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I am building an i5 system primary use will be gaming but i will also use it for internet/music i am ordering this week and was looking for some opinions on the stuff i have chosen the price range i was aiming for is $850 before rebates have a hard drive and dvd burner already so no need for them

xfx Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB $174.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150447

G.SKILL Trident 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 $109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231282

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro $33.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186134

AZZA Solano 1000 and AZZA Dynamo 850 $89.98 after M.I.R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.274519

MSI P55-GD65 and Intel Core i5-750 Combo Price: $339.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.273134
TOTAL $854.08

Message edited by cosmogenesis on 10-21-2009 at 02:37:56 AM

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No on that Case/PSU combo - the PSU is garbage. I'd opt for this instead

CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] k=550%20vx

and

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042

This RAM ismuch cheaper and actually the performance equal of the higher frequency set
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231279

Then get this better HSF
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103065

and this MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.273250

Edit forgot to paste MOBO combo

Message edited by jbakerlent on 10-21-2009 at 03:02:32 AM

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I think with that PSU he was looking for dual GPU capability. The Corsair 750TX or Antec TP750 (OCZ, Seasonic, PC Power & Cooling are other good brands) would be far more reliable. Bad power makes for a flakey PC, dont skimp on the PSU.

If you like the Antec 300 illusion then this combo would be good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.265978

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im more or less looking for a full size case because i plan on going to 5770s
also what is wrong with the msi motherboard i like the overclocking feature

Message edited by cosmogenesis on 10-21-2009 at 05:26:05 AM

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dndhatcher wrote :

If you like the Antec 300 illusion then this combo would be good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.265978

lol beat me to the punch on linking that one. Well anyway the one he linked also has the benefit of having no shipping costs which will help since both items are heavy and cost a pretty penny to ship.

Message edited by assasin32 on 10-21-2009 at 07:10:45 AM

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