Decided to go from an i7 build to this, not quite the same, but the i7 build was a fantasy. I would never be able to come close to using its full potential. Would like some suggestions on the build. I'm a little concerned that the mobo might be a bottleneck, that my gpu is overkill and do I really need an HSF (I DO plan to overclock, so I'm leaning to yes. Thanks in advance
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
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ASUS VH226H Black 21.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
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CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail
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Its in a combo with the mobo: CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5C G - Retail
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Took off the psu/optical drive combo, apparently the LG model has some sort of firmware. Went with the Corsair 550 and a Samsung optical drive. Only $7 more, so I'm happy.
My order didn't go through so`I`switched out the mobo and`the RAM to:
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ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
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