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Going to be first-time computer builder, need advice/help
So I'm looking in to making a computer from scratch for my first time. I know I have all the required components, but I'm mainly wondering if some of them will bottleneck others, if some aren't compatible (but I'm 99% sure they are, as I've done research and according to the stats, they are), or if you can recommend something better for about the same price or less. I'm not sure if I need a heatsink, as there are 4 fans installed in the case, but if I do need it, tell me. Here's the list of parts, with the link to them:
Antec Nine Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Looking into other in a different thread here)(Swapped with: ) COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
HITACHI Deskstar HD32000 IDK/7K (0S00164) 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Swapped with: ) Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS EAH5870/2DIS/1GD5/V2 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-08 (Swapped with: ) HP Black SATA 24X Multiformat DVD Writer
Creative 70SB073A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Swapped with: ) ASUS Xonar D1 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7Q-8GBRM
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor Model HDT55TFBGRBOX
Windows 7 Ultimate
Any answers, tips, or recommendations will help. Also, I'd like it if you could also say if this is better than a normal high-end gaming computer or not, which is what I'm going for. And as well, if you think all these will fit in the case, which was my main concern.
Last edited by Broodyr; 30 May 2010 at 14:45. Reason: Updated parts