Need suggestions for components, build inside.

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Getting a new computer built and I've been out of the loop for a bit.

I've been getting the parts and build together a few weeks and have got everything down.

So far I've picked up:

E8400
Asus p5q deluxe
9800gx2

I'm planning for the rest,
I've narrowed down the power supply to a Corsair 750w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

However I'm not sure what ram (I know what type, but what brand, etc) or HSF to get for my processor.

I do plan to overclock the system.
 
Do you already own the 9800GX2? If not, forget about it and get a Radeon HD 4870 instead. Cheaper, faster or at very least as fast, single GPU so no bothering with SLI or Crossfire related issues.

You can usually find the Corsair 750 TX for less at other sites -- Newegg tends to price a bit high for PSUs.

I am not an ASUS fan, so I'd personally say go with a different board just to avoid any potential issues with them, but that's obviously up to you.

You want DDR2-1000 for a E8400. G.Skill, A-Data, PQI, OCZ, Corsair, Crucial, Mushkin, TEAM Group, Kingston. Any of those will be fine.
 
I concur with Silent-Circuit. Hit up buy.com or provantage.com to find the 750TX for $30 cheaper than newegg.
 
silent-circuit said:
Do you already own the 9800GX2? If not, forget about it and get a Radeon HD 4870 instead. Cheaper, faster or at very least as fast, single GPU so no bothering with SLI or Crossfire related issues.

You can usually find the Corsair 750 TX for less at other sites -- Newegg tends to price a bit high for PSUs.

I am not an ASUS fan, so I'd personally say go with a different board just to avoid any potential issues with them, but that's obviously up to you.

You want DDR2-1000 for a E8400. G.Skill, A-Data, PQI, OCZ, Corsair, Crucial, Mushkin, TEAM Group, Kingston. Any of those will be fine.
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I already have the 9800gx2 and asus p5q.

I actually was going to get the 4870, however I couldn't find anyone decently priced ones on ebay at buy it nows and the 25% cashback was out (I had it saved from about 30 minutes earlier) so I was browsing and saw a 9800gx2 for 375, with 25% back it came to just around 282 in the end.

In the anandtech 4870 review the 9800gx2 was at the top, even going above the 280's most of the time. I know it gets lower with the higher res (1900x1200,etc) since it has 512memory per core but my native res is 1680x1050 so I figured might as well get it.

tiraides said:
For the HSF, get the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 and the ACK-I7751 mounting bracket.

As for the GPU, it would help us if you told us which monitor and resolution you are using.

The G.Skill 4GB DDR2 1000 kit is $85 shipped right now. If you don't have one already, you should look into also getting a 64-bit operating system so you could have full access to your RAM.
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The gpu I already have so yeah :p.

I don't plan to switch to vista for a bit, so I'm just looking at 2gb ram for now until I move over.
 
This is one of those "don't ask for advice if you already know what you're getting" situations.
 
silent-circuit said:
This is one of those "don't ask for advice if you already know what you're getting" situations.
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If you read my op you can clearly see that I said I already picked up the mobo/proc/gpu and am looking for advice on what ram, hsf, etc to get.
 
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