Do all these parts check out with each other?

shishkebab

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I built this computer on NewEgg, and I want to make sure all these parts will be compatible with one another.

My main area of question is the power supply. I would like the most cost efficient power supply/computer case that will support the rest of the computer. The graphics card is about 10.5".

I'd like to know any red flags in the different parts, and if there are any spots (particularly power supply/case) that could be more cost efficient.

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Ok I see some fixes that can be made.

Case: The CM 690 is great for dual vid cards, but seeing how you going with a single card set up the Antec 300 would be the better choice.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 $54.95
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

PSU: A decent 550w is more than sufficient to push that build.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10009795 Final Price: $74.99 ($49.99 after MIR) Free Shipping
OCZ OCZ550FTY 550W Active Power Supply Retail

same psu @ newegg...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022 $79.99 ($54.99 after $25.00 Mail-In Rebate)
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

Mobo: DFI is a great board for experienced over clockers, but I would go with something a bit more user friendly like this Gigabyte down below.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359 $119.99 ($104.99 after $15.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
2 oz copper PCB + Easy Tune 6 for OC

Hard Drive: The WD 640 32mb Black is faster than what you have, it also offers an extra 16mb of cache. It's the HD of choice these days.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $74.99 Free Shipping*
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

Burner: You have an EIDE in your build...that's the last thing you want in a new build. SATA always.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171 $24.99
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM

O/S:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx?ITPID=mscomsc <--- Save yourself some money on an o/s until March 2010 and dl the 64 bit version of Windows RC 7