So I have decided to upgrade my computer and need help from people better with computers than me. I decided on an AMD cpu has i thought for my price range I could get the most performance. But I could be wrong so please let me know. Other than that i am trying to make a well balanced system that can multi task as I like to browse the internet, play games, watch movies and tv on my computer. I will also have my computer hooked up to my tv as a second moniter. And I would also like to hook up my fios (verizon) tv service up to my computer so i can use it as a dvr and second tv, will this tv tuner card enable me to do that? I already have a hardrive, power supply, disk drive, and case. Here are the rest off of newegg where i will buy the parts.

ASUS Combo TV Card My Cinema-EHC3-150/NAQ/FM/AV/RC PCI-Express x1 Interface - Retail 79.99

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail 79.99

SAPPHIRE 100258-1GHDMI Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail 124.99

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9T-6GBNQ - Retail 144.99

AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor Model ADX620WFGIBOX - Retail 99.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM  139.99

Total before tax and Shipping: $668.95

Updated with the new suggestions. Price is coming down, I like that. Anymore suggestions?

Seems really expensive. I would drop the operating system and get a cheaper Core.

Your ram is way over priced.

Your Radeon HD 5770 is a horrible buy. Why get Sapphire? it only has a 1 year warrenty doesn't it?
XFX has unlimited lifetime.. why get anything else?

Your top of the line PC should not cost you more than 600$ total, including the case.

First, if you're going for Newegg, you should look out for combos. Doesn't look like you're taking advantage of any.

Second, I'd go for a 955, not a 965, you get better value with that, and can push it up to 3.4 GHz with ease if you so desire... or, if you want the best of the best, grab the 125W version, not the 140W one.

Also, that's an older chipset on the mobo, go for 785G or 790GX.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.315717

Also, if you're looking for under a grand, you may wanna look at even a 5850 as well.

Go intel core i7 they are soooo much superior to amd's for the love of god dont listen to anyone who says otherwise.

Invest 10-15 bucks more in the mobo and get a crossfire dual pci-e slot mobo. Then you really are "future proof"...for atleast 3 years :)

If you wanna spend ~120$ more on the CPU, ~100$ more on the motherboard, and ~50$ more on the memory (or even more if you opt for DDR2 with the AMD system, since it only makes like 5% of a difference either way), and to end up with a platform that Intel sure as hell won't be supporting as long as AMD will be supporting AM3, for limited performance gains if you aren't doing anythign that takes advantage of all 8 threads, then sure.

Which, is the case with gaming - you're better off saving the money and buying a better/second video card than breaking the bank over an LGA 1366 system.

Hokay. I'll run down point-by-point.

MOBO: The one you picked is solid, but overpriced. The ASUS M4A77TD has everything you could ever want out of a mobo (unless you have some special needs like a 1394 port or multiple IDE ports or something), and for considerably less money.

TV Card: A solid, reasonably priced pick. ASUS is an excellent hardware manufacturer and I highly encourage people to buy from them every time.

Graphics Card: If you're running at a resolution above 1600x1050, then you picked an excellent card. If you're running lower than that, then save yourself a few bucks and get a Radeon 4850 like this one.

RAM: 8 gigs is WAY too much. You won't see a performance increase on most games above 4 gigs. This kit will have your rig running games just as well as the 8-gig one you chose, and it'll save you over a hundred bucks.

CPU: Okay, here's where it gets tricky. You do NOT need to spend over $100 on a CPU if the most CPU-intensive thing you're using your PC for is gaming, so that Phenom is WAY overkill. I say this in every "help me buy/upgrade a PC" thread, and I'll say it again: The Athlon II X3 435 is all you need for PC gaming for the foreseeable future - as in, it'll run every modern game (save ArmA II and GTA4 and maybe one or two others that are equally poorly programmed/optimized) at max settings, provided you have a good enough graphics card. If you really want to run those few stragglers too, then Intel's Core i5-750 (and a compatible mobo) are what you should get, but otherwise just stick with the Athlon.

OS: Windows 7 x64 is the best version of Windows out there right now. Go for it.

TOTAL: Roughly $620 before tax and shipping.

Put that extra $250-ish away and use it to upgrade again in a few years when the higher-end parts you picked will be both needed and much cheaper.

I like the current configuration. Can you tell us what games you will play and at what resolutions/settings? That graphics card (EDIT: may not be good value for you considering the price) and something like an HD 4850 could be enough. Alternately, if you plan to play Crysis on 1920x1200 or something, an HD 5850 or GTX 285 could be appropriate.

The CPU is fine, I see no need to go higher with your current needs. As long as you don't do professional-level video editing or tasks of similar magnitude, a cheap Phenom or Athlon quad should be enough.

8GB of RAM is too much. Get 4GB.

A 5770 is about equal to a 4870, which is a step up from a 4850, only there's DX11, Eyefinity, a lot less power consumption/heat... so I don't really see how it's overkill.

It's not complete overkill - we're not talking about a $400 top-of-the-line moneysink here - but it may be more power than the OP needs. Your GPU needs are primarily based upon whatever resolution you're running at. Someone piping their video to a 720p HDTV won't need a 5770, but someone using a 1900x1200 LCD monitor definitely will.