CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 2.8ghz Black Edition
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon 5770 (Juniper XT) 1gb
RAM: 8gb DDR3 1600
PSU: 650w Diablotek - got excellent reviews from buyers
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Hard Drive: WD Caviar Green 500gb 7200rpm SATA 3.0gb/s
$780....... way under the price of that laptop (ugh) the wife wanted for me instead.
I decided to buy a new hard drive, double the ram, and order Win 7 Home Premium. I could've gone with a 4890. But, I decided to go for less power draw. Plus, I'll be building a new pc for my kid next year. She can have the 5770 and replace mine with a 5870.
I would've bought a 5850. But, it's pretty hard to nail down shops that have it in stock.
Last edited by Jun aka Pekto; October 30th, 2009 at 03:18 AM.