Would You Be Satisfied With This Build??

[ssisteve]

Have been doing some searching for my 1st build and have listed the parts below. Will be used mainly for photo editing, flight sim, and internet. I have a 24" Dell Ultrasharp Monitor. What are your thoughts or suggestions? Trying to stay around $1,000 - $1,100. Thanks.


G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Atec Nine Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SAPPHIRE 100284L Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

LG DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model GH24NS50

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler

Subtotal: $1,076.83 before current rebates

 

[ScrewySqrl]

Have been doing some searching for my 1st build and have listed the parts below. Will be used mainly for photo editing, flight sim, and internet. I have a 24" Dell Ultrasharp Monitor. What are your thoughts or suggestions? Trying to stay around $1,000 - $1,100. Thanks.


G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Atec Nine Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SAPPHIRE 100284L Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

LG DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model GH24NS50

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler

Subtotal: $1,076.83 before current rebates

you don't really need the cooler unless you'reoverclocking, in which case get the 955, which overclocks to the same level a 965 does.

750W is seriously overkill for this. Drop to a 450 or 500.

Use the money saved to jump up to a 5770 or GTX460

 

[mosox]

AMD Phenom II X4 955 + XFX HD-585X-ZAFC Radeon HD 5850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.460526
GIGABYTE GA-890XA-UD3 + Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437524.13-128-438
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303
ASUS Black 24X DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
Arctic Silver 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W + LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.469033

$1,049.89