Yeah, our gaming rigs are well rigged :-P but back to school (high school or college) proved to have a gap in my hardware available. I picked up an External hard drive today 1.5TB for $90, and a Patriot Memory 8GB Flash for $19. Ok, just for the record I remember when a 1GB flash drive was $80+. I just love how technology evolves. If any of you are lacking storage devices for the new school year, pick these up. Great buys.
I dont see how a CPU cooler stock or otherwise would get in the way if properly mounted, AM3 mother boards are a setup with the widest parts being on that side, the Ram setup is the same but no parts from the CPU cooler should even get close to it.
it is all compatible but if you're running X-Fire you need a bigger power supply. 2 cards takes a lot of draw, or is it temporary because you're going to X-Fire.
Mobo: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-278-GI 64.99 Euro It's got the new 890FX chipset from AMD, which is an absolute dream I have the Crosshair IV for my board, but at a price point of 100 Euro's more this is definetly the board. Has DDR 3 support, Supports the Processor you went with and it stil looks sick even if it's not a Crosshair ;-). RAM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-191-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517 88.11 Euro It's the same 4 gigs I run in my rig, pleanty fast, Lifetime Warranty. And it fits the budget. Power Supply: I went 2 ways on this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-193-CM&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat= 118.99 Euro's is a modular power supply, I like the look, I like the brand and it's beefy at 850W and will help with cable management. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-AK&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat= 134.99 Euro Still puts you in budget, still modular but 1000W instead, I don't know how much juice you want but I doubt it will be more then that. It helps with cable management, my one complaint is I am not familiar with the brand so I speak not of reliability. With the coolmaster the price is 271.1 Euro's With the 1000W Power supply the price is 288.09 eitherway should work for what you want.
Dont get the MSI board dude, I had soooo many problems with MSI customer service. I went through 3 boards, and they delayed my build by about 3 months with their lazy tech support, and mediocre product. I cant speak for everyone elses expierence with them but mine was unbearable.
I think people look at this and go, "I am a gamer, and .5 MS is huge for me." The fact of the matter is unless you're a competitor Mechanical keyboards are just a longer lasting, cooler looking, alternative to standard keyboards. That being said, who cares I am so picking one up! :-P
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