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I'm looking into building a gaming computer under $1000. I would like to know if these parts would work for gaming.

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156063

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131361

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471

Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130339

Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146785

HDD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148335

PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

CD Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129023

Is everything here compatible and fast enough for gaming? Also, what would be a good CPU heatsink/ cooler for this?

Thanks for any help
 
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Video card: strongly recommend you got ATI card as your motherboard support crossfire.
ATI HD4850 at similar price...

Or you should change the motherboard with 780a chipset such that you can run SLi in future

If you do not plan to run crossfire, don't waste the money on the motherboard and PSU.
To run single video card, 500W PSU and Mobo with AMD770 chipset will do.
I suggest BFG LS-550 and save you $160ASUS M4A78 Plus

Also, if you want really a NVIDIA card, GTS 250 is the way to go. Basicly it is same spec with 9800GTX+, but with smaller size.

BTW, have a look at anandtec system buyer guide, I think they suggest a solid build list.
 
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The only thing I really notice is the power supply. You would probably be fine with the 550W model from Corsair, since it's all on a single rail. Although if you plan on getting a second video card later on, I would keep the 750W and go with an HD4850 like stated above.

If you're looking into saving money it might be easier to go with a lower clocked CPU too and then overclock it. The 2.6GHz model is $65 cheaper.
 
Thanks for the replies. I think I will go with the HD4850.

Yea, I was planning on getting a second video card later on down the road, so I will stick with the 750W.

The only other question I have is, What would be a good fan/ heatsink for the CPU?
 
Just so you are aware...Some models of Seagate hard drives are having firmware issues and are known to crash. Just Google "Seagate firmware crash" "Seagate drive failure" or something similar and you will see hundreds of unhappy people. There are firmware updates that have been released and have pretty much fixed the major issues. Of course any model of hard drive can fail...Seagate just has a higher percentage failure rate than others.

Might be a worth consideration to buy another hard drive. Here is a Western Digital Black series 640GB for the exact same price. It also has 32MB cache and will perform a little better as far as speed.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
 
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Just so you are aware...Some models of Seagate hard drives are having firmware issues and are known to crash. Just Google "Seagate firmware crash" "Seagate drive failure" or something similar and you will see hundreds of unhappy people. There are firmware updates that have been released and have pretty much fixed the major issues. Of course any model of hard drive can fail...Seagate just has a higher percentage failure rate than others.

Might be a worth consideration to buy another hard drive. Here is a Western Digital Black series 640GB for the exact same price. It also has 32MB cache and will perform a little better as far as speed.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
Click to expand...

+1, or take a look at the 7200.12 series of seagate drives.
 
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