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Any last minute changes before ordering?

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About to order my setup:

SG01B-F
Phenom II X3 720 BE
Patriot (2x2gb) RAM (here)
Zalman CNPS7000B-CU LED CPU Cooler
ASUS M4A78-EM Mobo (here)
Corsair 520HX (here)
Western Digital WD1001FALS Caviar 1TB HD
NVIDIA GTX275 (got a good deal on a used one)

Initially I was planning to get an MB with SLI support, but honestly I can't be bothered. I've already beaten Crysis.

So, any changes necessary? I looked at the Antec 720TP but it suddenly jumped in price at NewEgg, and besides, I'd like to use the Bing.com 15% off at Tiger.
 
Nice, thank you for that find.
Any better choices for my selections or should I go ahead and order? I need to order tonight.
 
You can get the better Gigabyte 785G mobo for the same price:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4936681&CatId=2838

$75 is waaay too much to pay for 4GB of DDR2 1066 RAM. IN addition, DDR2 1066 RAM doesn't provide that much of a performance increase in real world apps and games over DDR2 800 RAM. So I recommend dropping down to the cheapest DDR2 800 RAM you can find from a decent manufacturer and you'll be set.

The Corsair 520HX is a slightly bad choice at $110 when you can get the better and more powerful Antec TP-650 for $10 less:
$100 - Antec Truepower New TP-650 650W PSU
 
he Corsair 520HX is a slightly bad choice at $110 when you can get the better and more powerful Antec TP-650 for $10 less:
$100 - Antec Truepower New TP-650 650W PSU
Well, if he goes with Newegg, he can get the 520 for $70 or so if I recall (after a rebate), which is a steal.
 
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