I'm considering building my own rig because I've been getting into pc gaming more and more the more i hear about it, and since i played call of duty on my friends computer and realized a difference in graphics and gameplay compared to my ps3. I love my ps3 and all, but i'm seeing more benefits in pc gaming than console. So, before I buy anything at all I was wondering if I could get anybodys input on my build. I know about computers, i'm not computer retarded. But just to make sure everything is gonna work, i'd like some input.
This is what i threw together
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX
Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Newegg.com - Antec 761345-75026-4 120mm Red LED Case Fan [two for the front fans]
Newegg.com - ENERMAX MAGMA UC-MA12 120mm Case Fan [side fan]
Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING ACFZ13 92mm High Performance CPU Cooler for Intel and AMD
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX 750GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive [2nd hard drive so i can store my games on]
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive [1st hard drive for everything else]
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-8GBRH
Newegg.com - ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Professional Series AX750 750W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Newegg.com - XFX HD-687A-ZDBC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity [not sure if i should go for crossfire]
Newegg.com - ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers
Newegg.com - Logitech Z523 40 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System
I plan on overclocking to atleast 3.4-3.6 if possible, so i chose to buy another heatsink instead of the stock one.
Also Im unsure if my case is the right size for the video card.
And yeah, i tried going with a red on black theme. Im picky when it comes to colors matching.
forgot to add the DVD drive, btw. not quite sure what one to get.
This is what i threw together
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX
Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Newegg.com - Antec 761345-75026-4 120mm Red LED Case Fan [two for the front fans]
Newegg.com - ENERMAX MAGMA UC-MA12 120mm Case Fan [side fan]
Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING ACFZ13 92mm High Performance CPU Cooler for Intel and AMD
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX 750GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive [2nd hard drive so i can store my games on]
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive [1st hard drive for everything else]
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-8GBRH
Newegg.com - ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Professional Series AX750 750W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Newegg.com - XFX HD-687A-ZDBC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity [not sure if i should go for crossfire]
Newegg.com - ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers
Newegg.com - Logitech Z523 40 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System
I plan on overclocking to atleast 3.4-3.6 if possible, so i chose to buy another heatsink instead of the stock one.
Also Im unsure if my case is the right size for the video card.
And yeah, i tried going with a red on black theme. Im picky when it comes to colors matching.
forgot to add the DVD drive, btw. not quite sure what one to get.