Advice on new PC build...

[rixsterc]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next couple weeks

BUDGET RANGE: 1200-1500 USD

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (Mostly building for FFXIV)

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Modem, Monitor, Router

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD/ATI or Intel/NVIDIA if the price/combo is right.

OVERCLOCKING: In the future maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Will do in future

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Want to build a good gamer that wont be out of date in 2 years.

Heres what I've picked so far:

CPU/MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.456159

CPU Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185143

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161329

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171053

Case/OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437504.11-119-232

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Price after shipping and instant rebates: $1383.07

Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated as I have not built a system in about 5 years.

 

[Mr Pizza]

PSU, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010&Tpk=hx%20750\

For gaming a 955 will do the same for you as a 1090t. So you can bring that down for budget, or a 1055t because that goes to 4ghz easy

ram, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231279&cm_re=ddr3_1600_ripaws-_-20-231-279-_-Product

 

[dndhatcher]

Read the articles on the x6 CPU. It doesnt perform any better than the x4 in gaming.

I would google a professional review of that PSU before buying it just to be sure its not a dangerous piece of junk.

Read the latest GPU article (best graphics cards for the money august 2010) and see if that is the GPU you want. Right now there are lots of good choices at the high end from both ATI and Nvidia.

 

[Silmarunya]

Agreed with Mr Pizza. 6 cores are nice to have when encoding, but games aren't able to use them. A good quad core is your best bet as a gamer.

Maybe spend some of the money saved on an 890FX motherboard? Having the ability to crossfire your 5870 later on provides for a cheap and effective upgrade (the 880 only has a 16x and a 4x slot, putting a card in a 4x slot is a disaster).

Don't get a Cooler Master PSU, they're average at best. Get Antec or Corsair, 650W should do nicely.

And if you consider overclocking, where's your cooler?

EDIT: dndhatcher, why would he select anything else than a 5870? The 480 is more expensive and a nightmare to cool. There are no other cards in that price range, so it's an easy choice, no?

 

[rixsterc]

Updated:

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130223

PS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

Is this not sufficient for cooling? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185143

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231279

Changes build total to: 1414.39

 

[Mr Pizza]

NOPE yes that is good for cooling

 

[dndhatcher]

EDIT: dndhatcher, why would he select anything else than a 5870? The 480 is more expensive and a nightmare to cool. There are no other cards in that price range, so it's an easy choice, no?

A pair of 5770 is cheaper at about the same performance. A pair of 460s is about the same price but substantially faster. Read the articles; Toms only gives the 5870 an honorable mention now. Its a good card, but not a great value relative to other options. The 5850 and 5870 are no longer undisputed good values.