How good is this build?

[Ichigo]

I'm trying to build a computer for Gaming / Watching HD Videos / Video Production...



Case: CoolerMaster Elite 310 Mid-Tower Case

CPU: AMD Phenomâ„¢II X4 955 Black Edition Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology

Cooling Fan: XtremeGear HP-1216X Five Heatpipes Direct Core Contact Copper Heatsink CPU Cooling Fan (Extreme Silent at 20dBA & Overclock Proof) (Extreme Silent at 20dBA & Overclock Proof)

Motherboard: MSI 770-G45 AM3 770 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB2.0, SATA-II, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI

Memory: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module

Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4670 1GB DDR3 PCI-Express DVI-I & TVO (Major Brand Powered by ATI)

Video Card 2: ATI Radeon HD 4670 1GB DDR3 PCI-Express DVI-I & TVO (Major Brand Powered by ATI)

Multiple Video Card Settings: Xtreme Performance in SLI/CrossFireX Gaming

Power Supply: 600 Watts Power Supplies (XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply)

Hard Drive: Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 2 Identical Hard Drives
(500GB (250GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: Zonet ZEW1642 IEEE 802.11b/g/n Draft 2.0

 

[VINMAN46]

i would switch to intel for production and get not 2 videocards but get one good one 5770 would be good also get 6 gb 3x 2gb sticks

 

[Ichigo]

it'd be primarily for gaming, and is the 5770 really superior to crossfired 4670s?

is it?

also, what kind of price should I be paying for this do you guys think

 

[GibsonSGKing]

i would switch to intel for production and get not 2 videocards but get one good one 5770 would be good also get 6 gb 3x 2gb sticks

Overkill IMO on the ram for gaming.

it'd be primarily for gaming, and is the 5770 really superior to crossfired 4670s?

is it?

also, what kind of price should I be paying for this do you guys think

Go look up some benchmarks

 

[Ichigo]

If you don't mind me asking.. what's a benchmark

 

[GibsonSGKing]

If you don't mind me asking.. what's a benchmark

It's a bunch of ratings for hardware, I'll show you one

 

[Ichigo]

something like this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...I_x4_955_black_edition-_-19-103-674-_-Product

the processor i picked has 1054 reviews 90% were 5/5

 

[GibsonSGKing]

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...sk=view&id=383&Itemid=47&limit=1&limitstart=8

 

[Ichigo]

what about my actual build? how do you think I can impriove it

 

[GibsonSGKing]

what about my actual build? how do you think I can impriove it

Getting a better video card(s). 2 5770's or a 5870 would rape. A 5850 is an excellent card as well