Gaming Build help please

[tom_servo]

Hi all....New to the forums here. So I am not a hardcore gamer at all , but I wanna be able to play the hottest stuff out there.... I used to know a lot 'bout comps years ago but 6 months outta the loop and everything changes in the computer world. Anyway.....I'm building a gaming rig .....
GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3HP AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
XION AXP Lan-Party Edition AXP-800R14HE 800W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS 12V 2.92 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified
Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
EVGA 512-P3-N879-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail ( X2 so I can run it in SLI)

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail

Kingston HyperX 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Quad Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX8500D2K4/4GR - Retail
Western Digital Caviar GP WD5000AACS 500GB 5400 to 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower
Computer Case - Retail......I love the big fans....

Any suggestions on anything here. I'm iffy on the Video card setup. I would really appreciate some help in that area....I have done some research but I'm sure someone can suggest a setup that is better suited. I would like to try and stay below $1500.....

Thanks all....

[JPMiller]

There are MANY points to contend with in that list, in fact I would start from scratch instead of even trying to "point-by-point" whats wrong with it.

It this level you REALLY should be using Intel...
And Forget Crossfire unless your using 2 of the absolute highest end cards available(which is just a waste of money anyway)
EDIT... OK under $1500?

Heres a quick list...
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz $300
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 $190
Western Digital VelociRaptor for OS $160
Western Digital Caviar 640GB $75
Crucial 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) $145
EVGA 01G-P3-1280-AR GeForce GTX 280 $325
OCZ StealthXStream 600W $50

Total if allowing $150 for case... $1,450
I just threw out that video card, I would pick another with the leftover $
(VC's arent my strong point)

[RicheemxX]

LOL JP nailed that one.

Just one major point you picked a board that doesn't support SLI, not that anyone here would recommend it, but you need to buy a board with support for it if you plan to use it.

Side note, what is it with everyone wanting to grab these 780g boards for builds lately. They provide a great on-board video solution but other than that there isn't really a reason to buy one

on another note, please don't create multiple threads, one is more than enough

[tom_servo]

I will not go over 1600.....that's the absolute highest I will do for this.....


So 600W will be enough juice? And the velociraptor is just for the OS? I've partitioned for an os...but never a separate drive.....

And if I'm going with a single GPU I wanna get as much as I can within my budget....