Is this build good, and is it compatible?

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albiob

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Video Card -
SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Processor -
AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX

Motherboard -
ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

HDD -
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Case -
COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case

RAM -
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL

DVD Drive -
Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)

Power Supply -
still have no clue with this, got to figure out how much power i need, any advice will be helpful!

thanks guys! this is my pretty much budget build, maxing around 700
any and all advice will be appreciated!
 
Yeah its all compatible but here some things i would suggest.

Now im assuming you mean US dollars?

Get 1600Mhz ram,Something like this...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231477

as for Power supply,This would be more than enough for that system.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

Do you have an Operating system already?
What do you intend to use the system for?

I have to go to work shortly,But if no one else puts up another alternative build list i will when i get back. :)
 
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If you have no plans of overclocking the CPU, go for a phenom II from AMD. At stock, the phenom IIs beat the FX.

But if you get a good cooler, and overclock it to 4.5ghz or more, it'd be faster than a phenom II.
 
@Nevakonaza thanks for your ideas! those ripjaws seem good, why did you suggest low voltage? jw, and for the power supply, i hdid the claculator on cool master, told me i need a 360w! that's much too low, i couldn't even find it on newegg.

@claptonman i do indeed intend to overclock the baby at 3.8, i want to game, but don't have that much money, so that would be a fine choice, beating the 6870 :)

@byteninja2 thanks for links, will be checking out the the corsair
 
I recommend the coolermaster 212+ for cooling. Only $30. You'll be able to overclock that thing way past 3.8ghz.

And low voltage uses less power and more room for overclocking.
 
What about this build?...It comes over budget slightly in the cart at $711.93 but there are $40 in rebates to be had from that list.

Then when you can afford it,Shove on an aftermarket cpu cooler. :)

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

GIGABYTE GA-Z68AP-D3(R2.0) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128538

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231477

HIS H687FN1GD Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161389

CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

Seagate Barracuda ST320DM000 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148766

COOLER MASTER Elite 311 RC-311B-SWN1 Silver Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119247

Its a shame Hard drive prices have still not dropped yet...
 
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