ObviousNinja

This is my first build and I am looking to make a system purely for overclocking and high performance gaming (note that I am actually upgrading my monitor with this purchase that is equated in the end price aswell so I guess this is actually a 1000$ build). The Build I have as of now is only 940$ after MIR. So I need to know where I would get the most for the money in terms of FPS in games, speed of programs, multitasking (games with movies like while playing a passive game like a mmorpg) longevity of they system as a whole and performance in games. If I feel my system is safe enough I am thinking about folding I do it on my Laptop and PS3 because I don't pay for electricity my school does and I think they would be happy do donate to the cause HAZAHH.

Here is what I have thus far-

CPU- AMD Phenom II X4 940

Mobo- A79A-S 790FX (Combo with the Phenom together 310$) don't really want to replace this due to the savings

Memory- Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) + 2GB Xporter Razzo USB w/Futuremark 3DMark Vantage Bundle (52$) not sure what all the extras are but this was the best RAM for the price

Video card- Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit (135$) 12 hour deal limit 99 per customer

HD- Seagate 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache (65$)

PSU- PC Power & Cooling S75CF 750W EPS12V (89$) single rail

Case- Thermaltake M9 (40$) lots of airflow for cooling

CPU cooling- Rosewill RCX-Z5 (35$)

Display- Acer H213H 21.5" 5ms 1920x1080p 20000:1 Built in Speakers
(190$) built in speakers kind of made it a no brainer since i mostly game with headphones anyway. Now no need for speakers savings to put into performance.

DVD- LG 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner (25$) not a big deal as long as it can read games it wont even be necessary with the prolific use of downloading games Steam.

Keyboard- Logitech 967738-0403 (9$) all the keys are on it ok thanks
Mouse- Razer Deathadder (free, friend upgraded to a copperhead.) Used for about 4 months no mouse pad not in bad shape at all

OS- Windows professional 32-bit (8$) from college book store

Convienience of purchase is kind of an issue. So nothing from a site other than Newegg unless it is a good deal. Think I covered everything I am really excited about this system I have been using stock PCs up until this point and I did a butt ton of reading and learned. I learned everything from this site too cheers guys. Honestly if the rig above is close to good give yourself a pat on the back because this community educated me from not knowing my FSB from my DDR. Again thank you all. I think I might now have a new full blown hobby rather than an interest.

Thanks

kennymester

There is no use in getting 4GB of ram unless you use 64bit. I would look to see if they sell Vista Home premium 64bit.

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ObviousNinja

=/ man do I feel epic fail in my quest to maximize performance for price I missed something so basic. /Facepalm

sgdude

well in 32bit it will still use 3.25gb so its still better than buying 2gb.
but if they do have vista x64 id get that.
u could dual boot with win7 x64 and XP
and id get a samsung 1tb off newegg for $95 shipped.

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ObviousNinja

Just made the order thanks to everyone who helped me decide. I kept the whole rig under 1200 after MIR (moniter keyboard mouse everything).

Final results-
CPU- AMD Phenom II X4 940- Most bang for my buck

Mobo- DFI 790GX-M2RS- Changed from Foxconn after ample research on both boards. More than a few people complained about the Foxconn's BIOS set up and stability. I figured for my first ever rig I should get something more user friendly and stable. This one seems to be obviously superior to the Foxconn.

Memory- G.skill Pi 2x2- fast gaming memory goes with mobo and CPU. Combo with CPU for 269$

PSU- PC Power & Cooling S75CF 750W- no brainer cheap single rail and most wattage per $ while still keeping the total low

GPU- Sapphire 4870 512MB- open box great deal at 130$ I think I may have gotten the last one as it didn't show on newegg prior to placing my order

CPU cooling- ASUS Lion Square 92mm Vapo Bearing- Upgrade from the rosewill the heat sink seems to be larger and made out of a better material. higher end CPU cooling for 35$ after MIR Plus it looks BA not that that had anything to do with it. Slightly worried about the size but shouldn't be an issue I worked out the dimensions.

HDD- Seagate 640GB 7200RPM -cheap probably first upgrade site wait till I find a deal on a raptor.

Case- Thermaltake M9- mass amounts of air flow capabilities low 120mm LED fan in front 120mm exhaust and fan mounting capability in the window.

OS- Vista home premium 64-bit- nothing to special

Case fan- Scythe 120mm slipstream- mounted on the cases side window fan mount. Moves mass amounts of air a few people have had problems with them failing but I wonder how much of it is the product and how much is their system.

Moniter- Acer H213H 1920x1080 21.5" 5ms- has built in speakers and greater contrast ratio than its Asus counter part 20000:1 rather than 2000:1. Not the BEST gaming monitor I can get but I should be more than pleased and price was right.

Keyboard- Saitek eclipse- good reviews this will be the first non stock keyboard I own I have back lighting on my Macbook 2.4Ghz (for school and media) and love it for long nights of video and music editing things of this nature so I figure why not for those long nights of gaming.

Mouse- Razer Deathadder 1800 DPI- freebie cannot beat that

Optical drive- Sony Optiarc- all i need and cheaper than the LG if only by 3 dollars

Thermal compound- Artic silver- everyone raves about this compound figured it would be better than stock

That will be my PC. Just ordered the parts today 1297.93$ - 100$ of MIR comes to 1193.07 Pics will be on the way once parts start to come in. I am pumped for my new hobby. thank you

Credits-
OCN for all the resources you provided. A resource in its truest form. I came looking for a gaming machine I left with a high-end gaming PC for much cheaper than any retailer and a knowledge of computers and a new hobby thank you

All those who replied to my posts +rep for all of you!!

Notable accreditation
Auld- his post about AM3 stability helped me for go an AM3 board, also his thread on PHII mobos was quite helpful
A1cbbg427- guide to lowering boot speed would know NONE of that had it not been for you. Cheers
Acuma_Andy- Assuring me that AM3 was not the way to go right now
Oneluvballer21- Keeping Phenom II stepping up to date to help me decide on a mobo
rock3ralex- Directing me to the best GPU for the money
sandiegoskyline- Graphics card per price range really helped me know what was the best for the money
The entire deals page- have spent hours trolling thanks to anyone who helped not mentioned
AMD general- For teaching me how to maximize performance

spaceballsrules

Can you still make changes to the order? Seriously....

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ObviousNinja

Havnt got the confimation email from newegg why is it something drastic?

KinZee

Too much PSU... Youd be plenty fine with a PC P&C 610 or probably even a 500.

saves you about 50 bucks.

ONLY get the 750 if you ar going CF/SLI

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spaceballsrules

Yeah, quite a few things.

1. Get OCZ Freeze instaed of AS5. You will thank me.
2. Get the WD Caviar Black 640GB HDD - It beats a VelociRaptor
3. Scythe S-Flex fans instaed of Slipstream - sleeve bearing fans are POS.
4. Get the Samsung or LG ODD - Sony Optirac is not Sony. These are garbage. I speak from bad personal experience.
5. CPU cooler. You can do better. We need to know what the size constarints are, but no, no, no for the Asus.

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ObviousNinja

future ready more efficency it was a decent deal but thank you for the feedback had I gotten it earlier I may have ended up with a faster HD