well the phenom will do good, but try 4GB ram and a 5870

yep a 4850 would do well for crysis depending on ure monitor

well this is ddr 3 and i am kind hitting the cap as it is i meant x4 my bad just a bit of a typeo but really i wanted to know if 2 gb is enough to even get it off the ground i mean later i might just get a anorther one and do crossfire and more ram but in the mean time its like 730$ as is if you tell me how to post a wish list ill show you the set up so far

well i am using a 17" monitor i am not to picky on what i need

well 2GB will work but can cause some performance problems

im not real sure on how to post your wishlist but i would just open it up in another tab and type the parts in here if you cant figure it out

yeah i know, F**** ddr3,and ddr2 are an arm and a leg i suppose the amd phenom II x4 will help it out

nah i am too lazy to type it out and i got this on the white list now check it out :P

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=13864972

That zalman is a rip off. For $20 more you an get a Corsair H50 which FAR out performs it

Ooh and you should be good with 2gb for a while until you can upgrade but I would advise getting atleast 3 within a month so as to avoid frustration.

it all looks good but i have read so many reviews on the ballistix ram because i wanted it for the pretty lights but the majority or the reviews i read said that the ram was either DOA, unstable, or died within 3 months.

i recommend corsair

the one i got was the cheapist, it does not have any lights at all as well yeah i am just trying to keep things dark yeah know ;) i am a late night gamer and the dark is my best friend (wow that sounded really emo)

and i would get the corsair its just that they have some pricey ram if you can,can yeah pick out one you think is good in speed/ price pretty much the same price as the ballistix one and speed

yeah i know this is only going to be temp bc i dont have money :(

undeadkingpr wrote:

That zalman is a rip off. For $20 more you an get a Corsair H50 which FAR out performs it

due to confusion (me really) i am just going to quote most of every thing

holy poopie that is a nice cooler i will def have to bookmark this for later

its nice but i cant not add on any more money to the budget and i dont like playing with liquids i prefer air just kuz its alot eazyer and stuff yeah :P srry for being difficult

The H50 is an all-in-one cooling solution, you don't have to worry about anything.. As easy as air cooling, even the thermal compound is pre-applied..

And for your board, check out the ASUS M4A87TD EVO.. cheaper and more features.. Let me show you a package I've made up and tell me what you think

ASUS M4A87TD EVO Motherboard - $109.99
ATI Radeon HD5770 Video Card - $150 to $200
AMD Phenom II X4 955 - $159.99
Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3-1600 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 - $108.99
Seagate Barracuda ST3750528AS 750GB 7200 RPM - $79.99 ($69.99 with savings)

Case/Cooler/Win7 - Your choice

omally wrote:

undeadkingpr wrote:

That zalman is a rip off. For $20 more you an get a Corsair H50 which FAR out performs it

due to confusion (me really) i am just going to quote most of every thing

holy poopie that is a nice cooler i will def have to bookmark this for later

its nice but i cant not add on any more money to the budget and i dont like playing with liquids i prefer air just kuz its alot eazyer and stuff yeah :P srry for being difficult

As stated above-The corsair is as easy as air. It is all one unit. There is no assembly required and the thermal pad is ready to go. All you have to do is mount the unit and your done. The completely insolated system does not need refilling for 3 years.  Also you can get one on ebay for $50-$60.

undeadkingpr wrote:

As stated above-The corsair is as easy as air. It is all one unit. There is no assembly required and the thermal pad is ready to go. All you have to do is mount the unit and your done. The completely insolated system does not need refilling for 3 years.  Also you can get one on ebay for $50-$60.

i dono ebay and me had bad history and i most  likey to forget to fill it maybe in my next build ( god knows when that will be) ill use the h50

ATX wrote:

And for your board, check out the ASUS M4A87TD EVO.. cheaper and more features.. Let me show you a package I've made up and tell me what you think

ASUS M4A87TD EVO Motherboard - $109.99
ATI Radeon HD5770 Video Card - $150 to $200
AMD Phenom II X4 955 - $159.99
Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3-1600 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 - $108.99
Seagate Barracuda ST3750528AS 750GB 7200 RPM - $79.99 ($69.99 with savings)

Case/Cooler/Win7 - Your choice

nice mobo choice man!

well the mobo says 6GB/s and the harddrive is only 3gb/s will that make a difference (like compatible)

also i dont really need like 750gb because i am going to use the 160gb i have now, but i have herd Seagate has some issues compared to western digital http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320 so should i get the 750 or just stick with the 500

also i have to keep it under 800$ so i dont think i can get that 5770

HDD will be fine

Go with whichever HDD you want, neither should have issues.

