Bulding gaming rig from ground up ( help and advice needed)

Hello, im planning on buying my parts this friday and my burdget is around $800 - $1000, though i would prefer to not go over 800 seeing as im a college student and i cant go around spending the little money i have left. i have some of the parts picked out, help and advice would be great specially if you know of any better deals as far as the price goes, but also keep in mind that i do care about quality. CPU [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674[/url] (AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition) GPU [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130433[/url] (GTX 260 Core 216 Supercocked Edition) Ram [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166[/url] ( 4G (2x2gb) DDR2)) Mobo [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131397[/url] (ASUS M4A77TD Pro AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard) HDD [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145233[/url] (1TB) DVD [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136153[/url] Case [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021[/url] Now, i need some advice on the PSU and what about the OS, should i go with vista, or xp? if i forgot something and picked something that isnt compatible, please let me know. Once again if you know better deals, a link would be appreciated. This is my first time actually building my pc even though im very tech savy. :) thanks in advanced.sorry that is soo damn close to each other, gamespot HTML errors wouldnt let me post, so i have to copy and paste my message into the HTML box. :(Bulding gaming rig from ground up ( help and advice needed)
looks fine, if you have xp use that till win7 comes out if not and you really need a pc now get vista x64Bulding gaming rig from ground up ( help and advice needed)
Go with the new intel CPUs, either i5 or the i7 860 (cost 230 at microcenter)
[QUOTE=''imprezawrx500'']looks fine, if you have xp use that till win7 comes out if not and you really need a pc now get vista x64[/QUOTE] i read you can upgrade to windows 7 if you own vista, or is it window RC?
[QUOTE=''eikast'']Go with the new intel CPUs, either i5 or the i7 860 (cost 230 at microcenter)[/QUOTE] would the intel i5 actually perform better than AMD Phenom II X4 955 :? if so, is this the one you were talking about?



[url]http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317379[/url]
No keep the Phenom II 955 and change your video card to the ATi 4890 which performs better than the 260 GTX. Also go with a 790GX motherboard. Also get this case/power supply combohttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.250626
[QUOTE=''UltimateGamer95'']No keep the Phenom II 955 and change your video card to the ATi 4890 which performs better than the 260 GTX. Also go with a 790GX motherboard.[/QUOTE] cant you do physicsX with ATI cards? :? and i will try to find the 790GX motherboard
[QUOTE=''Dante2710''][QUOTE=''UltimateGamer95'']No keep the Phenom II 955 and change your video card to the ATi 4890 which performs better than the 260 GTX. Also go with a 790GX motherboard.[/QUOTE] cant you do physicsX with ATI cards? :? and i will try to find the 790GX motherboard [/QUOTE]



No not really. However, Physx really isn't needed in my opinion because the 4890 has plenty of stream processors to handle the Physics as well as everything else. Trust me it's better to go with the 4890.
[QUOTE=''UltimateGamer95''][QUOTE=''Dante2710''][QUOTE=''UltimateGamer95'']No keep the Phenom II 955 and change your video card to the ATi 4890 which performs better than the 260 GTX. Also go with a 790GX motherboard.[/QUOTE] cant you do physicsX with ATI cards? :? and i will try to find the 790GX motherboard [/QUOTE] No not really. However, Physx really isn't needed in my opinion because the 4890 has plenty of stream processors to handle the Physics as well as everything else. Trust me it's better to go with the 4890.[/QUOTE] i have it bookmark, now a few question, if i were to buy an i5, would i need a different motherboard and i also need a power supply since i dont know which one to getedit: thanks for your input and help
i5, ASUS P55 mobo, 4GB DDR3 1600MHz, NZXT Tempest, GTX 275/HD 4890, Corsair 750w, any hard drive and Windows 7 as your OS. Sorry, gotta go...can't link.
just go with the phenom II 955 also case and power supply link is in my 1st post I belive.
[QUOTE=''urdead18'']i5, ASUS P55 mobo, 4GB DDR3 1600MHz, NZXT Tempest, GTX 275/HD 4890, Corsair 750w, any hard drive and Windows 7 as your OS. Sorry, gotta go...can't link.[/QUOTE] thanks, but there is no way i could afford thatnvm, i might be able to, but could i go with DDR2 instead of DDR3 as far as ram go? :?
That RAM won't work with that motherboard.AM3 motherboards only support DDR3.Here is Core i5 and Core i7 8xx pricinghttp://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27030690
[QUOTE=''Dante2710''][QUOTE=''urdead18'']i5, ASUS P55 mobo, 4GB DDR3 1600MHz, NZXT Tempest, GTX 275/HD 4890, Corsair 750w, any hard drive and Windows 7 as your OS. Sorry, gotta go...can't link.[/QUOTE] thanks, but there is no way i could afford that [/QUOTE]



