My first system build!

Rockmar

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Ok, so I think that this will be a good system, but I just wanted to make sure that it would all work well together. One of my main concerns is if the power supply will be enough. Even though I'm only buying one graphics card right now, some time in the future I might want to buy another and SLI them together. I want to make sure that this system will allow me to do that. Also, If there's anything else that you notice that I've overlooked, I would love it if you would tell me. Thank you SO much!

Case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066&cm_re=antec_300-_-11-129-066-_-Product


Motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188049


Processor:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202


Memory:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227365


Cooling:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134


HDD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073


Optical Drive:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030


Video Card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130441


Power Supply:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371021





That's it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
 

nofun

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Good build overall. See the sticky at the top of this forum so that we may better help you "value engineer" this rig. Knowing what you want to use this machine for will help determine what parts will work best.

Otherwise, everything looks decent. You can get away with less power for this build, but 650W isn't massive overkill either.

For the cooler, I would suggest a CoGage True Spirit

Edit: or the Hyper 212 Plus would be fine too...
 
It helps if you put it in the form of the stickied thread "How to ask for new build advice," or at least what each part is outside of the link. We'll need more info to be really helpful (budget, monitor resolution, where you want to buy it, how its going to be used, etc.)

HDD: switch for a Spinpoint F3 for some more speed.

Video Card: Get an ATI. They just released a bunch of new ones that support DirectX11 and are better than nVidia's offerings (for the most part). They're also cheaper.

PSU: Good on the watts, but go with a better brand. Corsair's are really good and about the same price.