chadley

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Please look at my new build and let me know if there are any areas you would update.

CPU
Intel Q9400

MB
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R

CASE
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP

POWER
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX TX 650W

GPU
EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR Geforce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3

MEMORY
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 Memory Kit TWIN2X4096-6400C5

HDD
WESTERN DIGITAL Caviar?SE16 SATA WD6400AAKS SATA 7200 RPM 16MB

DVD
LG GH22NS30 22X SATA DVD

HEATSINK
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler

Thanks for yor advice in advance.
 
The build looks good. Don't forget you'll need a 64-bit OS to use all your RAM.

Where are you buying your parts? The faster WD6401AALS is currently on sale for the same price as the WD6400AAKS.

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319&Tpk=wd6401aals $69.99

Get it while it's hot if you have the option of buying from newegg.
 

rambo117

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it looks pretty nice. a casual gamer build pretty much..
well, not too casual if your gonna overclock :)

that Q9400 can be pushed really far with the proper cooling and voltage