jdog4288

It may be a bit far off but here is what I am going to build at that point in time.

CPU-Phenom X4 955 BE
MOBO-MSI 790FX-GD70
GPU- SAPPHIRE Radeon 5770 x2 1GB 128 bit GDDR5
Case- HAF 922
HDD- 2x WD Green 500GB Raid 0 /1x Patriot SDD 32GB
RAM- OCZ Obsidian 4GB DDR3 1600
PSU- Corsair 750TX
Monitor- Acer 22" X223Wbd
DVD- LITE-ON Blu-Ray player
Speakers- Creative Inspire T10 10 Watts 2.0
K&M- i-rocks RF-6572-WH
OS- Win7 Home Premium Edition

Any comments suggestions and concerns are welcome.

Reason for buying it so much later= Cost I'll have my tax rebate possibly by March

Tax rebate= WIN
Thanks again, Jdog4288

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reezin14

I would go with x1 5850's or spend a few extra buck and get the 5870,then look to cf down the line.IMO get a regular hdd instead of the ssd.

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raisethe3

^^^I'd go with what Reezin said. Save your money other than buying a ssd. A WD 640GB Black would be fast enough for read/write drive.

Also, the buying the 5850 and 5870 would be a better choice. They should serve you well for that.

Overall good build.

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jdog4288

No SDD even if i put OS on it? Would it not be better if i used that for the speed?

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Rick Arter

Parts look great but if you game I would go with single 5870 as well.

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r31ncarnat3d

First, I'd chuck the 5770s and go for a single 5870. I'd also wait until nVidia brings out their G300 series, because not only will the 5000 series prices go down due to competition, but ATI will most likely bring out new cards.

Also, I'd get rid of the SSD and go for a harddrive; I'd also ditch the WD Greens for WD blacks. Greens spin at a variable ~5400RPM-~7200RPM, which means decreased performance, while blacks spin at 7200RPM consistently and are better suited for multi-core CPUs.

If you do go a single 5870, then a 750W Corsair will be too much power for you. If you want to X-Fire another 5870 down the road, then keep it, but if you want to stay with a single 5870, consider downgrading to a 550W.

I also noticed you don't have a CPU cooler; are you not planning on overclocking? If you are, then a stock heatsink definitely won't cut it. We have an extensive cooling community here you can go to for help, but I can tell you right now some basics:

The Xigmatek S-1283/Dark Knight heatsinks are great for the average overclocker; perform very well for relatively low price. If you're an enthusiast though, the top coolers of yesteryear were the Prolimatech Megahalems and Thermalright Ultra Extreme, which still perform very strongly today. If you want the absolute best though, I recommend the Thermalright IFX-14.

jdog4288

I plan on OCing I have a aftermarket cooler not sure if it will be good enough though. Here is a link.

http://www.compusa.com/applications/...2721&CatId=493

I will look into getting just plain WD blacks as well then.

Also will do single 5870 for now then xfire in the future.

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r31ncarnat3d

If you have it already and don't plan on pushing things too far, the butterfly would be a good cooler. If you haven't bought it yet, though, I'd look into the Xigmatek Dark Knight since it's a better cooler for about $5 more.

If you already have the Zerotherm Butterfly on hand, though, I think it will suit moderate OCs.

jdog4288

Thanks for all of the info new build-

CPU-Phenom X4 955 BE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103674
CPU Cooler- ZeroTherm Butterfly
Already have. (EDIT Will it fit on an AM3??)
Thermal Compound-AS5
MOBO-MSI 790FX-GD70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130223
GPU- SAPPHIRE Radeon 4870 x2 1GB 256 bit GDDR5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102849
Case- HAF 922
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119197
HDD- 2x WD Blacks 1TB Raid 0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284
RAM- OCZ Obsidian 4GB DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227495
PSU- Corsair 750TX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006
Monitor- ASUS VW246H Black 24" 1000:1 DCR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236049
DVD- LITE-ON DVD player
already have
Speakers- built into monitor
Dont need that extensive of sound I'm not an audiophial.
K&M- i-rocks RF-6572-WH
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823204014
OS- Win7 Home Premium Edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116754

I went with a DX10 GPU because I'm a gamer just not into the new DX11 games.

Now will this handle everything except new DX11 games?

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sp4wners

This will handle everything, with DX11 too

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