Going to order these parts tomorrow. Any last comments/suggestions?

[monkey1580]

This is my first ever build, and after doing some looking around, I think I've settled on this. Just looking for any last suggestions or comments.

My budget is $1000, so I have a little breathing space.

I have never built a computer before, but my present one is ancient.

The computer will mostly be used for: World of Warcraft, Starcraft 2, Call of Duty Black Ops, Medal of Honor, Civilization 5

The main thing I'm unsure of is the GPU. My resolution is 1680x1050. Is an HD 5850 overkill? I;m also unsure if the case I've selected is good or not as I know very little of cases.

Thanks in advance!

 

[bavman]

Looks good! I have a 5850 with resolution of 1920x1080 and i can max out frame rates at 60fps. Actually i havent tried medal of honor or black ops since they havent come out yet...or has medal of honor?

I think its a good card that will last you a while at that resolution, but also if you decide to increase your resolution it'll still be able to handle it.

Check out this 5850 instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150477&cm_re=5850-_-14-150-477-_-Product

$10 less after rebate and it has a lifetime warranty

 

[monkey1580]

Thanks for the heads up!

By the way, would you happen to know how this would handle Starcraft 2?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

If you plan to overclock add a very good very cheap Hyper 212+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Faster memory for $10 more. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303

Everything else looks great.

You should be able to play Starcraft and any other game just fine with a HD5850/x4 955 combo.

 

[bavman]

At 1920x1080 my 5850 gets between 80-100 fps, I dont think ive ever seen it drop under 70. But I only ran fraps for a couple minutes in a game to test it out, but you'll have no problem at all.

 

[jasonp12]

at 1680x1050 u can see it is "overkill" but it really isnt id stick with it...the next cheapest solution is the 4601gb but your mobo doesnt support SLI so i wouldnt recommend it....stick with the 5850...though there might be a cheaper version out there