Building A Gaming PC

Ok so i am getting a new gaming pc i have a budget of under $2000 and i want to build a new gaming pc. i have never built a pc before so this will be interesting. i have a good set up so far i think but i need a second opinion

[Case]-COOLER MASTER HAF932 Blue
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213
[Mobo]-MSI 790FX-GD70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130223
[CPU]-AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103692
[G-Card]-(x2)GIGABYTE -1GD Radeon HD 4890 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125292
[RAM]-G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193
[PSU]-CORSAIR-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

So, What do you guys think more? less? AMD? Intel?

 

Your missing a hard drive and cd rom drive

Imo I would go with one fast gpu like a 5870 if you wanted to go the ati route.

However i think the rest of your setup is good.

Also Corsair makes very high quality PSU's I have a TX750W in my pc and it's awesome so I highly suggest Corsair.

 

thanks, so full setup as of now is

[case]COOLER MASTER HAF932 Blue
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213
[Mobo]-MSI 790FX-GD70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130223
[CPU]-AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103692
{GPU}-SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102856
[RAM]-G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193
[PSU]-CORSAIR-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139009
{Hard Drive}(x2)Western Digital Caviar 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
{CD-ROM drive}(x2)LITE-ON
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106339
{Monitor}ASUS 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052

 

Are you going to be dong raid?

About the hard drives a 1 TB drive is only 30 more dollars per drive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284


Or you can go 1.5 TB green drivers for 40 more but the green drives are slower.

 

no i wont be using raid, but a 1TB would be better. should i have more ram?

 

Another thang you need is an OS.

Of your space requirements I think one 1tb drive would be enough

I would suggest a 64-bit os. I think you have enough ram.

EDIT:

Sorry that ram may cause problems with your motherboard.

 

That is an absolute beast of a CPU in the "right hands" http://i4memory.com/f56/amd-965-c3-ln2-6667mhz-1m-superpi-w-r-go-giga-790fxta-ud5-corsairs-21389/ AMD are "back" with a vengeance.

The mobo can do quad vid cards (vc) and you get an 850w psu, you dont ever want 3xvc potential:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139013
at the bare minimum unless the mobo will never use the PCI-e x16x4.

I would go for 8GB of RAM and ensure a 64Bit OS.

The 5xxx series is a good choice.

Consider a SSD for the games and OS only?

 

right now I'm looking at

[Case]-COOLER MASTER HAF932 Blue
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119213

[Mobo]-GIGABYTE GA-790FXTA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128415

[CPU]-AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103692
(Fan)COOLER MASTER 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055

[GPU]-XFX Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150456

[PSU]-CORSAIR TX Series 950W ATX12V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139013

[Ram]-G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231325

[OS]-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

[CD-Rom](x2)-LITE-ON CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24x DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106339

[Monitor]-ASUS 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052[/url]

I also have a mouse keyboard, but you probly dont care about that
Total with shipping comes to $1,918.61 with $35 mail in rebate
any good tips to keep performance but lower price?
Thanks all

 

That looks very good but I would be considering the Thermalright Ultra-120 Heatsink (TRUE 120) or a Prolimatech Megahalems, both with some decent fans in push/pull that do at least 80CFM:

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

Or even consider a Corsair H50 for minimal fuss water cooling.

 

Or why wouldn't you go for an intel CPU with HD5870 as a GPU?

I strongly recommend i5 750 with a nice O/C-able mobo.Had AMD,got sick of it

 

i want an intel core i7 but its just to expensive, so i went for something fast and cheap, i was thinking just get a good computer that is upgradable, then i could just get better parts when i get the cash

 

YES

I would definitely recommend this! i just got one, and i have to say its one of the best buys i've ever had!

It will outperform high end air coolers for half the price!

Its easy (enough) to install and is relativly maintenance free!

Burrell

 

@bobyobobbob: i5 750 isn't that expensive,you can afford it,i am sure.

 

You obviously didn't read my comment AMD IS BACK with a vengeance and or look at the link. When some of the worlds OC crowd give AMD a big thumbs up you have to listen.

 

the only real reason i want an i7 is for hyper threading, but AMD has a hyper tunnel which i hear is better for gaming and i would be able to get stock 3.4ghz instead of 2.8

 

Of interest to you BobyoBob and from a good site:

Best CPU Cooler Performance AMD Socket AM3 Preview

Damn on the last page it seems to indicate a lack of AM3 mounting hardware for the 2 HS I listed?!?