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 Member 12 Level 35.70 Feb 2006 
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Superb choice of case, by the way. That will make your job as easy as possible.
AMD processors come with a good heatsink/fan. Unless you plan on overclocking your CPU, you won't need any additional cooling for it. You may wish to add a case fan to the side to help in any cooling you might need, it is positioned in a good place to help keep the GPU cooler. Plus, that only adds like $5 at the most to your price. As for your choice of power supply, that's a bit pricey. Thermaltake makes a fantastic PSU that I put into a Centurion 5 case that has been working perfectly since we got it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153023 It's also about $30 cheaper and it's not like you are losing performance, Thermaltake is a great brand. The mobo seems to be overpriced for the performance you get too. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131569 This one is about $50 cheaper. I guess it would help us to know if you have any special needs. If you just want to stick some parts together and go, you can definitely save some money on this machine. If you're looking for massive customization, lots of overclocking and such, you might need some upgrades in places. Jam it back in, in the dark.
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Member 12 Level 35.70 Feb 2006
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I don't think I would go with that type of hard drive, whether it be SATA or IDE.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/...es_at_a_price/ It looks like 500 GB HDs are slooooooow. If you want that much capacity, it looks like it would be still better to go with two half-capacity but faster drives. The higher capacity Western Digital drives seem to perform better than the Seagates. There's nowhere I can't reach.
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Member 12 Level 35.70 Feb 2006
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That RAM is only an upgrade if you are considering messing with the settings (generating more heat). If not, I'd stick with the Corsair. Corsair really is the best brand.
Two 512s is the way to go. Dual channel RAM/slots means that the RAM is going to work a bit better when you put two, identical, dual channel sticks in there. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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