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Does this build look good?

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Luehrs1   11-03-2009 at 07:14:10 PM

Just want some opinions on this build I am thinking of buying...(all from NewEgg)

-ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
-AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX
- 2 x G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ
-EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
-Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
-Acer H213H bmid Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Full HD 1080P Widescreen 16:9 LCD Monitor

I already have the hard drive, power supply, and dvd drive.

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shortstuff_mt   11-03-2009 at 07:18:16 PM
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Your motherboard supports Crossfire, not SLI. I would swap the GTX 260 for an ATI HD5770 to leave the option of Crossfire open in the future.

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saint19   11-03-2009 at 07:59:45 PM
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+1, and, what PSU do you have?

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