Gaming & Standard Use Build. Advice & Feedback Please

[yuzu]

Budget Range: (e.g.: 600-800) $1000 Before Rebate


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and general usage, ie; watching movies, using some photoshop, listening to mp3's. Also be easily upgraded in the future.


Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, CD/DVD Drive.


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com


Country of Origin: Southern California


Parts Preferences: AMD CPU & Motherboard since im on a budget.


Overclocking: Maybe (Never tried OC'ing before.. might be too scared )


SLI or Crossfire: Yes



Current Parts List: $1000 Budget including shipping/tax

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128443

CPU
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103846

Ram
Gskill Ripjaw series 2x2 GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

Graphics
Asus Geforce GTX460 1gb Fermi w/ direct cu

Power Supply
700w COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS700
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171054

Case
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 ATX Full Tower


I need some expert feedback on my current build list, specifically for a solid, reliable motherboard that will support my current list at or under $110 and be able to easily upgrade, ie; cpu or duel graphics cards. Thanks Guys!

Total + Shipping + Tax = $846.61

Haven't decided if im going to stick with vista or switch to windows 7 64bit with an addition 2gb gskill ram since it would make my total go over $1000 . I have a windows vista cd that i got from velocity micro when i ordered my current computer years ago, and i was wondering if i could buy a windows 7 upgrade with the provided vista disk. I'm not sure if the disk is a full install disk or not

 

[aznshinobi]

Check out my siggy build for 600$ below this.
Change the CPU and Motherboard to this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.635281
That will add 80 and total you @ 680$. Then change the PSU to this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371021&cm_re=650w-_-17-371-021-_-Product
That adds 20$ and brings you to a flat 700$.

i5 2500K vs 565
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/204?vs=288
The 2500K is basically the 2400 in benchmarks cept with a higher clock, to compensate I changed the 555 to the 565, this will be the performance difference.

6850 vs 460
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=313
6850 > 460 1GB

 

[mosox]

^+1
Another PSU
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

video card HD 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908&cm_re=hd_6850-_-14-102-908-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150515&cm_re=hd_6850-_-14-150-515-_-Product

The second one has lifetime warranty if you register it on the XFX within 10 days.

Since you will not run 2 video cards you can get a mid tower case
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4XCT9yibwQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bszPOf0U6KI