To get the mic to connect to the PS3, you'll need this.

It's the same adapter that comes with the Ear Force PX1, which is essentially the X1, but with that USB dongle.

Now considering that the Amigo is basically a USB sound card with a mic input, you might be able to get away with using any USB sound card with a mic input, but I can't say so since I don't have any to try and test with. If you wanna play it safe try and hunt down the Amigo somewhere.

Scratch the RAM, it's DDR2, you'll need DDR3. For some reason the site listed those under DDR3 1066.

Edit: Look at these, they have a $30 mail-in rebate.

Try these:

OCZ (OCZ2B10664GK) DDR2 PC2-8500 1066MHz Blade Series Dual Channel Kits 4GB
MSI P55-CD53 Socket 1156 Intel P55 Express Chipset Dual-Channel DDR3 2133/2000/1800/1600/1333Mhz 1x PCI-E X16 7.1-Ch HD Audio 6x SATAII GigaLAN ATX
or Asus P7P55D LE Socket 1156 Intel P55 Chipset CrossfireX Dual-Channel DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066Mhz GigaLAN 8-Ch HD Audio 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slots 6x SATA + 1x eSATA 3Gb/s 14x USB 2.0 ATX

Corsair / VX450W / 450-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SATA-Ready / Power Supply, 80Plus

Spring for a smaller hard-drive, maybe a 750gb or a 640gb.

If you have to get a 4870 instead of a 4890.

Given the site you have linked, I think any of the cheaper options on this page will be fine. The cheaper options lack a dual-video card option, so unless you'll be doing that, you should be ok with the cheaper models.

If you won't be doing heavy overclocking you should be able to settle for a cheaper motherboard and pair of RAM sticks, even if they aren't in a combo.

There isn't much in terms of P55 motherboard reviews out as of yet, so as long as you pick a reputable motherboard brand, you'll be fine.

Unless you'll be doing heavy overclocking, that RAM is overkill. If you won't be overclocking you can settle for cheaper DDR3 1066.

The 4890 outperforms the 280, check benchmarks here, in addition to that the 4890 can be had for cheaper than 280. That's the situation here though, so I'm unsure if it's any different up there.

500w will be plenty then, assuming it's from a reputable brand (Corsair, Antec, OCZ, etc.)

And also if you find yourself way overbudget still, you can always spring for a i5/LGA1156 like Hekynn suggested. For less money you'll get great performance in games thanks to Lynnfield's Turbo mode.

I would pick the 4890 over the 280.

Hard drive would be your preference. If you can live with 500gb to shave off some from your budget, then go for it. However, it seems like the sweet-spot for price/gb is the 1tb-1.5tb range.

I can't really comment on the motherboard as I haven't looked into X58 setups, but it looks kinda expensive. Depending on your needs you might be able to get something cheaper.

500w should be enough depending on how many drives you'll have in it. If you're gonna load up on multiple hard-drives, then you might need something with more wattage.

And while 2gb of RAM of DDR3 would be the cheaper option, I highly suggest you go for 4Gb (2x 2Gb) as that is becoming standard nowadays.

I'm all for more bang for the buck....

But would that setup mean less choices for upgrades in the future?

kmadams23

LGA1156 (Core i5/ some Core i7) is the mainstream variant of the high-end X58/LGA1366 (high-end Core i7). It seems like X58/LGA1366 will lean towards more high-end parts (like the 6-core Gulftown processor) and those won't exactly be cheap, so I don't doubt that there will be a lot more (affordable) parts for a LGA1156 upgrade path.

I personally wouldn't play the waiting game. The 5850/5870 will be around $300/400 USD when they release, and the 57xx will probably retail between $150-250 USD. I'm guessing performance on the 57xx parts won't be too much greater than the 4870/4890, and the 4870/4890 can be had for good prices now. Possibly one of the only benefits of waiting for 57xx would be reduced power consumption since they'll be 40nm parts.

Grab a 4850/4870/4890 for cheap now if you don't want to wait till October.