I'm looking to build a robust system around the phenom II - it's so sexy Anyways, I'm not looking to do anything to heavy on it, but I'm looking to make this a very long lasting unit, ie., upgradeable when necessary. I'll be ordering most of the stuff from Newegg, if that makes any difference.
For the MoBo - I'm considering the MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130223
Since it supports crossfire - something I want to take advantage of in the future, though I plan on starting with only one GPU for now (~1gb)
So, since I'm quite new, I'm not looking into tweaking or OC'ing the RAM or CPU (minor tweak, if at all) so, I don't believe excessive cooling would be in order.
I'm considering the OCZ 2x2gb ddr3 1600 (run at 1333)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16820227297
With the possibility of adding a second 4gb of ram at a later date.
My questions are basically then:
Can you recommend a good reasonable (<$150) chasis that will work well with this board (simple is fine), PSU, and audio card (since the MSI onboard sucks?) Plus, any other recommendations that I should take into consideration - remember, I'm new, I have little to no clue what I'm doing! Thanks so much in advance.
For the MoBo - I'm considering the MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130223
Since it supports crossfire - something I want to take advantage of in the future, though I plan on starting with only one GPU for now (~1gb)
So, since I'm quite new, I'm not looking into tweaking or OC'ing the RAM or CPU (minor tweak, if at all) so, I don't believe excessive cooling would be in order.
I'm considering the OCZ 2x2gb ddr3 1600 (run at 1333)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16820227297
With the possibility of adding a second 4gb of ram at a later date.
My questions are basically then:
Can you recommend a good reasonable (<$150) chasis that will work well with this board (simple is fine), PSU, and audio card (since the MSI onboard sucks?) Plus, any other recommendations that I should take into consideration - remember, I'm new, I have little to no clue what I'm doing! Thanks so much in advance.