~$800 Gaming PC Help

[usncooper]

Building a gaming PC, going to order within the next week.. Hoping someone could check through my build and give any advice on parts I could do better on and what not. Main concern is the MOBO and PSU.. Thanks for the help.

CPU: Phenom II x6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849

MOBO: BIOSTAR TA890FXE AM3 AMD 890FX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138193

GPU: XFX Radeon HD 6870 2gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150563

RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173

HD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

Case: NZXT M59 - 001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146058

DVD Drive: Asus 24x DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

CPU Fan: XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 120mm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082

Extra Fans: 3x COOLER MASTER R4-L2R-20AC-GP 120mm Blue LED
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103060

PSU: Recommend one! Not sure what route to go here.

 

[ares640]

I would change just about everything Have a look at this similar thread:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/323480-31-efficient-gaming-build

Don't bother with AMD CPUs right now. Bulldozer will be released very shortly which may offer better performance than the 2500k.

CPU: i5 2500k

Mobo: MSI or ASrock Z68 for around $150

GPU: Nvidia GTX 560ti with dual fans

RAM: Corsair or Gskill 8gb 1600 mhz (Make sure it is 1.5 volts and not 1.65)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

PSU: Corsair TX650 V2 for a cheaper budget

 

[siege_templar]

Get this mb so you can get bulldozer later down track
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130604
and save a bit of money on cpu, seeing it is just for gaming, no game uses 6 cpu cores to render. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808&Tpk=x4%20955
And PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020 and i think it should be able to xfire 6870's later on.

 

[striker410]

Hi there! Welcome to the forums.

Eh, there's a, few (several) things that definitely need to be changed.
-Don't get the AMD 6 core. They are crap for gaming. Wait for tomorrow's FX-4110
Mobo: Expensive, not AM3+, and it's Biostar. We can do better.
-GPU: Unless you play at a res higher than 1920x1080, you don't need the 2GB Vram. Check out a 560 Ti or 6950.
Ram is fine.
Case: little cheapy. A better case can be had for sure.
CPU cooler: Hyper 212+
PSU: a good, 750w PSU should do.

Well, let's get shopping!