Compatibility

[Milishi]

Hi guys, I need to ensure that my PC build will be compatible, so here's the specs.

Motherboard:GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=10nivjval3w4x

CPU:AMD FX 8150 (Might go for the 4120 which I believe is at 4.2GhZ Stock)

RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460

Graphics Card: EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-TR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - **In]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130615**In the future I MIGHT go SLI!**

Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=samsung%20f3&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=10a0mdpo4u8wz

DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

PSU: Rosewill LIGHTNING Series LIGHTNING-1000 1000W Continuous @50°C,80 PLUS GOLD Certified,Pipe-rock Modular Design,Single +12V Rail,ATX12V v2.3/EPS12V v2.92,SLI Ready,CrossFire Ready,Active- PFC ,Fan LED color switch Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182239

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225 **I'm going to install the optional secondary fan in the top, as well as the side fan.**

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit - OEM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116997 **For the OEM version, do I have to ultimately install this BEFORE I install anything else on the Hard Drive?**

Wi-Fi:D-Link DWA-135 Wireless N Adapter IEEE 802.11n/g USB 2.0 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates WPA, WPA2, WPS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127365

Monitor:Asus VE248H Black 24" 1920X1080 2ms Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 10,000,000:1 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236102

Speakers:Logitech LS21 7 Watts RMS (FTC) 2.1 Stereo Speaker System - Black - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121019 **May or may not get these, depends on how good the sound quality on the monitor is.**

Keyboard:Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510 - http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-920-002530-Gaming-Keyboard-G510/dp/B003VAK16O/ref=pd_cp_e_3

Mouse:Razer Naga Special Edition - Molten (RZ01-00280500-R3) - http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Naga-Special-Molten-RZ01-00280500-R3/dp/B004AM5RAW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1315088529&sr=1-1

Replacement fan:COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200 R4-LUS-07AR-GP 200mm Red LED Case Fan - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103072

That's pretty much it for this build. If you have any recommended parts, please get them from Newegg .

 

[BlackHawk91]

It's ok, however, I don't how well ddr3 1866 ram is going to perform (I know it's natively supported, but there are no benchens yet(I guess)). You also don't need a 1000w psu for double gpu config, a 850W should be plenty. You should buy an aftermarket CPU cooler and finally a couple of gtx 570's could be a great option too (although 2 cards is a bit overkill for one monitor).

 

[HugoStiglitz]

all looking good,

do you really need Win 7 Ultimate over Win 7 Home Premimum?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows7/products/compare

the install process for the OEM version is no different to Retail versions.
buy YES its the first disk you put / install on ur system.

 

[Milishi]

Alright, I'll save my self a good $100 and go with home premium. I thought I may as well go with 1000W because I heard that you should always have more than the recommended setting as PSU's diminish, and it's futureproof. I believe the 850W version (might just be 900W) is only $30 less than the 1000W, so I thought I would just go with that. And even though I'm only using one monitor, I'm pretty sure I would do more than one 570 (if I go with that card) just for BF3, which will probably need more than 1.5GB of memory to run at max settings.

 

[Milishi]

Also, any recommended aftermarket coolers? I don't really know what to pick from when it comes to that. If I tried I would probably end up buying one worse than the stock cooler...

 

[Milishi]

I'm switching over to a GTX 580. Depending on how well it performs, I might SLI. Will I still have enough watts to SLI, without overclocking?