well like why is the segate same price as the western digital but the segate has more memory

is it not to be trusted because of memory kinda like intel vs amd  or ati vs nvidia

omally wrote:

ATX wrote:

And for your board, check out the ASUS M4A87TD EVO.. cheaper and more features.. Let me show you a package I've made up and tell me what you think

ASUS M4A87TD EVO Motherboard - $109.99
ATI Radeon HD5770 Video Card - $150 to $200
AMD Phenom II X4 955 - $159.99
Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3-1600 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 - $108.99
Seagate Barracuda ST3750528AS 750GB 7200 RPM - $79.99 ($69.99 with savings)

Case/Cooler/Win7 - Your choice

nice mobo choice man!

the only complane i have about is the one i picked has the mail and rebate and it will auto drop to 109.99, the one you suggested is that price and has the black pci black x4 mode compared to the one that i was going to get that has x8

well the mobo says 6GB/s and the harddrive is only 3gb/s will that make a difference (like compatible)

also i dont really need like 750gb because i am going to use the 160gb i have now, but i have herd Seagate has some issues compared to western digital http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320 so should i get the 750 or just stick with the 500

also i have to keep it under 800$ so i dont think i can get that 5770

omally wrote:

ATX wrote:

And for your board, check out the ASUS M4A87TD EVO.. cheaper and more features.. Let me show you a package I've made up and tell me what you think

ASUS M4A87TD EVO Motherboard - $109.99
ATI Radeon HD5770 Video Card - $150 to $200
AMD Phenom II X4 955 - $159.99
Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3-1600 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 - $108.99
Seagate Barracuda ST3750528AS 750GB 7200 RPM - $79.99 ($69.99 with savings)

Case/Cooler/Win7 - Your choice

nice mobo choice man!

the only complane i have about is the one i picked has the mail and rebate and it will auto drop to 109.99, the one you suggested is that price and has the black pci black x4 mode compared to the one that i was going to get that has x8

well the mobo says 6GB/s and the harddrive is only 3gb/s will that make a difference (like compatible)

also i dont really need like 750gb because i am going to use the 160gb i have now, but i have herd Seagate has some issues compared to western digital http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320 so should i get the 750 or just stick with the 500

also i have to keep it under 800$ so i dont think i can get that 5770

The 3GB/s drive will work on the 6GB/s motherboard. Most HDD's will not take advantage of the speed unless it's burst speeds from the cache.

You can get a cheaper motherboard without 6GB/s and upgrade with a controller card later when it will make a difference.

5770 is nice, if you need to save money 5750 might do.

USB 3.0 also another matter to consider. 

Tiv wrote:

The 3GB/s drive will work on the 6GB/s motherboard. Most HDD's will not take advantage of the speed unless it's burst speeds from the cache.

You can get a cheaper motherboard without 6GB/s and upgrade with a controller card later when it will make a difference.

5770 is nice, if you need to save money 5750 might do.

USB 3.0 also another matter to consider. 

indded well it is a battle between the two

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131647

and video card as far as i see the 4850 is faster and i dont really need x11 and if i do give me some reasons

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131331&cm_re=5750-_-14-131-331-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131163

Take the ASUS M4A87TD EVO, the second PCI-E doesn't really matter because you don't CrossFire.. and USB 3.0 is an awesome feature + the board has the latest AMD chipset.. I won't take the 5750 with only 512MB... get a 1GB version or the 4850

yeah but i kinda wanted to crossfire yeah know and the 5750 is too much $$  for the 1 gb version

and really usb 3.0 is not a issue with me i am really never going to touch usb3.0 and the other mobo supports am3

but how much is like x8 like a down frame from x16 like how much of a diffrence kuz if x8 is like almost as bad as x4 i dono then i wont crossfire

USB3 might become a necessity in a couple of years.. anyway it's your choice, I personally own a M4A87TD EVO and I love it, it works like a charm with my 1055T !

not sure sill but really it will depend on the crossfire yeah know

Yeah.. but if I ever plan to do a CrossFire configuration, I'll always prefer to have a 5970 rather than two 5870

ATX wrote:

Yeah.. but if I ever plan to do a CrossFire configuration, I'll always prefer to have a 5970 rather than two 5870

i just want to know should i get the other one and not crossfire at all or should i get the other that allows me to crossfire at x8 what is your opinon on this subject will the 4850 just be enough or should i go crossfire

Better not to CF. CF is glitchy and expensive when you could get one single GPU like a 5830 that will be far more dependable.

Seagate is not mistrusted. It is arguably a better brand than WD so riding it off is preposterous. The reason it is cheaper is because it was bought by a Chinese company and the manufacturing cost went down.  Warranty is still great though.