CPU - AMD Phenom II 1090T Black edition ($199.99)
Motherboard - MSI 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard ($199.99)
Memory - Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 XMS 8GB DDR3 RAM - PC10666, 1333MHz, 2x 4GB ($74.99)
Hard drive - Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS Mobile Hard Drive - 500GB, 2.5", 7200RPM, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM (59.99)
Video card - Diamond Radeon HD 5850 Video Card (189.99)
Sound card - Creative Labs 70SB088600002 SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro PCIe Sound Card (99.99)
Case - Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Black Case (139.99)
Power Supply - Ultra LSP550 550-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, SLI-Ready, 135mm Fan (54.99)
DVD Burner - Sony Optiarc AD-7260S-0B 24x DVDRW Drive - 24x, S-ATA, Black, OEM (19.99)
Monitor - Viewsonic VA2231wm 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor (159.99)
Keyboard/mouse - Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard/Mouse Combo(69.99)
Speakers - Genius SW-V2.1 1250 2.1 Gaming Speakers - 36-Watts RMS, 3" Drivers, 20-Watts 5.25" Subwoofer, AUX In, Mic Jack (44.99)
OS - Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit (109.99)
I want to be able to play games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (when it comes out) and maybe Dragon Age II.
Please ignore the numbers in parentheses.
PLEASE TELL ME IF ANYTHING WON'T WORK!!! It's my first gaming build.
Also, any parts that are good replacements for anything I have?Is this a good build?
Yes, the 5850 is a much better video card. I would advise against the iffy brand Ultra PSU though
Here's a suggestion for a better performing build around the same price though
Core i5 2500K CPU - $220
ASRock P67 4 Extreme motherboard - $155
RAM - Same, although you really only need 4 GB for gaming, but might as well get 8 GB since it's cheap now - $75
Sound card - Modern motherboards have decent quality audio. You don't need one unless you have a high end speaker system to plug your PC into
Case, DVD, Monitor - Good
Video card -Take the cash left over from the motherboard and get a Nvidia 560 GTX. Better than the 5850
Power supply. Antec or Corsair 80+ high efficiency PSU 650 watts
Hard drive. I'd definitely go Western Digital Caviar Black with 32 or 64mb cache instead of the 16mb on the Seagate
My system will play anything on 1920 x 1080 very well, and it's similar to the one I listed
Mine is
Core i7 2600K OC to 4.4 ghz
8 GB DDR3 1600mhz GSkill Ripjaw RAM
WD Caviar Black 1.5 TB 64 mb cache 7200 rpm HDD
Nvidia PNY 570 GTX video card
ASRock 67 4 extreme motherboard. Great board for the price!
NZXT Tempest EVO case
Win 7 x64 bit
LG Glossy no-glare 23" LCD 1920 x 1080 monitor
Sunbeam 780 watt PSU (crappy low efficiency PSU that barely gets me by)
CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ air cooler - $30, soon to be replaced with a Noctua
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