Bulding gaming rig from ground up ( help and advice needed)

Hello, im planning on buying my parts this friday and my burdget is around $800 - $1000, though i would prefer to not go over 800 seeing as im a college student and i cant go around spending the little money i have left. i have some of the parts picked out, help and advice would be great specially if you know of any better deals as far as the price goes, but also keep in mind that i do care about quality. CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674 (AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition) GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130433 (GTX 260 Core 216 Supercocked Edition) Ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166 ( 4G (2x2gb) DDR2)) Mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131397 (ASUS M4A77TD Pro AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard) HDD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145233 (1TB) DVD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136153 Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021 Now, i need some advice on the PSU and what about the OS, should i go with vista, or xp? if i forgot something and picked something that isnt compatible, please let me know. Once again if you know better deals, a link would be appreciated. This is my first time actually building my pc even though im very tech savy. :) thanks in advanced.

sorry that is soo damn close to each other, gamespot HTML errors wouldnt let me post, so i have to copy and paste my message into the HTML box. :(

Go with the new intel CPUs, either i5 or the i7 860 (cost 230 at microcenter)

looks fine, if you have xp use that till win7 comes out if not and you really need a pc now get vista x64imprezawrx500

Go with the new intel CPUs, either i5 or the i7 860 (cost 230 at microcenter)

eikast

No keep the Phenom II 955 and change your video card to the ATi 4890 which performs better than the 260 GTX. Also go with a 790GX motherboard. Also get this case/power supply combohttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.250626

No keep the Phenom II 955 and change your video card to the ATi 4890 which performs better than the 260 GTX. Also go with a 790GX motherboard.

UltimateGamer95

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"]

No keep the Phenom II 955 and change your video card to the ATi 4890 which performs better than the 260 GTX. Also go with a 790GX motherboard.

Dante2710

[QUOTE="Dante2710"][QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"]

No keep the Phenom II 955 and change your video card to the ATi 4890 which performs better than the 260 GTX. Also go with a 790GX motherboard.

UltimateGamer95

edit: thanks for your input and help

i5, ASUS P55 mobo, 4GB DDR3 1600MHz, NZXT Tempest, GTX 275/HD 4890, Corsair 750w, any hard drive and Windows 7 as your OS. Sorry, gotta go...can't link.

just go with the phenom II 955 also case and power supply link is in my 1st post I belive.

i5, ASUS P55 mobo, 4GB DDR3 1600MHz, NZXT Tempest, GTX 275/HD 4890, Corsair 750w, any hard drive and Windows 7 as your OS. Sorry, gotta go...can't link.

urdead18

nvm, i might be able to, but could i go with DDR2 instead of DDR3 as far as ram go? :?

That RAM won't work with that motherboard.

AM3 motherboards only support DDR3.

Here is Core i5 and Core i7 8xx pricing

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27030690

[QUOTE="urdead18"]

i5, ASUS P55 mobo, 4GB DDR3 1600MHz, NZXT Tempest, GTX 275/HD 4890, Corsair 750w, any hard drive and Windows 7 as your OS. Sorry, gotta go...can't link.

Dante2710

[QUOTE="urdead18"]

i5, ASUS P55 mobo, 4GB DDR3 1600MHz, NZXT Tempest, GTX 275/HD 4890, Corsair 750w, any hard drive and Windows 7 as your OS. Sorry, gotta go...can't link.

Dante2710

That RAM won't work with that motherboard.

AM3 motherboards only support DDR3.

Here is Core i5 and Core i7 8xx pricing

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27030690

kilerchese

[QUOTE="Dante2710"][QUOTE="urdead18"]

i5, ASUS P55 mobo, 4GB DDR3 1600MHz, NZXT Tempest, GTX 275/HD 4890, Corsair 750w, any hard drive and Windows 7 as your OS. Sorry, gotta go...can't link.

UltimateGamer95

okay, this is what i am swaying towards : CPU- i5 mobo - ASUS P7P55D ( does this support DDR3 only) case- NZXT Tempest GPU - most likely GTX 275 896mb ( im not sure yet) PSU - Corsair 750w HDD - same as the original post DVD- same as original post Ram - ???? OS - Vista or Win 7 Dante2710

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"]

[QUOTE="Dante2710"] thanks, but there is no way i could afford that Dante2710

[QUOTE="Dante2710"]okay, this is what i am swaying towards : CPU- i5 mobo - ASUS P7P55D ( does this support DDR3 only) case- NZXT Tempest GPU - most likely GTX 275 896mb ( im not sure yet) PSU - Corsair 750w HDD - same as the original post DVD- same as original post Ram - ???? OS - Vista or Win 7 UltimateGamer95

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"]

[QUOTE="Dante2710"]okay, this is what i am swaying towards : CPU- i5 mobo - ASUS P7P55D ( does this support DDR3 only) case- NZXT Tempest GPU - most likely GTX 275 896mb ( im not sure yet) PSU - Corsair 750w HDD - same as the original post DVD- same as original post Ram - ???? OS - Vista or Win 7 Dante2710

never mind, i noticed the GTX275 needs a PSU of at least 550W so i should be fine :D anyways, this is what im going for:

CPU- i5

mobo- ASUS P7P55D c

ase + PSU - 139 ( cool master pro 600W + COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000)

GPU - GTX 275 1792mb

DVD - same as the original post

Ram - 4GB DDR3 1600MHz,

OS- Win 7

Thanks everyone, i will be ordering this on friday :D

You'll need some big trucks to come in and do the digging..............oh wait what. I would go Intel if i were you, if you have a Microcenter around you you can get the i5 and new i7s cheaper than the egg. Hitachi is a big no no. X360PS3AMD05

What monitor? Sometimes Asus is a ripoff you can probably get a nice Gigabyte board on the cheap. X360PS3AMD05

I said the i7 860 (230USD at microcenter)

and no it doesn't use the x58 motherboards, it uses the new 1156 socket motherboard. Mainly the only downside I see is pciE with multi gpu, since there are no 2 x16 or 3 x16 motherboards. (Pci E)

I said the i7 860 (230USD at microcenter)

and no it doesn't use the x58 motherboards, it uses the new 1156 socket motherboard. Mainly the only downside I see is pciE with multi gpu, since there are no 2 x16 or 3 x16 motherboards. (Pci E)

eikast