First Build

[insomnimrod]

Here is a system I am planning on building. Will use mainly for gaming (Crysis, GTA IV, Call of Duty 4, etc.) I would appreciate any input. I have done lots of research, but never built rig before. This build comes in at a hair under $1400 at newegg, I have budget of $1600.

Rosewill R5730-P BK 120mm Fan Pre-Installed on the Top and 80mm Slim Fan Cooling HDD,ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

MSI X58 Pro LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

XFX Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor

Crucial 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory

HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Acer X233Hbd Black 23" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22LP20 LightScribe Support

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders

 

[yh125d]

Spend a bit more on the case. Something with a little better cooling maybe (and only 120mm+ fans, no 80mm mounts). Antec 300, CM Centurion 590/690, etc

Go ahead and step up to a 1TB drive, if you never use the space it will still be noticably faster than a slow 500gb. Look at Samsun Spinpoint F1, WD Caviar Black

You could step down PSU to the 650w version, you'd still have headroom for crossfire in the future

 

[masteryoda34]

I second getting a nicer case. You are building a nice system, get a decent case to go with it. Rosewill is a budget manufacturer.

 

[Porter21]

Originally posted by: masteryoda34
I second getting a nicer case. You are building a nice system, get a decent case to go with it. Rosewill is a budget manufacturer.

I tend to like Coolermaster and Antec cases. I own a Thermaltake and it is very solid.

 

[z1ggy]

I enjoy my antec 900. Roomy..not too loud..many fans..keeps it cool. What more can you really ask for?

 

[Denithor]

Love my Antec Three Hundred. Roomy enough without taking up a huge space like the Nine Hundred, great cooling, not too expensive.

Do yourself a favor - spend some of that extra on a nice keyboard & mouse. Those are the parts you physically use the most - makes a huge impact on perception of a system, I've found.

I used to sell cheapo keyboard/mouse with systems I built for people, switched once when I got a near steal on a Microsoft combo - the guy was so impressed with that single factor he told like 6-8 other people about his system and over half of them bought systems from me shortly. I always spend a little extra now getting upgraded mouse/keyboard of some kind.