new system build

[monehp]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
mostly gaming and web surfing

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
2000
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
usa
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
amd and ati

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
mouse and key board g15, mx518
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
no

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
yes overclock cpu and gpu

8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.
1920x1080

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
within 2 weeks

well im looking at build a new gaming system since the one im using is 5 years old. im looking to us amd and ati,
so far what i have is
955 amd be
msi 790fx gd70

if you guys could give me some more ideas and your opinions of what i should use and other parts thanks

 

[MarcVenice]

You're going to have to think of a little more components then just the cpu and mobo. Also, 2000 dollar is quite a lot, you could build quite a fancy gaming rig for half the money. Make up a bigger list, for all I care, use some of the buying guides: http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3610

 

[The Bakery]

If you have $2k to burn why not wait a couple months and see how the i5 and such plays out?

You would greatly benefit putting your purchase off for a month, and spending the next couple weeks reading about the current offerings and what's coming up.

Intel i5 will be released soon, Phenom II is available now, Christmas is coming up and you have a lot of money to spend on your system. There are a lot of posts and guides (as referenced above) that will get you EXACTLY where you are trying to be, you just need to figure out where that is =)

For what it's worth - I think that's a solid mobo/CPU combination.