Criticize my build please!

looks really sweet however if you could purchase a 5770 as he cia24 said.That way in the long run cf would be much more worth it.

instead of a 5770, go for a 5830, same price/cheaper, better performance.

Unless you can overclock or want to the 5830 is a joke same preformance as the 5770.

oh ok, was just looking through some reviews and thought it was better maybe:

Lol, ok if you can get it for the same price it is but if you dont overclock it its pointless. also the card is much longer then the 5770 some midtower cases are not going to fit the 5830 which is the same lenght as the 5870. 5830 10.75 inchs


5770-8 inchs. also in crossfire the 5770 will scale better. I like your benchmarks go fetch me some more lol, then take a look at all of the horrible reviews for the 5830, its kinda like the gtx 465 a underpowerd cut down joke.

Read this http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2010/02/25/at...

i did read, that but prices have halfed since then, the 5830 can be found for about a third of the prices listed there now, at £84 compared to the previous £250:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/265356

i was annoyed that i didnt get this card instead of my EVGA GTS450 superclock.

You could get a lower-powered PSU.

My compliments to you. Very nice budget build. Should surprise you when you get it up and running. You'll always wish you had a little more, but that system will be impressive.

one of those slots is 4x on that board if you didn't notice. would be nice to know the monitor size/resolution and the games you play. i sat down last night trying to spend your $500. i almost posted to tell you to save another $200. you can spend $500 and not have enough of a machine.

WOW! I am SOOOO surprised to see the interest you have all taken! Thank you all SO much for your words of wisdom!

I have taken all of your guys' advice to heart and come up with this:

Antec 300 Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

WD Blue Caviar 500gb 7200 rpm 3gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Kingston HyperX x2 (2 x 2gb) DDR3 1600 cas 9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Corsair 650W PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Asus 880G Mobo USB 3.0 and 6gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Phenom II 955 X4 3.2 GHZ
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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The largest change here is that I have opted out of getting the GPU (for now) and upgraded my Ram and Motherboard. The new Motherboard has a 4250 onboard and that will due until I can afford a 5770 card or better. I wanted this board from the beginning, but talked myself out of it. You guys talked me right back into it! Also, I took some of the budget money from the case and came up with the ever popular Antec Three Hundred. With the Promo-Codes, this all comes to 458.83 shipped. That price is BEFORE the 40 dollars I MIGHT get back in rebates.

So, If you guys are up to it, you can criticize this build as well   However, you guys have been so helpful so far, it seems like a bit much to ask! I look forward to putting this thing together soon!

Once again, you guys are AWESOME! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

P.S. Yes, I could get a lower Wattage PSU, but I want to buy a PSU I can reuse and who knows what the next 3-4 years could throw at us!

Good stuff, I can also vouch for that CPU as I have the same in my build. It's a fantastic CPU, in fact mine is currently overclocked using the multiplier up to 3.6Ghz and the temps barely moved more than a couple of degrees on the stock AMD cooler. Once you get that 5770, assuming you aren't going to be gaming above 1920 x 1080, you'll be very happy with this I suspect.

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

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