Tweaking over this AMD build, about to buy and nervous

[zerkerdude]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Should be able to buy the rest of parts within two weeks. $700 but next purchase $734 with shipping baa should be able to convince the wife on $34.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Mainly Gaming/Multitasking

PARTS NOT REQUIRED:
Antec 900 two
Windows 7 Pro
Hyper 212 +
24" LCD
DVD ROM
2x Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb. RAID 0?
Keyboard,mouse ect.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: NEWEGG

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA/ Las Vegas


PARTS PREFERENCES:

Was planning on buying;

XFX HD-577A-ZNDC Radeon HD 5770 XXX Edition 1GB another, one later on for x-fire
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600, more later on
ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz

OVERCLOCKING: Going to OC CPU

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: later

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 res.


ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

A little worried I have been tweaking over build for a while now. Almost have enough to finish build just want to make sure I have a good build going. I am considerning the 890 chipset but like the features of the M479T Deluxe. This is the best I can come up with for $700. Please share your opinions.

 

[batuchka]

IMO look to manipulate h/w to accommodate a HD 5850 for Full HD as the gains are worth it ^^ High priced CF board with big PSU? Not worth it IMO

 

[gkay09]

Well the 890GX is a better option...what made the FX attractive ? x16x16 for graphisc ? Well there are many articles which have proved that for graphic cards even HD 5870, it wont matter if they run at x8x8 config...

And as for overclocking, even these chipsets are good enough to reach 4GHz...

Here is my selection of components...
CPU + Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.353112

RAM - Even these are fine...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211409

PSU + Graphics - XFX 650W + XFX HD 5830
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.360246

Total - $700 And the PSU has $20 off w/ promo code XFX65, ends 4/5 and also $30 Mail-In-Rebate
-> $650

 

[zerkerdude]

is the 5830 that much improvement over 5770? lol to bad the PSU is green
may still look cool in a blue led case

 

[zerkerdude]

still much better than what I had I wasted a lot of money on crap baa

 

[zerkerdude]

always ran asus but Gigabyte is always up there

 

[gkay09]

^ Well that HD 5830 is as powerful as a HD 4890...and better than the 5770s for 1080p...

But if you can spend more, even I would suggest the HD 5850s...they are better suited for that resolution...

 

[gkay09]

Reviews...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5830,2564.html
http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-5830-review/1

 

[zerkerdude]

well thanks guys you made me remember why I am building this thing........ kick ass gaming lol . I should have focused more on that instead of the other bells and whistles.

 

[Onus]

The XFX PSU is reasonable: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=181
Note a couple of gotchas though, like the non-standard screws. The crossload issue should not come up.

 

[zerkerdude]

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