So far so good..... except...

[billygoat17]

ok... I've been running around crazy looking at all the threads and posting some myself...... got quite a few answers..actually too many... so I'm backed to confussed...LOL

so here we go again.....

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Starting tomorrow... I'll be ordering parts.....
BUDGET RANGE: Less than $1000... the more money it costs...the longer it'll take to get

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Photoshop CS4 (CS5 soon) , CS4 creative suites....some gaming...

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: i need it all..................

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2 .... CS4 will use more cores if available....

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION: around 1600x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: not too worried about noise... I can always turn up the radio...


HERE is what I'm looking into....




1. Microsoft Win7 64bit GFC-00599: $99.99

2. Cooler Master RC-922M-KKN1-GP: $89.98

Combo Discount: -$10.00
Combo Price: $179.97

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437504.11-119-197

3. XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W ATX12V 2.2 / ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power ...
Item #: N82E16817207002
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207002

4. AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851

5. Y VCG98GTEE1XPB GeForce 9800 GT EE 1024MB Graphics Card - 1024MB, GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, Stereo,
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5274327&sku=P56-9824



now if someone could help with a MOBO/ Memory combo....
I want 4Gb to start with...

and I am looking at these 2 boards...

ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131646

or

GIGABYTE GA-890XA-UD3 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128438


BUT I AM OPEN for other suggestions.....

based on the motherboard... im most likely to go with

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303

or

Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226116




im good with the HDD's, DVD...etc....


so any other suggestions.....


Will

 

[billygoat17]

anyone??? .....

really all i need is a good mobo...suggestion

 

[gkay09]

^ I would suggest many changes to your build...

CPU + Mobo
X6 + ASUS EVO 880G
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.456162

CASE + OS
CM 690 Black + WIN 7 - A very good case with all black interiors...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437504.11-119-215

PSU - You cannot SLI with any of the boards that you have chosen...
Also I would rather suggest you to stick with a single powerful card...
OCZ Fatality 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022

RAM - Same

GPU - Now with the money saved from the above and with some additional, get this card - GTX 460 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333
Or GTX 460 768MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334
The Newer Fermi cards, which are comparatively more efficient and have very good performance...
So you wouldnt need to go with multiple cards too...

CPU Cooler -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142