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A better deal to take advantage of is the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P/Intel E8500 bundle for about $312.

If you're trying to get a good power supply at a low price, the Antec Earthwatts 650W PSU is available for $60. But if you must have a modular PSU, either get the HX520 somewhere else for less, or find a different model, like the Silverstone ST70F.

For the CPU cooler, get the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 and its ACK-I7751 retention bracket.

For a hard drive (in the future), consider either the Western Digital AAKS or the Seagate 7200.11 320GB or 640GB hard drives. They use 320GB drive platters that makes them faster than earlier models.
 
It's actually the X48 or X38 versus the 35 or 45, not 35 versus 45, if you are referring to x16 or x8 PCIE.

And if you stuck with a single card, take tiraides suggestion.
 
The P45 chipset, in addition to its dual x8 CrossFire support, supports PCI Express 2.0. However, today's PCI-E 2.0 cards are backwards compatible with the PCI-E 1.1 slot on P35 motherboards.

With the prices of P45 motherboards being similar to the P35 boards, however, there's no reason why you have to choose one over the other.
 
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