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First time building a computer and this is the build I want to go with:

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"

I have no idea what to do for a power supply or cooling, any recommendations? And how about a good productivity/gaming keyboard and mouse?

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for PSU, Corsair 650 watt would be a good choice. OCZ/PC Power & Cooling, Antec, Enermax, Seasonic, are good brands for PSU too. I like the Logitech G15/G11 for keyboards, and the G9 Mouse is my new favorite. I've used Razer mice for the past 5 years or so, and they're good too, but I like the G9 much more now.

Message edited by wathman on 08-14-2009 at 10:50:18 PM

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A Corsair 750TX PSU would give you enough headroom to add another 4890 in crossfire down the road.

I'll let someone else recommend a keyboard/mouse.

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shortstuff_mt wrote :

A Corsair 750TX PSU would give you enough headroom to add another 4890 in crossfire down the road.

I'll let someone else recommend a keyboard/mouse.

definitely bigger PSU if you like to add crossfire. There are other gaming mice and keyboards out there that are fine too.. Saitek makes some good ones, and I think microsoft made a sidewinder keyboard not too long ago, but I always thought those other brands never grasped the productivity aspect of peripherals as well. Logitech addresses both I think.

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I just got the logitech mx revolution 5500 keyboard mouse and really like it.

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Would a 750 watt be enough for a second 4890? Because that is the eventual goal.

You both also recommended Corsair PSUs.

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Message edited by abennett712 on 08-14-2009 at 11:24:51 PM

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abennett712 wrote :

Would a 750 watt be enough for a second 4890? Because that is the eventual goal.

shortstuff_mt wrote :

A Corsair 750TX PSU would give you enough headroom to add another 4890 in crossfire down the road.

Message edited by shortstuff_mt on 08-14-2009 at 11:25:53 PM

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lol, just wanted to make sure. 100% new to this stuff. what about cooling?

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cooling http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

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abennett712 wrote :

lol, just wanted to make sure. 100% new to this stuff. what about cooling?

If you're not over clocking, or doing a mild to moderate OC, you'll be fine with the stock HSF. Otherwise, check out the article obsidian linked.

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Steelseries 7g Keyboard, great for everything, best response time in keyboards.

G500 for mouse, only 69$ and has 5700 dpi

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