

I was thinking of of these two graphics cards, and whichever one i choose I would buy one now and another one soon after. Please tell me which one is better or if you know of a better one in the price range which I can use two of.

GPU: $195
XFX Radeon HD 5770 XXX Edition Video Card - 1GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, Dual DVI, Display Port, HDMIhttp://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5631177&sku=P450-5776

GPU: $225
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Video Card - 896MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0 x16, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Supporthttp://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4369731&CatId=3585

Fan: $8
Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP Case Fan - 120mm, Blue
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4675264&sku=C283-2042

OS: $110
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32BIT

Sorry if i put too much info, it is my first time posting on a computer hardware website such as this. Please respond with any information, as it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Silvune]

Change the CPU to the i5 750, as it is a better gaming CPU. I think you made some kind of mistake choosing an external harddrive over an internal one. Samsung Spinpoint F3s and Seagate Barracuda 7200.12s are amongst the best performing HDDs and I think the 1TB versions are cheaper than that external.
I would advise getting the ATI 5770. You will really be needing the second card for that rez.
I'm not very keen on that PSU, altho it could be a good one; I haven't done the research. I'm sure that if you looked at newegg you'd be able to find some combos with some of the components you're looking at get yourself some good deals. The components you should be looking at for good combos are case, PSU, mobo, RAM, GPU & CPU.
As far as I'm concerned that RAM is overpriced for what it is; you can get some really good 1333mhz, low latency, low voltage RAM off newegg that is only $3 more expensive. G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 CAS 7 1.5V $114

 

[bryant1108]

thanks silvune i'll look into all you said, and thanks especially for correcting my hard drive mistake. i would of ordered it and never known the difference until i tried to build it.

 

[Silvune]

I should also have said that 650W is plenty for crossfiring two 5770s, so if you go 5770, the PSU you'll need should have two 6-pin PCI-E power connectors. If you go 260 a 700W + power supply would be better and it'll need four 6-pin PCI-E power connector. If you do some research into that PSU or I get round to it or someone else verifies it then it should be fine, but some brands that I know are good are Antec, Corsair, OCZ, Thermaltake, Seasonic & Cooler Master. Ones I've heard are good are Arctic Cooling, BFG, FSP, Gigabyte, Mushkin, PC Power & Cooling, Silverstone, XFX & Zalman.

 

[linaaslt]

Just a quick search in newegg this combo looks quite good, and you'll be able to save some money, with saved money you can try to get better GPU like 5850 this change would increase you gaming experience.
Combo deal: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.311727
That combo has few minuses, like HDD is quite slow, but you can get an SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167025 for 129$
Just use it as system drive and install your most played games on it, and loading speeds will be quite fast compared to any HDD

GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131184 289$ +Dirt2 included.

might find more good combo deals there, that would let you save money, gaming machines main priority is good GPU. and yeh, i5 750 would be better cpu that i3 and it's easy to oc it, and that might give you some boost while gaming.

as for windows go with 64bit edition, otherwise you will lose some RAMM cause 32bit "supports" only 3gb.

All pc with my suggested parts is 1494$, and this machine would blow anything that you would throw at it

 

[bryant1108]

would the two radeon 5850's be able to run my monitor at it's max resolution, and keep the games at high fps?