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
is this a good deal
king swift
jackers1234
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.
the nvidia GTS/GTX series seem more reliable all round. but this is down to personal preference i guess.
Elder III
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
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.
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.