critique my future build

[cougarsoccer]

i just had my 21 birthday and i was looking to build another computer with some of the money i had saved up. let me know what you guys think. also if you have any other items that might give me more bang for the buck then let me know.

Here is the updates on the questions and the links below are the parts

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? fps gaming and a bunch of rts games. i want dow2 to look good
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?no more than 800
3) Where do you live?mississippi, US
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? cpu, ram, motherboard, video card, and power supply
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? westerdigital 300 gb hard drive connects sata., a lightscribe cd/dvd drive, and i'm gonna put it in an old full tower atx case for the moment
6) Will you be overclocking? most likely no but i may mess around
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?19 inch lcd
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?here in the next week if possible
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? PCI express x16 2.0
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?yes i have a legit windows xp home key and a vista ultimate upgrade key

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.182239

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.182239

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

i know there is not a hard drive up here. i'm just gonna my 300 gb one in there

let me know about your advice guys. i would like to be able to play some of the newer games. cause i never got to experience crysis either

 

[tiraides]

Please answer the questions listed in the "Asking for Build Help?" sticky. And could you list out the names of the parts you're getting as well?

As a whole, everything looks fine. But if you want to save some money... please answer the sticky questions first.

 

[Dangman]

Please answer the questions listed in the "Asking for Build Help?" sticky. And could you list out the names of the parts you're getting as well?

As a whole, everything looks fine. But if you want to save some money... please answer the sticky questions first.

+1 to all of this. Please answer those questions FULLY so that we can help you better

 

[cougarsoccer]

ok thanks i updated the questions

 

[Dangman]

You listed the mobo/CPU combo twice. In any case, ditch that X4 940/Gigabyte mobo combo and go with this combo instead:
$266 - AMD Phenom II X4 920 CPU + Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P AMD 790X AMD Motherboard Combo

You will not notice a diference between the X4 920 and X4 940 so save the $34 and get the cheaper X4 920.

If you're willing to buy from a different site, this PSU is a significantly better bang for the buck PSU than the Corsair 650TX:
$109 - Corsair 750TX 750W PSU

Other than that, your build looks pretty good to me. Will you be needing a DVD burner and case as well? Didn't see a mention of either items in questions 4 and 5.

 

[tiraides]

If you aren't planning on upgrading your monitor soon, you could get a different video card -- the GTX 260 is overkill. The HD4850, less so.

With the change in video card comes the change in PSU, as you don't need that much power for your system. Get the "instant" savings that come with getting the BFG Tech LS-550. Though it is less powerful than the Corsair PSUs that you and Danny mentioned, it's more than enough for the HD4850.

You may want to consider getting a new hard drive, as the newer drives out now are capable of near-Raptor speeds. The best bang-for-your-buck HDD out now is the WD6400AAKS, which is currently on sale at ZipZoomFly. But again, this is only something for you to consider.

 

[cougarsoccer]

i updated the questions for cd drive and case. also i was looking at the 4850 and i was just wondering if i will be able to play most of the higher end games like crysis and look decent on this card. but the main focus is mostly rts games such as dow2. i was also looking at the psu that tiraides recomended. is 550W gonna be enough to power the pc? every other pc i built before had at least 700W in it. it has been awhile since i have upgraded one though and was kinda curious about that

 

[Dangman]

i updated the questions for cd drive and case. also i was looking at the 4850 and i was just wondering if i will be able to play most of the higher end games like crysis and look decent on this card. but the main focus is mostly rts games such as dow2. i was also looking at the psu that tiraides recomended. is 550W gonna be enough to power the pc? every other pc i built before had at least 700W in it. it has been awhile since i have upgraded one though and was kinda curious about that

The HD4850 is more than enough to play most games at near-max settings on a 19" monitor. The BFG LS-550 550W PSU is more than enough to power the PC. I'm willing to bet that the BFG LS-550 PSU that tiraides recommended is of far superior quality than any of the 700W PSUs you've used. So yeah, no worries about the BFG LS-550.

However if you have the cash, go for the Corsair 750TX.