Is my first PC Safe? *Any help is appreciated!*

[Dylin]

So this is my first time building a pc my total will come to 727.00 plus 80 in mail in rebates so not to bad.
i was wondering will this build be safe like is the power supply powerful enough?
any advice will help.
Please and thank you.


Ram two sets of

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220435

Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PGV34G1333ELK


power supply
COOLER MASTER GX Series RS650-ACAAE3-US 650W ATX12V v2.31 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171052

motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131646
ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Hard drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102913
SAPPHIRE 100314-2SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Processor
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

Heatsink
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus


dvd Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335
LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer iHAS424-98

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

 

[pepe2907]

Don't know how good is this PSU but it should be powerfull enough /specwise/.
IMHO it's better to buy one 8GB RAM kit there are some for the same price. Why do you choose to have sticks on all 4 slots?

 

[Dylin]

thanks only concern i heard was with the 8 gigs of ram it might not be powerful enough.

 

[diellur]

You may lose dual performance with RAM if you have different types of sticks installed, so bear that in mind for the future. It depends on the motherboard, IIRC, but there can be a limitation along the lines of memory performance with 4 sticks will be equivalent to the performance of the smallest stick. So 2x4GB and 2x2GB later on (say you upgrade with a 2x2GB set later) will only give performance equivalent to 4x2GB. I've dredged that up from memory so it may not be 100% accurate but worth looking into...or just get another 2x4GB if you ever upgrade.

 

[amdfangirl]

Your PC is fine.

I ran a Q9400, 9800GX2 and 4GB of DDR2 800 off an Antec Earthwatts 380w PSU for folding before.

 

[ferny111]

Everything seems pretty good and compatible. Your psu should be more than enough to power your computer HOWEVER, make sure it has enough molex, pci6/8, sata ports you need. I've run into computer builds where my friend buys the stuff, brings it to me to put together, and then I gotta jump through hoops cause of a lack of sata power cables. Anyways, a few things I would mention are that 1)if you are buying that heatsink, why not spend an extra like 5-10 bucks and try and grab a cooler master v6; this puppy looks cooler, has a higher cfm rating and has all around great reviews 2)If you can afford it, try to grab an AM3+ mobo to make your rig a little more futureproof, but this is up to you 3)I think you may be able to find a better hdd for maybe 2 bucks more 4)You could easily score yourself a sony or samsung dvd drive for the same price at a local computer store which would be more reliable and come with a better warranty than the lite on one. Otherwise, good luck with your build chap

 

[Dylin]

Everything seems pretty good and compatible. Your psu should be more than enough to power your computer HOWEVER, make sure it has enough molex, pci6/8, sata ports you need. I've run into computer builds where my friend buys the stuff, brings it to me to put together, and then I gotta jump through hoops cause of a lack of sata power cables. Anyways, a few things I would mention are that 1)if you are buying that heatsink, why not spend an extra like 5-10 bucks and try and grab a cooler master v6; this puppy looks cooler, has a higher cfm rating and has all around great reviews 2)If you can afford it, try to grab an AM3+ mobo to make your rig a little more futureproof, but this is up to you 3)I think you may be able to find a better hdd for maybe 2 bucks more 4)You could easily score yourself a sony or samsung dvd drive for the same price at a local computer store which would be more reliable and come with a better warranty than the lite on one. Otherwise, good luck with your build chap

thanks a lot for this will definitely look into that seems stupid i guess to not spend an extra 10 or 20 bucks on some items when i'l probably by better ones later. Thanks!

 

[Dylin]

You may lose dual performance with RAM if you have different types of sticks installed, so bear that in mind for the future. It depends on the motherboard, IIRC, but there can be a limitation along the lines of memory performance with 4 sticks will be equivalent to the performance of the smallest stick. So 2x4GB and 2x2GB later on (say you upgrade with a 2x2GB set later) will only give performance equivalent to 4x2GB. I've dredged that up from memory so it may not be 100% accurate but worth looking into...or just get another 2x4GB if you ever upgrade.

Thanks took two reads but i got it and will definitely remember that.

 

[Dylin]

Don't know how good is this PSU but it should be powerfull enough /specwise/.
IMHO it's better to buy one 8GB RAM kit there are some for the same price. Why do you choose to have sticks on all 4 slots?

[strike]yea im actually thinking about it[/strike]. switching to 2x4g for 5 bucks less

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo


G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

 

[bavman]

If your just gaming 4gb of ram is still more than enough.

 

[Dylin]

3)I think you may be able to find a better hdd for maybe 2 bucks more 4)You could easily score yourself a sony or samsung dvd drive for the same price at a local computer store which would be more reliable and come with a better warranty than the lite on one. Otherwise, good luck with your build chap

Thanks a lot looked on newegg a little more not even ten bucks more and i get a samsung with double the memory!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

btw what does bare drive mean lol?

 

[Dylin]

If your just gaming 4gb of ram is still more than enough.

Thats what ive heard but i over multi task a lot ie. 20 tabs open at a time. and just want to have that little bit extra just in case.

Thanks though