Please look at this build....ready to order

[joh06937]

already looked, nothing that applies .
the point was to separate means more $. but perhaps the xfx is worth it.

it is a pretty spectacular psu.

with that budget then i would definitely get the 1055t and the gigabyte 890fx :good:

 

[Kitsune]

how is going down to the taskbar easier than just looking at a gadget on the desktop in the upper right hand corner?

EDIT: well i guess it could be a little easier if you are only running one monitor.

True I only have my 1, 27"... But back to the subject I like What 31!m!n80r Sugested

 

[BurningSkyline]

will he be gaming? a 6850 Would prbably be fine

 

[joh06937]

will he be gaming? a 6850 Would prbably be fine

He has a good enough budget to go with a 6870 so he might as well.

 

[parias1126]

Thanks for all the great responses. I actually ended up deciding not to attempt the build on my own. I found a store that specializes in in custom builds locally. Their prices were actually pretty competitive with Newegg's. I ended up going with this:

CPU: I7 930
GPU: Nvidia GTX 460 (going to add a second one in a few weeks when I have the $$$)
Motherboard: ASUS not sure which exact, but SLI/Crossfire compatible
Case: Antec 900
PSU: Thermaltake 750w
RAM: 6gb 1600 mhz
DVD RW
12 in 1 media
DLink internal wireless adapter

It ended up going over budget by a couple hundred. My total with tax and build fee was around $1,450. I'm thinking I got a pretty great deal since I'm also getting a one year warranty on all parts. Because I had it built by the company, when I want to add the extra vid card later, they will do it for free as long as I purchase the card from them.

I also plan to run the OS from a SSD later, but didn't have the money to add that in yet.

 

[BurningSkyline]

I actually ended up deciding not to attempt the build on my own.

It is pretty intimidating at first.

you probably could've saved by building on your own, though.
But hey, it was a nice choice of parts.