AMD Build after advice

[Monkinator1]

CPU PhenomII-X4 955 Black Edition
MB M4A89GTD PRO/USB3
RAM DDR3 4G PC-3-12800 CL7 ECO (2Gx2)
PSU HX 750W 80PLus Silver
GPU Asus Radeon HD 5870 EAH5870 V2 D5 1GB
HDD 1TB Spinpoint F3 HD 103SJ
DVD Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S223L
Case Coolmaster HAF 922

What do you guys think? It seems like a tight rig.

 

[coldsleep]

Looks good. About the only places to improve would be to step up to an 890FX chipset, which really doesn't offer any more, or get an SSD.

Assuming you're buying from newegg, that's about the best you can get for the money. Though you might consider adding an aftermarket HSF in order to overclock.

 

[Monkinator1]

Looks good. About the only places to improve would be to step up to an 890FX chipset, which really doesn't offer any more, or get an SSD.

Assuming you're buying from newegg, that's about the best you can get for the money. Though you might consider adding an aftermarket HSF in order to overclock.

What fan would you recommend?

 

[coldsleep]

Check out Frostytech's top "5" heatsinks. I picked up the Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme for my recent build, as it was offered a good blend of performance and low noise. And it was one of the few that would fit in my narrow full tower.

If you have the room (and an HAF 922 should) and cash, the Noctua NH-D14 is frequently recommended. If you don't want to spend that much, the Hyper 212+ is recommended for a budget HSF. It's currently $50 at newegg, which isn't a great deal (you might as well step up to a $60-70 cooler at that price). Last I checked, it was $30 at amazon and tigerdirect.

 

[Monkinator1]

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