Curse

king swift · Jun 30, 2009, 03:33 AM // 03:33

AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition CPU (3x 2.8Ghz, running at 3x 3.5Ghz)
4GB DDR2 1066Mhz Dual-Channel Memory
2x Sapphire Radeon 4830 512MB PCI-Express CrossFire Graphics Cards w/ HDMI Out
640GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive (7200rpm, 16MB cache)
ASRock 780G Socket AM2+ Motherboard w/GigaBit Ethernet, 7.1ch Audio
22x DVD-RW / CD-RW Combo Drive (Serial-ATA)
Enermax EarthWatts 530watt Power Supply (High End!)
Sigma LaVie Leather Front Mid-Tower Gamers Case w/PlexiGlass Window
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 bit

$900 for the set

buying

jackers1234 · Jul 08, 2009, 12:19 PM // 12:19

sounds like a good price, but personally i would change the ATi cards for nvidia ones, as i have experienced problems with the radeon 4000 series.
the nvidia GTS/GTX series seem more reliable all round. but this is down to personal preference i guess.

Elder III · Jul 08, 2009, 01:47 PM // 13:47

Are you buying pre-built? Depending on the Monitor situation I would drop the 2 4830s and get just one of a better video card - 4870 1GB or perhaps even a 4890 on sale would equal the cost of 2 4830s.... if you game at 1680x1050 or lower I would do that myself. Other than that it looks good, although the PSU may not give you very much room for upgrades in the future.

jackers1234 · Jul 08, 2009, 02:10 PM // 14:10

i agree with the comment about the PSU. go for at least 600W. OCZ do some very nice 600/650W PSU's for a good price.

and what sort of games are you going to be playing? because unless you are going to be doing some very heavy duty gaming, i would say the SLI is not needed. go for one slightly more powerful card instead.