Should i change parts???

[wsupduck]

Im building my own cpu here are my specs

AMD Phenom II X3 Triple-Core Processor 720 (i may oc down the road)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649

M4A78T-E 790GX AM3 ATX Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366R

4gb 1333 ddr3

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148262

Antec TruePower New TP-750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025

xfx Radeon HD 4870 1024MB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150394
Antec Nine Hundred

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152102

and for my heat sink i am going to get a sunbeam core contact

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004

are there any parts you would suggest i get or not get?? i play mostly l4d and flight simulator, may get far cry 2

 

[AMDThunder]

How about links to your parts? Especially the memory. Is it dual channel or triple channel? Triple channel is for the X58 mobos used with the Intel i7.

 

[hunter315]

Dont get 6GB of ram, only get 4 for a non i7 build. The antec 900 should have plenty of cooling even without the add on fan, i would also swap out the ecogreen drive for the spinpoint for $5 more, or the caviar black for a bit more. If you use the template shown here we can probably help you find a better build for your needs
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

 

[wsupduck]

the memory is triple channel, and thanks for the help with the case. would it still have enough if i oc the video card. the reason im getting 6 is because it costs about the same as 4 so i figured what the heck. i dont plan to upgrade for as long as possible

 

[hunter315]

Get 4 gb with CL 7, im guess that is a fairly high latency dual channel kit, CL9 likely, you dont get a benefit above 4 GB for most things, and you will actually take a performance hit because it will be running in single channel mode instead of dual channel mode.

The majority of the heat from your graphics card gets exhausted out the back of the case by the cooler on the GPU and the antec 900 has a ton of cool air being pulled into the case by the front fans.

Link to your parts because im sure there are better deals on some of them, if you are buying from newegg you can get combos on a bunch of those.

 

[wsupduck]

thanks for the help on the cooling. im sorry for the stupid question what are you talking about cl 7 and cl 9. im assuming its memory but im not sure sorry for being n00b

and ill link the parts soon

 

[hunter315]

CL is cas latency, it refers to how many clock cycles it takes for a block of ram to get accessed, lower numbers are better, but often they are achieved by boosting the voltage. Low latency at low voltages indicates higher quality chips than those that have to raise the voltages.

this is a cl 9 kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148262

this is a cl 7 kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144264

take a look at their specifications to see their full set of timings, a few recent reviews by the toms staff has shown that the performance difference between CL7 and CL9 at 1333MHz is greater than the difference between 1066MHz and 1600MHz ram which is only about 2%. Even if you get the cheapest ram you can you probably wont see too much of a difference between it and using super expensive ram.

 

[wsupduck]

ok thanks for answering my n00b question i think im gonna get the cl 9

 

[hunter315]

Be aware i did not search for the lowest price on those, just found 2 where the only difference was the timings

You can save $20 by getting your PSU combo'd with your case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.232529

And another 10 by comboing the GPU and CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.237068

I advise against the open box one because all you get is the board, you dont get the cables that it shows in the picture, or the manual and for a first build that manual is invaluable. This board will only cost you $22 more after MIR.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366

 

[wsupduck]

thanks for all the help
the computer costs 858 thanks a ton guys versus 1200 previously