Guys, my main questions are the Case, Monitor and PSU. I might go CROSSFIRE in the future so i was wondering if my psu would be able to support it? Feedback greatly appreciated.
Wireless cards are sooo last decade lol. I'd honestly find yourself something that connects via USB. It's really just more convienent though.
If you want to overclock, AND you want the option of XFire... I'd bump up that PSU to the 750 or 850TX. They all have 4 PCI-e connectors (I think) so you won't have any problems there, but you probably want a little more headroom than that 650W will give you.
I also think velociraptors are horribly overpriced, and I'd just grab yourself a WD Caviar Black instead. They come in 500, 640, and 1TB flavors, I believe. There won't be a noticable performance decrease, and you can use the money you save to bump up your PSU and wireless.
I have the P182. It's a great case and very quiet, but it tends to get a little warm on the lowest fan settings, and it weighs a ton. I'd recommend it if you like peace and quiet and you don't do a whole lot of LAN parties though.
I got myself a Acer P243WAid 24" monitor. It is beautiful, but deactivated on newegg. I'd still recommend it though.
PSU: I think 650 should be enough, but you can spend $20 more and get a 750W, LINK!!
GPU: Great pick, may i suggest going with this one? LINK!!
RAM: Instead of the platinum edition go with the gold version. Timings are almost the same, you shouldn't notice any difference, besides the extra money in your pocket. LINK!!
MOBO: Since it looks like you're going ATI and not Nvidia, why pay for both of their support? go with the p6t SE and save $100 LINK!!
HDDs: The TB Caviar is a great choice, but the velociraptor isn't IMO. it may be faster but i doubt you'll see much of a boost. I think you'd be better off saving $$$ and getting another TB caviar.
Case: Looks good to me, a bit expensive but it looks like it may be worth it
As for the monitor, Acer makes some mean monitors. Try this one
Message edited by thefox14 on 06-25-2009 at 11:24:28 PM
Then go for 850HX. Its modular. And for that matter , 650TX is not modular.
Otherwise, 750TX will be more than enough, and I dont think with that case, you would need a modular PSU. Go for 750TX. More than enough.
Instead of velociraptors, go for WD caviar black 640GB. Its cheaper, has more storage and cost much less while having the same speed.
As for monitor, you can tru samsung T240 or 2233SW(Widescreen 16:9, full HD). I have 2233SW and its beautiful. You can try bigger sizes for the same model if you want.