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Hello, this is my first computer that im about to build but i want to know if there is going to be anything wrong with the components i like so far, i live in New Zealand, so its basically double the cost here of american stuff.
Budget is: $3400 NZ or $1700 American

Computer Case: Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000BWS
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 2.66ghz
CPU Heatsink: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5
Memory: OCZ Platinum 6gb(3x2gb) PC3-12800
Graphics Card: Galaxy GTX 260+(216 SP)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB
Moniter: Samsung 2433BW 24"
PCU: Thermaltake Toughpower Q Fan 750W
DVD Drive: Samsung GH-22LS30 22x

Will all of these Go fine? any complaints about any of the items? any other questions required, im upgrading from a dell, so i believe this will be a massive upgrade, but here are my components on my dell..lol

Pentium 4 2.8ghz
Intergrated graphics
15" moniter
160gb hard drive

I will be playing games, and i like to encode movies and do lots of multitasking. Thank you, By the way im new to Tomshardware, so if ive done anything incorrectly, please tell me so


Message edited by S1acker69 on 06-20-2009 at 02:30:14 PM
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I forgot to say that i can always get more stuff, like another GTX 260 if i wanted to SLI or another 6gb of ram and maybe if the motherboard supports it, the 6 core thats coming out later this year...

But that will be when i get some more money

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Change your HD to Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EADS 1.5TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136351

A tiny bit more expensive but a lot more reliable. I'm not sure of the price in New Zealand.

I'm also sure your well in your budget so you should get a 4890. They're better and around the same price.

You should decide whether or not you are strictly going xfire or SLI cause you can save a lot of money on the MB this way.

You can change your PSU to Corsair. The one you have picked is ridiculously overpriced. "CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139009

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