First Build!

[jmanak]

So what I have so far based on my budget (about $600 ) is:


MSI 770-G45 AM3 Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130250

PNY Geforce GTS 250 1 gb gpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133266

AMD Phenom ii x4 965
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

4gb ram (2x2gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231180

250gb harddrive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148451

Dvd burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

My question is how much/how big of a power supply will I need? and any recommendations for a case/power supply.

 

[buwish]

Case wise, I'd recommend anything by Thermaltake, as they make good/spacy cases. In regard to the power supply, with that set up I'd play it safe and go with anything from 550-650 watts in case of future upgrades, especially to the graphics card. You can find some with decent prices on newegg or tigerdirect. Brand wise, I recommend corsair, as I've heard nothing but good about them and they tend to be rather reliable.

 

[fastx21]

Save $20 bucks and get the amd 955, change the clock multiplier to 17.00x.

Get this Cas7 G.Skill set instead.

I prefer spinpoints over seagates but that's just me. For $10 more you can get a 500 gb. <click me>

Dvd drive is fine I have the same exact one.

The link for the video states 450w minimum for a psu so I'd go safe with a 500-600w. More towards 600 if you plan to add other things such as extra fans, more hard drives and such.

 

[fastx21]

Case, how about an antec 300?

It's cheap and it works, $60.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042&cm_re=antec_300-_-11-129-042-_-Product

 

[jmanak]

One more n00b question

I already have an : http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4008610 for my old laptop. Is there any difference between a SATA-300 and a plain SATA? (In an effort to save money $_$)

 

[batuchka]

Ok the whole deal with case/psu @ $625AR