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Building new system, advice?

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Hello everyone! I've decided to build my own system since my old HP's hard drive is fried and one of the RAM slots (of two) is broken. I am using some parts from my old computer however. Those would be:

1. Video card (ATI Radeon HD 5700)
2. CD Drive (I have no idea what kind)
3. Ultra LSP650 650-Watt Power Supply - ATX
4. My own extra fans, just incase

Anyway, I've bought my case, I wanted to go cheap:

 P3943:CL141990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.staples.com/Antec-Three-Hundred-Computer-Cas...

Other than those parts, here is what I am looking to go with:

1. Asus P7P55D Pro Motherboard - Intel P55, Socket LGA1156, Core i5

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...

2. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...

3. Western Digital WD5001AALS Caviar Black Hard Drive - 500GB

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...

4. Two Corsair Value Select PC10600 RAM - 2GB, DDR3

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...

Thats about it, I know I'm probably forgetting something, so it would be cool if people could give me feedback. Let me know if I forgot something, or if some parts aren't compatible with eachother, or even if some of the parts I'm about to get are crap. Thanks in advanced guys!

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Ah I see that did actually post the link to it, sorry, late here, that's my excuse. This harddrive is usually a better performer, cooler, quieter and cheaper: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB $55
If you can afford to get 4GB of RAM, then that is pretty standard these days and would be nice to have.
I think I did some research on that PSU awhile ago and it was decent and plenty of power for the components you are using.
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No, it is not from experience, it was from the benchmark charts on this site. As well as it being suggested often. I was under the impression that it was the previous generation of drives - 7200.11 - that had loads of issues, whereas they have been cleared up in the new 12th generation. So it is possible that the reviewers are going after the wrong drive.
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