First timer looking for advice

[BigFoofieMan]

Hey guys, my brother and I are looking to put together a gaming rig and we're sick of dealing with dell/etc so we're going to put together our own. We play dota and with dota2 coming around the corner we want to be able to run it maxed out.

We've got 600-750 to spend and this is what I've come up with, any advice would be appreciated. We dont care if its amd or intel, etc. Anything is up for change as long as we can get the most performance.

case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767
psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
gpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506
ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
cpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
hsf: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
hd+dvd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.696166
total cost: 716 - 55 MIR = $661

thanks a ton in advance

 

[Knufire]

Are you willing to upgrade in the future? If you want performance NOW, you should go intel. If you're willing to sell your CPU and drop in AMD's new Bulldozer line when it comes out in a month, then go with this. The performance now option might be a little hard with a $750 budget, so IMO, this is the way to go. See if you can squeeze a 6950 in that budget.

You can use multi-GPU setups on that motherboard, so drop your power supply down to a 600CX.

Do you already have a copy of Windows?

 

[BigFoofieMan]

i have no gripes about throwing a bulldozer into this when they come out, my mobo does support that i believe? i think thats why i was looking at this mobo.

i do have a spare copy of windows too.

would this 6950 be a good one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150524
it does fit into my budget

btw about the PSU, should i drop to a 600cx even if i dont have plans to run 2 cards?

 

[Knufire]

That's the point, you CAN'T run two cards so get a smaller wattage/cheaper PSU like the 600CX...

 

[bradleyg]

I would go for a 2GB 6950 like this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121431
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150549