What do you guys think of this computer I want to build?

Does it look good for a build that comes out to be about $950? Or could I build something much better for the same amount?

If you guys recommend something else just be aware I do want a quad core CPU because I do more then just game on my PC and I do multi-task. Thank you :)

*Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition @ 2.6 GHZ (Will overclock to 2.9 - 3.0 GHZ if I need to)

*Radeon 4870 512mb

*Two 2 GB sticks of DDR2 1066 ram

*790GX ASUS motherboard

*500 GB SATA II hard drive with 32 mb's of cache

*650 watt power supply at 85% efficency with four 12 volt rails at 18 amps each.

*22X DVD burner

*Windows Vista HP

*I already have a computer case and I will be using my 26" HDTV as my monitor.

Ill go for more ram and a 800watt PSU for Future Proofing... and i hope its 64 bit and not 32bit Vista you have listed there... as of now Intell is out performing AMD so you might want to rethink your choice of CPU... I'm not a fan of ATI Video Cards but eh what ever floats your boat.Ninja_RaVeN

So a Q6600 is the better option? What motherboard should I get that supports that CPU and has SATA II and PCI-Express 2.0?karasill

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R or Asus P5Q Pro

[QUOTE="karasill"]So a Q6600 is the better option? What motherboard should I get that supports that CPU and has SATA II and PCI-Express 2.0?Sordidus

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R or Asus P5Q Pro

If you want a cheap Quad get the Q6600, it's better than any Quad from AMD.Sordidus

Actually the 9950 (latest quad) is slightly above the Q6600.

Everything looks awesome, except for the Processor. Change to Intel, you'll see a big inprovement.crazy-player

if you are going to buy the q6600 then you need an aftermarket cpu fan, get the arctic cooling freezer 7 pro its cheap and has good reviews but I'm not sure if it fits in your case. And of course you need to change the motherboard to an intel based motherboard, you can buy a good cheap p35 mobo that will do the trick ,or you can spend more money on a p45 that will do the same job but overclocking will be easier.

Change the ram to a 4gb kit ddr2 800, the ddr2 1066 is useless with the q6600 unless you are going to oc the cpu pass 3.6 Ghz

if you are going to buy the q6600 then you need an aftermarket cpu fan, get the arctic cooling freezer 7 pro its cheap and has good reviews but I'm not sure if it fits in your case. And of course you need to change the motherboard to an intel based motherboard, you can buy a good cheap p35 mobo that will do the trick ,or you can spend more money on a p45 that will do the same job but overclocking will be easier.

Change the ram to a 4gb kit ddr2 800, the ddr2 1066 is useless with the q6600 unless you are going to oc the cpu pass 3.6 Ghz

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