this will be my final build

Computer Case: Thermaltake V9 $109
Power supply: SHAW Gaming Viper-860w $65
Cooling Fans: None.
Motherboard: asus m4n78-se $89
Processor/CPU: AMD x3 Phenom II 720 $149
Ram: 4GB Kit (2x2G) DDR2 1066 G.Skill-PQ $105
Video card: 1GB 4890 Powercolor $216
Harddrive: Seagate SATA 1TB $96
Disk drive: SATA Sony $43

Total $845 aud

planning on going to get it this weekend what are your opinions on this build or any improvements?

Im using msy

This message was edited by Pr3tzals on Nov 13 2009.

This message was edited by Pr3tzals on Nov 13 2009.

This message was edited by Pr3tzals on Nov 13 2009.

that PSU is an overkill even if you plan to crossfire later. Get a 700W one. 650 could do the job too, but i'll recommend a 700.

I dont know what site you are using, but you would be better off with this 4890:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161298

whatever happened to your eyes bp, he's using msy. he's in Australia.

Get a dif brand PSU.

I've never heard of that brand.

Try one from Corsair, Thermaltake, PC&P, or Antec

SHAW is of rosewill quality. he can get that power supply if he wants, but id keep the extra wattage from it as a large safety buffer.

other than that, the build looks good

Is a 1gb Ati radeon 5770 better than a 1gb powercolour 4890 as the 5770 is like $30 cheaper

I think the 4890 will definitely perform better.

Get this 4890, its the best and only a $10 difference after the rebate from the cheapest 5770.

saransh...hes the aussie, remember?

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Is a 1gb Ati radeon 5770 better than a 1gb powercolour 4890 as the 5770 is like $30 cheaper

performance wise, get the 4890, but with directx 11, you might as well get the 5770 and either overclock it, or get a second one and crossfire it later on when you need the performance.

The way you said hes the Aussie stop singling me out

And does the cpu come with thermal paste?

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The way you said hes the Aussie stop singling me out

well if it makes you feel better, i was once the aussie as well, but now im the hurdy gurdy swede

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And does the cpu come with thermal paste?

yes, unless the cpu says its OEM

Yeh well looks like were the only ones both from australia and one last thing should i go and spend a bit extra to get a board with two pci 16 slots?
Because I may crossfire maybe in a few months

if you think youre going to crossfire, then go ahead. just make sure that when both slots are used, the speed is no slower than 8x on any slot. so you can have two slots with these speeds:

12x 12x
12x 8x
8x 12x
8x 8x

do not get anything with 4x.

also, make sure you have a good enough psu for the video cards you will eventually end up with.

Would 860watts be enough for the gpu

Just realised my board needs ddr 2 1200> while my ram is only 1066