Ok My new rig

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diamondwood

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This is my new rig i came up with to replace the one that died of old age. If anyone sees any glaring compatability issues or anything like that, let me know.

Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...undred_Black_Steel_ATX-_-11-129-021-_-Product

MOBO: ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...647&Tpk=ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX640WFGMBOX.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...Tpk=AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz Socket

RAM: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104129

VID Card: SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873

PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready I already have
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005&Tpk=CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W

CPU Cooler: ?

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6402AAEX 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...Western Digital Caviar Black WD6402AAEX 640GB

Dvd burnner: LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS-324-98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106334

LCD Monitor:Samsung BX2235 21.5'' 2ms 1920 x 1080 LED BackLight LCD monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 CR 1000:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001417

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

I hope this will work I am not sure on the Hard Drive SATA 6.0Gb?
I don't know if I need A CPU Cooler? I don't plan on OC the CPU.
That why I went with this Mobo 1600 ram with out OC.
This system is to get me gaming again and getting me off my laptop.
My son will take any of the hardware I give him when I upgrade.

Thanks for any info you can give me.
 
The Ram looks good I can change that.
my overall budget is discretionary with christmas coming up and bills I feel
comfortable with about $900 or less.
 
Looks like a pretty good build. I don't know if you have or not but play around with some of the combo deals on new egg. You can probably upgrade a lot of you components for no cost with a little creativity.
Heres a few examples from a build I did last week.

Case and memory.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492939

power supply and processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492970

same mobo and windows oem
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437524.13-131-647

In the end I think only two of my components were not part of a combo deal.
If you have some time just keep checking newegg, I wound up getting two 23.6 inch monitors for 155 a piece with free shipping.
 
Antec 900 offers little to no cable management, see if you can get a better case (CM storm scout/sniper, 690 II Advanced/HAF 922 etc etc)
 
Thanks for the help.
I am going to change the RAM.
I will wait to see if I need a cooler. After I check my CPU temps.
I am open to getting a different case but if I get a CM storm sniper my son wont talk to me for a week. Good idea.
I will probably change the HD still thinking about the SATA 6 GB.
I will start looking at the Shell Shocker and combo deals for the next 2 weeks.

Thanks again
 
I think it is a good idea to hold off on the cpu cooler. I am using the stock cooler and thermal compound that came with my 955 and its fine.
 
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