Opinions Needed - Midrange Gaming Build

IPswich12

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Here's the specs for my new build, I put some serious time into this so please let me know if there is anything I can do to improve the list!

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077

Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128352

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773

RAM: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227298

GFX: ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253

Cooling: ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118223

TV: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800 MCE Kit 1128 PCI-Express x1 Interface
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116015

HD:Western Digital Caviar Blue WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822135106
*Already have a 500GB WD SATA as well

Optical Drive: ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135156

TOTAL: $928.81 (After rebates: 838.81)

Also, I had a quick question about the case...I was looking at the same model, but without the window. It has 2 side fans instead, do you think this would make a considerable difference in cooling? I do plan to OC at least a little. This is the other case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068


Thanks for all your help!
 

chihlidog

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That build looks pretty good to me. I would NOT advise trying to overclock that CPU though. I'm running one right now and they run hot! It's fast enough at stock speeds. I see you have a nice cooler but I'd question ANY cooler's ability to keep this thing cool if I overclocked it.