Review my build

[Richard.Cross]

I posting my build that I will be ordering soon and would like comments on it.

$24.99 LG Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW

$47.99 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB

$79.99 Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB

$91.99 A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333G

$89.99 GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2H LGA 1156

$484.99 HIS H585F1GDG Radeon HD 5850 & Intel Core i5-750

Total = $830.03 with s/h.

Also can anyone recommend a good psu and case that will keep everything under $980.00 with s/h?

 

[lsv]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...e&Order=PRICED

 

[Richard.Cross]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...e&Order=PRICED

Unless your link got messed up that is not really a recommendation, so much as just pointing many things out.

 

[fffblackmage]

Any reason you're getting the 320GB WD Blue? It costs more than half the 750GB WD Black, yet slightly less than half the capacity.

Antec 300 Illusion is a nice case at a good price.
For PSUs, maybe something somewhere around 500-700W.
Antec PSUs: Those Truepower New looks kinda nice and efficient.
Corsair PSUs: I don't remember what the difference was between the HX and TX model for the Corsair PSUs, but you'll probably want to take a look at some reviews first anyways.

 

[Richard.Cross]

Any reason you're getting the 320GB WD Blue? It costs more than half the 750GB WD Black, yet slightly less than half the capacity.

Antec 300 Illusion is a nice case at a good price.
For PSUs, maybe something somewhere around 500-700W.
Antec PSUs: Those Truepower New looks kinda nice and efficient.
Corsair PSUs: I don't remember what the difference was between the HX and TX model for the Corsair PSUs, but you'll probably want to take a look at some reviews first anyways.

The Antec 300 is listed as ATX compatiable only not microATX as my board would be, the 320GB Blue is just as a backup storage HD. If you can recommend a better HD at the same price then you are welcomed to, as I am not really knowledgeable about PC components.

Thank you for your help.

 

[jae]

Samsung 500GB Spinpoint, its 50 bucks.

I believe the Antec 300 case is mATX compatible. Check Antec's website.

 

[lsv]

Unless your link got messed up that is not really a recommendation, so much as just pointing many things out.

I wanted to make a point that with your remaining budget you could power search on newegg for matx/atx/+psu cases under x dollars.

 

[Richard.Cross]

I wanted to make a point that with your remaining budget you could power search on newegg for matx/atx/+psu cases under x dollars.

I didn't mean to sound mad or ungrateful for your help, but that is exactly what I said you wanted to point something out, but I asked for recommendations.



Now Jae you are right about the case and if the 2 different HDs by 2 different manufacturers will not cause any trouble then I will most likely replace my WD Blue with the Sinpoint, now onto the PSU.

My 2 choices are:

Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W

or

Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W

Does anyone know which is better or which one will be better for my system?

Again thanks for all the help.

 

[SOSTrooper]

Different brands of hard drives will not cause any trouble if you're using one as your OS drive and the other as a secondary for backup/storage.

I think either PSU will work for you just fine. You are not going to notice any slight bit of difference between the 2 PSUs once you've install either one into your system. But if I have to pick one, I would go for the EarthWatts EA650. No reason for my choice other than guts feeling and that it has more ratings on Newegg so it has a good history of durability.