Wow, many replies. 
Currently I'm in the business of helping people who want the best for the least, which is NOT Intel. Sure, Intel has its points, but for less than 100 dollars (99, no shipping ), the AMD X3 8450 is -the- best price/performing processor on the market.
P45 is also too expensive for a mobo, and Dual-Core's are getting bogged down by lots of programs, even though they can't get near a quad-core, so I pick triple-core. That, and I wanted to base this system around AMD's upcoming "Fusion" software, which has to be AMD/ATI. The way I see it, is it's a push of a buttom for overclocking, and it can't be simpler. When people who don't know jack, they can even have fun with it.
Also, I have the power supply on there not only because its a HELLA good deal, but because the motherboard supports an upgrade or two, and two video cards will need more power. So when they want to upgrade, they can get a second 4850, as I stated in my first post, to double up; so the PSU stays. Sorry Redmo0n.
So, for what I have, I think it's the best thing you can get for under 700 bucks. I'm only slightly weary about the memory, but I can't test it yet, so I was wanting a bit of input. The reason AMD was such a good option, tho, because to most people on the market (Not us nerds who know everything about every framerate) can't and won't tell the difference between 40FPS and 45FPS. So for Intel you buy a Q6700 @ 2.5Ghz for 180-200, where you can buy an AMD 9850 @ 2.5Ghz for 160-165, and get the same exact performance, and (in my experience alone), it runs cooler. Intel processors just get way too dang hot. That, and they don't have any cool... Well, features... All they do is perform, and overclock. AMD is offering things that are added because of the processor in an AMD/ATI setup, so its fun!
Lastly, yes, < $700 is correct, because it'd be "Computer < $700" which translates to "Computer is less-than $700"
Currently I'm in the business of helping people who want the best for the least, which is NOT Intel. Sure, Intel has its points, but for less than 100 dollars (99, no shipping ), the AMD X3 8450 is -the- best price/performing processor on the market.P45 is also too expensive for a mobo, and Dual-Core's are getting bogged down by lots of programs, even though they can't get near a quad-core, so I pick triple-core. That, and I wanted to base this system around AMD's upcoming "Fusion" software, which has to be AMD/ATI. The way I see it, is it's a push of a buttom for overclocking, and it can't be simpler. When people who don't know jack, they can even have fun with it.
Also, I have the power supply on there not only because its a HELLA good deal, but because the motherboard supports an upgrade or two, and two video cards will need more power. So when they want to upgrade, they can get a second 4850, as I stated in my first post, to double up; so the PSU stays. Sorry Redmo0n.
So, for what I have, I think it's the best thing you can get for under 700 bucks. I'm only slightly weary about the memory, but I can't test it yet, so I was wanting a bit of input. The reason AMD was such a good option, tho, because to most people on the market (Not us nerds who know everything about every framerate) can't and won't tell the difference between 40FPS and 45FPS. So for Intel you buy a Q6700 @ 2.5Ghz for 180-200, where you can buy an AMD 9850 @ 2.5Ghz for 160-165, and get the same exact performance, and (in my experience alone), it runs cooler. Intel processors just get way too dang hot.
That, and they don't have any cool... Well, features... All they do is perform, and overclock. AMD is offering things that are added because of the processor in an AMD/ATI setup, so its fun!Lastly, yes, < $700 is correct, because it'd be "Computer < $700" which translates to "Computer is less-than $700"
