Need advise for my New i5 PC

Skyofsf

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It's my first time to build my own PC. I am not sure my list right or not. I am building a i5 PC. I am using a following part: CPU: i5 MB: GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3L LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard Vedio Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 Ram: G.Skill 4GB 240-pin DDR3 Hard Drive:Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB Power Supply:hec X-Power Pro 600 600W Does this system work? THANK YOU.
 

vznoobie12

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Ehh, I'm iffy on that mobo. I had one instance where the board would not accept the RAM (mind you, this was RAM my client picked out from THEIR list). But other than that, I had no problems getting a high/stable overclock.

I highly recommend paying the extra ~$20 for a 5770 instead; '70 is the (way) better bang for the buck.

Which g.skill ram did you have in mind? These are pretty sweet
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231318&cm_re=g.skill_eco-_-20-231-318-_-Product

I'd also pick a spinpoint f3 over caviar black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&cm_re=spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-181-_-Product

Also, any of the brands gkay recommended are great. I personally prefer corsair & seasonic; ocz psu are extremely cheap without sacrificing much quality.