$1,000 Gaming Rig - Feedback

[salamyen]

This is my first build so I appreciate all your help in advance. Please let me know if all these parts are compatible and also if there are any suggestions for substitutions! Thanks so much!


SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive


G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ


AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX


ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard


LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04


Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders


EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card


NZXT TEMPEST EVO Crafted Series TEVO-001BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case


CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply


Grand Total: $935.91

 

[christiangordon]

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nice choices Malmental!

 

[vindictive]

Intel Option:

Intel i5 760 2.8 Ghz lga 1156 - $209

Asus p7p55d-e Pro USB 3.0, Sata III - $180

RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600 Cas 7 - $80

GPU: XFX Radeon 6850 1GB - $200

Case: Antec 300 - $60

PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650W - $63 after 10% off promo code

HDD: Samsung Spinpoint f3 1TB - $70

Lite-On 24x DVD burner/reader - $20

OS: Windows 7 home OEM - $95

= $997 Prices are all from newegg.com
if you want a CPU Cooler get the Hyper 212+ ($30) and Shin-Etsu TIM ($5) makes the total $1033. With Combo's you should be able to get all for under 1k