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just would like some insight and hopefully critique if you ca tell me what i did wrong if i did or what i can change to make it better.

Case:Thermaltake V5 Black Edition Mid-Tower Gaming Chassis With Embedded Handle VL70001W2Z - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133099
PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CMPSU-500CX 500W ATX12V v2.3 Active PFC Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139018
MoBo:GIGABYTE GA-880GA-UD3H AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128444

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
HD:CHANGED TO SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
RAM:CORSAIR XMS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Ultra Stable Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1333C8 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145299
DVD drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Vid Card: i would get one later

please comments and anything else
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already bought the dvd =(
EDIT: only reason i did not choose the WD Hd was because i have heard they are more likely to be DoA and i am buying my parts piece by piece =/
 
humility said:
just would like some insight and hopefully critique if you ca tell me what i did wrong if i did or what i can change to make it better.

please comments and anything else
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Consider adding notes to your links saying what the parts are, that way people won't have to click every single link to see what you're planning.
 
ratbuddy said:
Consider adding notes to your links saying what the parts are, that way people won't have to click every single link to see what you're planning.
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i spent about 20 minutes trying to figure out how
EDIT: and Trap, i have heard it from reviews, but i have no problem taking your word for it.
 
If you're concerned about price for performance, Newegg has a Phenom II X4 940 for $95, it's that cheap because it is an OEM version. Spend the $30 for a Hyper212+, and for $25 more, you have a much faster CPU plus tons more headroom to OC. Even if you don't want to OC, you'll end up with lower temps and still a faster CPU.

And yeah, the only company that real has DOA problems is Seagate, and those are only on 1tb+ drives.
 
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Just type the name of the part and then the link you don't have to use fancy html
 
Knufire said:
If you're concerned about price for performance, Newegg has a Phenom II X4 940 for $95, it's that cheap because it is an OEM version. Spend the $30 for a Hyper212+, and for $25 more, you have a much faster CPU plus tons more headroom to OC. Even if you don't want to OC, you'll end up with lower temps and still a faster CPU.

And yeah, the only company that real has DOA problems is Seagate, and those are only on 1tb+ drives.
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chose to get the PCU and the HS/fan combo you talked about only thing to figure out is how to install it but thats nto rocket science, only thing i am concerned about is that i changed my Hd to a 1tb samsung and that only because you said 1tb+ drived have Doa problems howeve i do not know if you said that pertaining only to seagate or not
and just for clarifications sake when it says am2+ thats not like some specific type of slot is it? it just means am2 and above, ie: am3,4, etc
 
Yes AM2+ is a specific cpu socket what is your concern? Whether the heatsink will fit? If so then yes it will. As far as getting a DOA product goes it's no higher from brand to brand overall especially under 1TB.
 
my concern is that my mobo has only an AM3 socket so i would have to pick another CPU or get another mobo to deal with the AM2+ socket right?

Edit: in which case i got AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black CPU that comes with the HS/fan
 
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It's not on the cpu support list but I can't think of any reason why it shouldn't work with your selected board. I'll let someone else confirm though
 
one more questions to pester you guys about then i think i am good(this is my first build btw nervousness to the max) is 500W enough for this especially if down the road i wish to add a video card of some sort
 
Yes it's enough with most any videocard you could add except the highest range...if you're planning high end later tell us now so you don't need to upgrade the power supply later on.
 
i doubt its going to be that high end the only things game wise i would play would be wow and starcraft 2 + im a poor student lol so ya
 
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