My Custom PC- Need a second opinion

Case:APEVIA X-DISCOVERY-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
GPU:XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
CD/DVD Drive:Sony Optiarc Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1678A
PSU:Antec TPQ-850 850W Continuous Power ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active
CPU:AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core
Motherboard:ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
Ram:CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
HDD:SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM


All Parts on NewEgg comes to a total of...$917.43 which includes shipping

Will be buying OS/Monitor/Keyboard separate. It will be Vista Home and a 22" samsung monitor (Costco has better prices)

your parts list looks good to me - quality components there no doubt - seems like you should be about $50-100 less though, did you check combo deals and mail in rebates?

Price includes shipping+tax (tax=~$50-60) Also they have this HDMI cable stapled to my cart @ $15

I also found a 750w Antec PSU which is $50 cheaper. I think im gonna go with it.

The CPU/HDD/MOBO/RAM are all in one combo with 125 instant savings...

New total $885 with tax and shipping

you can drop the PSU to a 550W model. a quality 550W PSU can easily handle your system load.

The problem with having a 550w PSU is that I plan on putting a second graphics card in to crossfire them with games that come out in the future.

If you can afford, and if the difference isn't that big, buy the Phenom II 955, which should overclock with no fuss at stock voltage to 3.6-3.8GHz range.

Other than that - Good gaming machine!

Enjoy.