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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:Next Week
BUDGET RANGE: 400-450 USD Before Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Movies, Music, Gaming, Surfing Web

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Already Have..
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Any

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD

AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes In the Future

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 32in HDMI 1920 x 1080, and 22in 1920 x 1080 DVI Might Dual Monitor in the future

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Need motherboard to support possible unlocking of extra cores, hard drive, dvd burner, video card, RAM

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The HSF doesn't fit AM3. Shouldn't have bought one unless you overclock. The stock cooler will work.

This mobo can unlock the 3rd core, but it's not guaranteed. Also, no AMD boards support both SLI/CF. It's either or none. This mobo supports CF.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Any of these memory kits will work:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=E...

HDD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

DVD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

GPU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Do you think this mb will be better?

GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

And for the rest I have decided on these.. any suggestions?

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Which RAM is better?

can this one work because its on sale for 70 right now...

Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3K2/4GR - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-Sl...

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBHK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

or

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

and for a heatsink

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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