New Cpu Build

[oddel321]

Ok I was shooting for a sub 750 dollar system. I will list the system parts and see if any of you smart folks can improve upon them at all.Also, I think I did my homework decently.This is my first system build and I just want to know if everything is compatible together. I will be mainly gaming on this system and was trying to future proof it a bit by going with the crossfire motherboard am3 and CPU.So when I get some money or some tax returns I can upgrade to maybe the new radeon 5830's that are supposed to come out x2 or xw 5850 over the single 5770 ill have that will run games decently on a 1680x monitor. Thanks

Case- Antec Two Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Link- http://www.newegg.com/Produc/Produ [...] 6811129070

MB-ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
Link-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402

GPU- Radeon 5770 Juniper XT
Link-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.329720

PSU-OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC
Link-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.329720

CPU- AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX

Link-http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.326765

Memory- OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1333LV4GK

Link- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.326765

If you have any input please post.


Thankyou


Final Price Came to 648

 

[orihS ‪‪‪Shiro]

Get the Rosewill Blackbone instead of the Antec 200.
Save yourself $5, and get a nicer case.


(Screwless design, near equal cooling, better cable management options)

 

[Trotter]

Optical drive? Operating system? Everything else looks fine.

 

[Fat.Clown]

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
here is the newer revision, but no combo with ram

C3 overclocks higher, draws less power, runs cooler

 

[orihS ‪‪‪Shiro]

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
here is the newer revision, but no combo with ram

C3 overclocks higher, draws less power, runs cooler

It'd be nice if the gains were significant from C2 to C3, but the reviews I've read don't look that promising...
C3 was a little over hyped. :\
There really is little if any overclocking gain.
And in many synthetic benchmarks C2 outperforms C3... :\ Go figure :\

The power consumption was improved a good amount though.
They managed to shave like 20-40 watts off load and idle.

 

[oddel321]

So the question is, should I buy the c3 new version or stick with c2 im not going to be overclocking super super hard at all.And im saying that because im on a bit of a budget.What is your guys opinion.And does the overall setup I posted look good?

 

[Muffin Man]

have you read any 5770 crossfire reviews? if you buy a 5770 now and crossfire another later, youll definitely be able to run games on more than just decent settings, considering the res. of your monitor.

Radeon HD 5770 review
HIS Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card in CrossFire Benchmarks - World in Conflict :: TweakTown

so with something like this
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totals $604 + shipping.

includes faster ram, x4 955 (combo includes the c3 stepping so why not?), a crossfire capable mobo, and a 5770 with a psu that would handle a second later on.

btw, i didnt include a hdd or optical drive because you didnt list one in your post. so do you already have those or do you need those too?

 

[oddel321]

I dont have HDD or optical drive yet. Kind of confusd at your post muffin man but then again im a total tech newbie!

 

[Muffin Man]

lol. what are you confused about, ill see if i can clear it up.

 

[oddel321]

Ok well, with adding some of those parts that you listed the price came to about 650.Do you thik I should run games at 1680x with good settings with the memory/gpu and proc all oc'd and maybe another 5770 in future or a higher end card?