First build advice needed

I have a budget of around $3000 Australian

This is what I was looking at getting:

HAF 932 full tower
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Kingston Hyper X RAM 6GB 1600MHZ
i7-950
Gigabyte Radeon 5870 1GB
Gigabyte GA-EX58 Extreme Motherboard
Blu-ray SATA DVD burner combo
V-10 Coolermaster CPU cooler
Corsair 850W PSU


I really need advice on PSU and cooling
Also i have a basic idea of computer systems but some sort of assembly guide would help

Is there anything else i would need to purchase in order to make it work.... eg Windows 7

ALL ADVICE IS WELCOME.... just dont insult my noobishness

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within the month
BUDGET RANGE: (e.g.: 2500-3000AUD)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: GAMING, movies

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: in AUS so newegg doesnt really work for me staticice is an australian site that searches australian part providers

PARTS PREFERENCES: good parts? im a noob

OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

Assuming your need is for gaming...

Take a look at my i5 750 build..use it as a reference

I only used newegg, but you can use other sites if you can find the same parts for cheaper.
Or if you can find better combos at newegg

Here's an i5 750 build with new monitor, without O.S

>MOBO+RAM 30 dollar discount
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.289943

>Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

>CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

>Hard drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

>Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

>Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236049

>Optical Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106289

>Heatsink
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103065

>Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

Total: $1,288.88 Before Rebate

This build gives you the ability to crossfire/sli in the future if new games are more demanding. You could add in another graphics card, the power supply is decent and could handle 2 graphics card.

imo save some money on memory. Go for slower 1333 modules if they're significantly cheaper. Won't make much of a performance difference.

Also the guy above suggests a P6T board. If you should choose that asus board, or the older version of it, make sure your memory is in the compatibility list. It's known for not working properly with a lot of modules.

You have a nice configuration there, some comments:

Mobo: You have more motherboard there than you will likely ever use. If its necessary/desirable to save some money - at our Newegg as much as 180USD, dunno in AUS. You want a mobo that will do both crossfire and SLI so that you can expand with either vendor as and if needed, and maybe something that will overclock easily to a decent 24/7 speed. The Rampage II Extreme is a good mobo, but it isn't needed to do those things well.

One example, EVGA microATX does all you need at 180USD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813188051

RAM: You are looking for a 3x2GB DDR3 memory kit from a good manufacturer. The voltage must be 1.65 or below. The speed can be either 1333 or 1600. The latency (labelled "Cas Latency" or "CL" or the first number in a timing string like 9-9-9-24) should be as low as possible withou breaking the bank lol. The best use of money in this configuration would be a low-latency 1333 memory.

Here's some samples from Newegg:

Lowest priced name brand (IMO) kit, Crucial 1333 CL9, $126
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148247

A faster kit, Crucial 1333 CL7 $150, P6T compatible
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148278

+1 can't agree more, the v10 is waste of money IMHO, it's expensive and it's heavy, and loses to some heatsinks that are lower priced

Crucial and mushkin are not easily available where I am.

So the EVGA microATX instead of the rampage?

and not the gigabyte extreme rev 1.0?

Coolermaster HAF 32 full tower case - Good choice
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - older, slower design
Kingston Hyper X RAM 6GB - whatever yacan get at CAS 6 or, if unavailable, 7
ASUS RAMPAGE-II-EXTREME - unless seriously OC'ing the P6t Deluxe V2
Corsair HX850W PSU - Greta choice


how do you attach fans in push pull configuration on megahalem? - there are two fan clips w/ the Rev B kit
and what are good fans to put on it? - Nothing faster than 1200 rpm - Nexus 120 is best c hoice ....see http://www.silentpcreview.com/prolima-megahelams

what is some good ram w/ cooling? - The Ascent liquid cooling modules are very nice but Mushkin product and as you indicated not readily available by you. many hi end modules have cooling find attached. Those big fan coolers will interfere with the Mega but the Antec Spot Cool will work if you need it.

Can you suggest a newer 1TB hard drive?

2TB caviar black?

The Spinpoint F3 has 500 GB per platter models smaller than 2 TB

Yes, get the spinpoint f3 over the caviar black, faster and cheaper.

He is now looking at the 1tb range, the Spinpoint is faster in this range. IT is outperformed by the 2tb Black though.