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Computer build help
I am building a computer for my friend. Unfortunately, he is on a tight budget, but wanted something reasonable. I was going to go i3 3.2GHz, until I found the AMD phenom II x4 925 (2.8 GHz), which would save $80 off the motherboard. I wanted to know, however if the cooling would be sufficient and how much the PSU should be. I checked the antec PSU calculator, and it says 331w. I'm wondering how accurate this would be, given that we were planning to have a high end CPU. The specs are:
coolermaster elite 334 (1 120mm rear, 1 120mm front)
AMD phenom X2 925 2.8Ghz, using stock heatsink
AMD Phenom
Gigabyte MA78LMT-S2
GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3 - GA-MA78LMT-S2 (rev. 3.x)
Antec BP430 (is it enough?)
http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=NzI3
Seagate barracuda 500GB 7200RPM HDD
wireless is a TP-link (not sure exactly what yet, probably N)
RAM - Elixier 1333MHz (I think generic)
samsung DVD drive
microsoft wireless keyboard + mouse
no graphics card (intergrated into motherboard)