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1. ASUS 24X Burner with E-Hammer Software Black SATA Model DRW-24B3LT LightScribe Support

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135221


2.Antec Nine Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129058


3. Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075



4. Hanns·G HZ201HPB Black 20" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254049



5.ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366


6. GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series GV-N470SO-13I GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125338



7.APEVIA ATX-AQ700W-BK 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148040


8. RAZER RZ03-00181400-R3U1 Black USB Wired Lycosa Mirror Special Edition Gaming Keyboard


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114008



9.Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007



10.Patriot Viper II Sector 5 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PVV34G1333LLK


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220431



11.AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851



12.Thermaltake AF0026 Smart Blue LED 120mm Fan with Speed control knob

2x of them
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106153




13.Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Universal CPU Cooler 120mm Magnetic Fluid Dynamic LED Fan and Fan Controller/Heatsink Rev.1 with TX-3 & 1156 Brackets


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154011



14.VANTEC CCB-A6C Ball VGA Cooler


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835110015



15. MASSCOOL SYTRIN Kuformula SHF1 Ultra HDD Cooler – BK


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150085


16.RAZER Moray 3.5mm Connector Canal Black Noise Isolating Gaming Headphone


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153040


17,18. RAZER Lachesis Banshee Blue 9 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse
RAZER Kabuto Mobile Gaming Mouse Mat

*

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.540083




Okay. so altogether this is a $1,428.59 Gaming system.

It comes with Hex core AMD, HDMI monitor, GTX470, Razor mouse and keyboard. Cooling fans, Blue leds, and 4Gb of Dual channel memory.

My question is... is this a good build???

Anything i should do differently?

How much do you think i could OC the CPU to?

Is the cooling going to be enough???? <--- *note, I was going to replace the back exhaust fan with the 92 CFM thermaltake smart blue fan. Then drop in the PCI slot Video card cooler 2 slots below the GTX470.
As for the huge ass heatsink for the cpu... Do you think i could fit my ram with that thing resting on my Phenom? o-o... Also, i got the HD cooler just to mount under my HD and hopefully the air will blow towards the Ramchips and CPU aswell. lol... IDK... Should this thing stay cold? or burn up in seconds????

and How much do you think i could OC this Graphics card stably at?

And for like around $1420 with $65 of mail in rebates... so like $1,360 worth of things, is this build worth that amount??? or did i just waste a ton of money? o-o

And no, i want to keep my Antec 902 case. its just cool. unless you convince me otherwise of a better air flowing spacious case that costs less. and still looks as cool.

 
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Gaming? X4 would be fine

Tower $638
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+1 more HD 6850 $180

23" LCD $150 Free Ship
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824114004

$968, HD 6850CF


HD6K: single/CF review
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3987/amds-radeon-6870-6850-renewing-competition-in-the-midrange-market/8


Optional Items

Scythe MUGEN-2 Rev.B cooler $34
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-MUGENB&title=Scythe-SCMG-2100-MUGEN-2-Rev-B-5-Heat-Pipes-CPU-Cooler

Review
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/lga-1156-heatsink,2535-16.html

60GB Sandforce based SSD $115AR Free Ship
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227550


Grand Total with all optionals taken up : $1117
 
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gkay09

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^ Hexa-cores dont offer any advantage of a gaming PC, but if you are comfortable with overclocking a locked multiplier CPU, then the 1055T is fine...
You cant do SLI on that board, so better to stick with AMD cards...the HD 6870 is a very good option IMO...
There are many parts that have better alternatives,...Here is a complete rebuild...

CPU + Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.543355
Or if you want SATA 6GB/s and USB3.0, then this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.548032

RAM + CASE -
Corsair 4GB DDR3 + NZXT EVO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.548503

HD 6870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161349

PSU - Antec TP650
10% off with promo code Apsu10, ends 11/11
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371021

CPU Cooler - This should perform as good or maybe even better and is cheaper
Scythe Mugen 2 Rev.B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142

HDD -
Samsung F3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136168

Total - ~$892 without the peripherals...
 
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First, no bumping. Mods are starting to crack down on that so I mention it whenever I see it.

The PSU is junk and only a 160GB drive? I could see a 160GB SSD, but a 160GB normal drive? I'd look for something bigger/faster. If this is a gaming machine I'd also look into getting a faster quad core. The 955/965 is a better choice. You might also want to consider an 880 board, or at least a non 790GX board. Seems a bit of a waste to spend $1.4K and not get USB3.
 
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Okay thanks man.. So i had too much cooling? o-o
And yeah, i heard that the psu i picked will die off soon and take everything with it. so i was going to switch to an antec. and get rid of the gaming mouse pad too.
And thanks for the cpu cooler suggestion. Im sure my Mobo will be happier with that thing on it, taking up less space lol.

The artic silver is an obvious. lol

I really dont need a terabyte of hard drive though. like i could settle for 180gb o-o.\

You really helped me out. the more i save and the better stuff i get, the more happier i'm going to be :p...

so should i get the phenom x4 top tier cpu? o-o
And i dont know much for amd boards either.
All i know is that all of them only support dual channel memory and its rare to find an sli one.

Could you help me look up another case. one that everything you suggested will fit in. I dont like the look of that one, it looks like something alienware would send you. :p I wanna be different lol.
 
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Aah well I like unique designs so that's why I have it, I dont really like boxish looking cases which is why I dont like HAF or those other popular cases

I would get a terabyte man, getting less space is just the dumbest thing you can do, hard drives are RIDICULOUSLY cheap, you might pay lets say 20 bucks for that hard drive, it'll be worth 20 cents in a few years. Terabyte drive are riduclously cheap, space is good, that way you can have huge files in the future, you never know, youre not gonna free up space just randomly, only take up more and more.

That Hyper 212+ will do an amazing job, you can ask anyone, and it was definitely too much cooling :)

If you're absolutely sure you don't want the NZXT, then you'll have to look around one using the power search on Newegg, that case has 4 awesome fans, figured itd cool your parts real nice

Make sure you get the G.Skill Ripjaws 4 GB, you don't need more than that, and no more than a quad-core, ask others for what CPU and MOBO you should get since it's AMD
 
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