~$1000 Gaming PC Build

[firenze123]

Hello all,

Longtime reader, first time poster. I'm planning on building a gaming PC in the next couple months and I was wondering if you guys could help me out...
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 1-2 Months

BUDGET RANGE: ~$1000

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, surfing internet, school stuff

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: mouse

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD (cheaper)

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe in the future

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe in the future

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920 x 1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The most common complaint of the GTX480 is the heat, what should I do/buy to cool it?

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CPU/Mobo - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition/ GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 AM3 AMD 790X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.445507

GPU - MSI N480GTX-M2D15-B GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.455061

Memory - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

Monitor - Asus 23.6" LCD Monitor (1080p, 1920 x 1080)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052

HDD - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.466067

Power Supply Corsair 650W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

Keyboard - Logitech Pro 2000 Black USB Cordless Standard Keyboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126052

ODD - Asus

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



Grand Total:$1246.91

How is this build?

Questions:
1. Is the power supply brand good? Is 650W enough for a GTX480?
2. Are all the parts compatible?
3. Any way to shave off a few bucks?

Edit: Change PSU from 550 to 650

 

[Rancid504]

Here is an AMD build with ATI graphics.

Monitor : Same as above : $180.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052&Tpk=N82E16824236052

Asus M4A78T-E motherboard and Mushkin Enhanced Blackline RAM : $175.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.461579

Antec 900 case and Antec Earthwatts 650 watt PSU : $175.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.458427

Samsung Spinpoint f3 : $55.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

ODD : $23.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136178

Keyboard : $30.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126052&Tpk=N82E16823126052

XFX Radeon HD 5870 : $390.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150490

That total comes to $1023.00