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This is my first system build, and I am posting the core parts of what I have now. All of these parts will be purchased through Newegg. I am still trying to decided On I GPU. Right now I am leaning towards ATI 5850. Please let me know If I am heading in the right direction.

Thanks in advance.

1-Case
-AZZA Solano 1000 Black/Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Cost- 109.99

2- Power supply
-AZZA Dynamo 850 850W ATX & EPS 12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply
Cost- 99.99
The reason why I have this is mostly due to the combo price that Newegg is offering and it has Average reviews

3- GPU
-SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity
Price- 299.99
I am still at odds about this Card. It has dx11 support which will be nice once they make dx11 supported games.

4-Mobo
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
cost-289.99

5-CPU
-Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz
288.99

CPU Cooler
-Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
Cost -35.00

6- RAM
OCZ 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
cost-169.00

7- HD
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
cost-89.99

Total cost approx $1350
with rebates ~$1248

I am planning on OCing in the future.
Thanks for the look.

Message edited by Hamiltron on 11-13-2009 at 03:39:11 PM

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^ That is a good build...but not a good PSU I would say...
Change it to Corsair 750TX... It would have enough power for HD 5850 Crossfire, actually even more(Can handle HD 5870 Crossfire too)...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

And as for the RAM,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820226028
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145236
And this one if you like to add some bling...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148279

You can check the UD5/ UD4P mobos from Gigabyte...they also have equally good quality and are cheaper...

And As you are planning to overclock, buy an aftermarket CPU cooler...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233029
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103057
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835185093

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Thanks for the input. I was abit uneasy about the PSU to begin with. I actually had this power supply on my build first, but changed it out with the Azza. I am thinking about switching back. As for the RAM I have swapped that for Corsair. The Tracer Ram was cool looking.

I Plan on going with the Mugen cooler.

Thanks alot for the help

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I was wanting Some opinons on the RAM. I was reading some reviews and test about all the above RAM and trying to decided which would be the best buy is the hard part. I did notice that the Crucial Ballistix Tracer 6GB reach latency as low as 6-6-6 which is very good. What is your input on this?

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Any more thoughts on this Build?

Reply to Hamiltron

Crucial RAMs are very good and overclock better...IF you get a good kit, then you might be able to get that low CAS but it not sure though...
Rest are fine...

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Thanks alot for the input. you have been very helpful

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