Friend Needs Help with Comp

[av9891]

Hey I got pretty good support for the pc I was trying to build from the forums here so I come back for more advice :D. My friend is building a computer somewhat similar to the one I am building (thanks to advice received from people on here) and he wants to know if his specs look good and are compatible. He doesn't have a comp now so I'm doing him the favor of posting here and asking around since I got great advice from the people here on coL forums.

Here are the specs he chose ( some of them he copied from me lol) :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106100
LITE-ON Combo Black SATA Model DH-52C2S-04 - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106100)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156063
RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WB Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156063)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131362
ASUS M4A78 PRO AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131362)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102822
SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102822)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152031
RAIDMAX AURORA 2 RX-600F 600W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready LED Power Supply - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152031)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103253
AMD Phenom 8650 Toliman 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Triple-Core Processor Model HD8650WCGHBOX - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103253)

[Hustle`baMMMMMM]

Looks pretty decent, And I guess he wants a crossfire board eh? im still in the same boat as before, go for intel thats the only thing id change.

Looks pretty decent, And I guess he wants a crossfire board eh? im still in the same boat as before, go for intel thats the only thing id change.

id say go for this PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028)
it is modular giving his cable management some advantages.

after a bit of looking around and research I came across this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.172788 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.172788)

now if he buys a nice heatsync and oc's the cpu a bit it get very very nice performance gains.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835202007&Tpk=vendetta%202

this is the same one i own on my e8400 its great.

[av9891]

hey thats sounds good but the psu you listed, is it enough cuz that only 530 and the one he has was 600 w.

[SeanDeeJay]

hmmm i would go with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817702012 for the psu.

[av9891]

that psu looks nice but that will make the system jump over his budget

[Hustle`baMMMMMM]

that psu looks nice but that will make the system jump over his budget

BFG makes a MEAN psu nowadays, like my BFG 800w ES is a monster and this little 550 watt is very nice.

You 100% do not want to cheap out on a psu! if it goes it takes what ever it wants with your rig.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010
I recommend this one instead of the previous one i mentioned. It is not modular, but hey OCZ makes a pretty decent psu. It has warranty and its 600w.

[av9891]

hey hustle thanks for the input on that. the psu is nice and in the price range. thanks and good find!

[Hustle`baMMMMMM]

hey hustle thanks for the input on that. the psu is nice and in the price range. thanks and good find!
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