Go with what I said and you should stay within budget. Also make sure you get that link I posted.
[QUOTE=''Dante2710''][QUOTE=''urdead18'']i5, ASUS P55 mobo, 4GB DDR3 1600MHz, NZXT Tempest, GTX 275/HD 4890, Corsair 750w, any hard drive and Windows 7 as your OS. Sorry, gotta go...can't link.[/QUOTE] thanks, but there is no way i could afford that [/QUOTE] Go with this motherboard. It supports DDR2 and the Phenom II X4 955 CPU as well. It's the same motherboard I have. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128384
okay, this is what i am swaying towards :



CPU- i5

mobo - ASUS P7P55D ( does this support DDR3 only) case- NZXT Tempest

GPU - most likely GTX 275 896mb ( im not sure yet) PSU - Corsair 750w

HDD - same as the original post DVD- same as original post Ram - ????

OS - Vista or Win 7
[QUOTE=''kilerchese'']That RAM won't work with that motherboard.AM3 motherboards only support DDR3.Here is Core i5 and Core i7 8xx pricinghttp://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27030690[/QUOTE]



If you get a motherboard that is AM3 supported and is backward compatible with AM2 then the motherboard will support DDR2
[QUOTE=''UltimateGamer95''][QUOTE=''Dante2710''][QUOTE=''urdead18'']i5, ASUS P55 mobo, 4GB DDR3 1600MHz, NZXT Tempest, GTX 275/HD 4890, Corsair 750w, any hard drive and Windows 7 as your OS. Sorry, gotta go...can't link.[/QUOTE] thanks, but there is no way i could afford that [/QUOTE] Go with this motherboard. It supports DDR2 and the Phenom II X4 955 CPU as well. It's the same motherboard I have. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128384[/QUOTE] i thinking of purchasing an i5 so i cant use that, i dunno yet though, i still have till friday to decide.
[QUOTE=''Dante2710'']okay, this is what i am swaying towards : CPU- i5 mobo - ASUS P7P55D ( does this support DDR3 only) case- NZXT Tempest GPU - most likely GTX 275 896mb ( im not sure yet) PSU - Corsair 750w HDD - same as the original post DVD- same as original post Ram - ???? OS - Vista or Win 7 [/QUOTE] Yuck! Don't get that are you crazy? here get THIS case and power supplyhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.250626Also get the 4890 video card as well as the Gigabyte 790GX motherboard that I linked you to and then the Phenom II X4 955. Keep everything else the same and get Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM (the one with the windows 7 coupon). The parts I mentioned will give you a more balanced system.
[QUOTE=''Dante2710''][QUOTE=''UltimateGamer95''][QUOTE=''Dante2710''] thanks, but there is no way i could afford that [/QUOTE] Go with this motherboard. It supports DDR2 and the Phenom II X4 955 CPU as well. It's the same motherboard I have. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128384[/QUOTE] i thinking of purchasing an i5 so i cant use that, i dunno yet though, i still have till friday to decide. [/QUOTE]



The i5 is not really better in any way than the Phenom II 955. The performance is about the same. Also you would have to spend more money because the X58 boards and DDR3 memory is expensive.