I'll be building this PC very soon, so are the specs any good?
CPU: AMD Phenom x4 955 @ 3.2GHz
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz G-Skill Ripjaws
HARD DRIVE: Seagate 1TB SATA II 7200.12
GPU: XFX ATI Radeon 5850 1GB
MOTHERBOARD: Asus M4A77TD-Pro
CHASSIS: Antec Three Hundred
PSU: Antec True Power 650w
OPTICAL DRIVE: Pioneer DVR-218
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate OEM 64-bit
MONITOR: BenQ E2200HD 2ms GTG
+ Razer Arctosa and Razer Salmosa.
Might want to get a larger power supply need a min of 500w for that graphics card.
Can I have that?
Yes. Looks good. Perhaps add a 2nd monitor. You'll love it.
That's a well regarded case.
Overkill on the power supply in terms of wattage. Antec is a decent brand, but some of its lines have a better reputation than others. I think the "Earthwatts" line is pretty good. As far as I know, Antec doesn't make their own power supplies--some are made by quality outfits and some not so much. I'd go with Seasonic myself.
Asus is generally well thought of, but you may have a different opinion if you ever have to deal with their customer support.
Seagate had a great rep on drives until the last year or two, but nowadays you see more positive comments about Western Digital--but in reality all hard drives are something of a crapshoot, so I wouldn't worry about it much--shop by price among Seagate, WD, and Samsung. You can get a bad one from any manufacturer without trying very hard.
Funnily enough, only the True Power 750w is listed as running a 5850 single and the 650 for a 4890, but that's enough.
In terms of upgrading in future ie crossfire, 650w would be pushing at that point and why buy a whole new psu in future or spend a couple extra bucks for one now.
I don't use Crossfire and in the future I'll build a new pc if required. I probably won't upgrade except for the gpu and even then a new system would probably be better.
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