About to Order-New build

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Mullinz

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I'm about to order this new build, after a quite a bit of researching and feedback I think this is what I am going to go with, but I want to make sure that everything should work together, fit together, and perform well with this setup before I finalize the order. Thanks!

CD Drive
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM

Case
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

GPU
EVGA 896-P3-1264-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Power Supply
PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

RAM
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail

Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P45 Intel Motherboard - Retail

Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9450 - Retail

HSF
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
^Do I have to buy an extra mounting bracket for this or something?
 
Are you sure the GTX 260 is what you want? HD4850's are significantly better cost/performance right now.
 
Mullinz said:
I'm about to order this new build
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* GPU: EVGA 896-P3-1264-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3

Why would you buy the GTX 260, when an HD 4870 is $100 less expensive, and beats it across the board? Not that it's a bad card, it's just not worth the price.

* Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply

I don't know how much you are paying for that, but you might consider this Corsair CMPSU-750TX PSU - $109.99 - $10 MIR = $99.99 and Free Shipping
 
@ fantomau thanks for the bracket link, hopefully that will work fine
Also about the gtx 260 vs. 4870 I'm probably just being stubborn but I'm more of an nvidia fan, but before I order I will definitely look at both again to make a final decision, would either work fine with the motherboard I picked?
 
Mullinz said:
Also about the gtx 260 vs. 4870 I'm probably just being stubborn but I'm more of an nvidia fan, but before I order I will definitely look at both again to make a final decision, would either work fine with the motherboard I picked?
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Yes, either one will work fine.
 
I agree with all the advice given so far. If you go with all those suggestions, you're build is lookin good.
 
Mullinz said:
@ fantomau thanks for the bracket link, hopefully that will work fine
Also about the gtx 260 vs. 4870 I'm probably just being stubborn but I'm more of an nvidia fan, but before I order I will definitely look at both again to make a final decision, would either work fine with the motherboard I picked?
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or crossfire 4850s!
[ ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail]

I was kinda torn between the same case you got and the Antec P182.
There are only a few bad reviews about the 900, out of like 2200 good ones. People do say the hard drive bay screws are difficult to work with though. Shouldn't be too bad me thinks. I really do like those big ol fans.
 
Thanks for all of the great advice everyone, ordered my build today and hopefully will get it by next week sometime. Thanks again.
 
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