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Very good specs, you've done your research. And yes, Sanji's Guide is becoming very extensive and helpful 
Well done.
I have only ONE minor comment: Take a look at the Coolermaster 534 instead. It has a rotated hard drive cage which is better for cable management and space, and has dual side vents for CPU and GPU, all for basically the same price. Definitely worth a look
Other than that, great specs, good for you!
No floppy drive needed unless maybe you're doing a RAID. No other cables needed, mobo should come with everything you need.
Yea, from what people tell me that I've been helping to overclock, the 4300 seems to do quite well up to about 2.8ghz....minimal voltage tweaks, etc. Then when it get around 3.0 it seems to need large voltage increases and you have to push it hard. I generally recommend people stay around the 2.8ghz....which is still a great overclock. Less volts, less heat, less stress. Not worth the couple hundred extra mhz in my opinion. Just keep it in mind........
Now, go ahead.....Pull the trigger.
Like he said, the E4300 is a funny chip. Many do hit 3ghz but some will fail to reach its mark. Remember that. 
On another note, might I suggest this RAM?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820609085
Couple of dollars cheaper and supposedly overclocks well.
That SuperTalent stuff is great......a bit more money, but definitely a good choice there.
And.....much better to be cautious than careless I commend you for being thorough, good work!
| Quote : That SuperTalent stuff is great......a bit more money, but definitely a good choice there.
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What do you mean a bit more money? Do you mean $2 over the cheapest thing on Newegg?
SuperTalent is $190 currently. Corsair is $139 after rebate. A few more bucks
HOWEVER, prices change constantly Sanji, we all know this. So really it's not fair to you or your Guide to get hung up on exact dollars, since that'll change faster than you can update your Guide. However, overall I think you've certainly got the right idea. People can add up the dollars and cents, but the concepts and guidance is sound. The details might change slightly but no biggie.
| Quote : SuperTalent is $190 currently. Corsair is $139 after rebate. A few more bucks |
ah, sorry if I made it look like I was talking about the high end super awesome latency Super Talents.
Super Talent as a DDR2-667 budget RAM on the market and it is roughly $61 a GB. Is is pretty decent stuff that occasionally overclocks to DDr2-900 speeds.
Too late Brick88, I just placed my order. Ah well. I eventually want to do a raid 0 setup with this anyway, just not at first with this being my first build. Now I can read read read about building this beast for a few days while I wait for my rig to be shipped 
I do know I'm not overclocking a thing until I get it running and stable then I'll overclock.
I hope I'm not biting off more than I can chew, deciding to build AND overclock for the first time with this rig!
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