Vista - Opinions on new computer needed

Hey Vistaforums, I need your opinions on a new computer I'm planning to build for my friend.

He has a budget of $1000, and this build comes out to be $940 total.

Here are the parts:

Newegg.com - Thermaltake V9 Black Edition ATX Computer Gaming Chassis with Dual Oversized 230mm Ultra-Silent Cooling Fans VJ400G1N2Z Mid Tower - Computer Cases

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

TWO OF THESE FOR CROSSFIRE: Newegg.com - HIS H465FS512P Radeon HD 4650 512MB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7 - Power Supplies

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor - Processors - Desktops

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Desktop Memory

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000KSRTL 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Newegg.com - ATOP ACM-103B Black 103 Normal Keys 9 Function Keys PS/2 Standard Keyboard and mouse combo set - Keyboards

Newegg.com - Acer X193Wb Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 2000:1 ACM - LCD Monitors

Newegg.com - HP Black 22X DVD+R 22X DVD-R SATA 22X DVD Burner LightScribe Support - CD / DVD Burners

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - Operating Systems

Only thing I would suggest is to forget about the 2 4650's and get either a 4850 or 4770, as in most cases either of those will be faster than the 2x4650 (and cheaper as both can usually be found for $100.00 or less). That and you won't have the headache that can come from running dual cards.

Even better is if you can hold off for a week or two as the new HD5xxx cards are supposed to be coming out. Personally I would wait and see what the prices of the new cards are, that and the prices on the older cards is liable to come down some.

Well he has time, a lot of time, till next summer to be exact. So I think we'll wait for the new 5xxx series, or should we go with Nvidia?

If you're not planning on building it till next summer, I wouldn't even bother making a list till then.

if hes gaming why choose AMD processor? and id go windows 7

How about make a list of what ever the best available today and put it together next summer. Guarantee the best value PC you can have. I am not just saying things. Like my set up, I can play the crap out of all the games but I bet you can put one together today less then $800.

hm.... i say wait until he is ready..... but when ya do go for the 5870 or 5850.... they are a best of a card

Because Intel sucks more than a dirty hooker.

When does the 5 series come out?

Hah, he's just sore cos he can't afford the better Intel i7 cpu's...

Have a look at what I've just finished building for $3500, Expensive but well worth building. My recommendation is to always futureproof:

Specifications:

INTEL i7 Core Extreme Edition 3.3 Ghz (OC to 4.6)
Asus P6T7 WS Supercomputer Motherboard
6 x OCZ 1800Mhz DDR3 2Gb (dual triple-channel 12Gb total)
3 x Asus Nvidia Geforce 285 GTX 1Gb (in 3-way SLI over six slots) (OC at 125%)
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Titanium Edition (PCI-e 2.0 slot version)
Coolermaster CosmosX SuperATX Case
12 case fans, just to keep the GPU's under 50 degrees!

i agree about intel..... and sometime in the next month.. the benchmarks i've seen are amazing fast