First build

[Caliber11]

Hello everyone,
I will be starting my first build right away. Its pretty much going to be a AMD Budget gaming pc. Right now I am a little stuck on the type of PSU I will need, here is what I have chossen so far:

Mobo: MSI NF980-G65 nForce 980a SLi
CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE
GPU: eVGA GTX 260 (216)
Ram: G.Skill Ripjaw Series DDR3
Case: Xclio A380Bk
Heatsink/Fan: Zalman CNPS9700
DVD: Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B
HDD: Seagate Momentus 5400.6

I am planning on overclocking later on, and maybe go dual SLi in the future. So what would be a good PSU? Also are there any changes I could make, with less of a cost, and near same performance. Thanks in advance.

 

[sonic-boom]

Thats a notebook HDD, get this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&cm_re=spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-181-_-Product

This PSU:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006&cm_re=corsair_750w-_-17-139-006-_-Product

That mobo is junk btw.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

I wouldn't get a sub-par nForce motherboard or Nvidia GPU. Here's my suggestions:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.295032 (Phenom II X3 720 + Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UD3H combo) $193.99 - $15 MIR

SAPPHIRE 100283-2L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail $164.99

That Zalman cooler is overpriced and outperformed by cheaper coolers. I would ge this one:

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail $34.98

You do NOT want to use a slow 5400 RPM notebook hard drive in your system. Here's a very fast drive:

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $54.99

Be sure to get CAS 7 RAM.

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH - Retail $99.99

This PSU would easily power Crossfire 5770's:

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail $99.99 - $10 MIR

 

[Caliber11]

Thanks for all thadvice, really screwed up on hard drive haha, im preferring to stick with a nvidia gpu still though.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Is there a reason for that? Nvidia offers GPU's with lower performance, higher price, higher temps, and no DX11. I see no compelling reason right now to use an Nvidia GPU other than being a fanboy. Of course that MAY change when Nvidia releases their next round of GPU's, but who knows when that will be.

 

[splediferiousone]

I have to agree with the corsair psu. I use a 650 with a quad and a ati 4830 and I use the 550 with the 720 tri and a gts 250. Both set ups work great and never lack for power.