Computer Build - Am I missing anything?

[JoPh]

I putting together a computer. But I cant figure out if I am missing anything or something might not be compatabile....


ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -

GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

 

[ramj70]

Operating System

 

[JoPh]

Operating System

yeah. forgot that. i actually have a copy of windows 7 sitting at home.

 

[RaistlinZ]

No extra funds to throw an SSD in there?

 

[mfenn]

You've got everything you need. The PSU is a little overkill though.

 

[JoPh]

You've got everything you need. The PSU is a little overkill though.

what wattage would i need?

 

[mfenn]

what wattage would i need?

A 650W (like the Corsair 650TX) is more than enough. In fact, you could probably scrape by with a 550W, but I wouldn't recommend it.

 

[JoPh]

A 650W (like the Corsair 650TX) is more than enough. In fact, you could probably scrape by with a 550W, but I wouldn't recommend it.

awesome. that saves like another $20.. thanks for the tip. i had no idea about psu's

 

[mfenn]

awesome. that saves like another $20.. thanks for the tip. i had no idea about psu's

No problem, you can actually combo the F3 and the 650TX to get the 1TB drive for $20 off; effectively getting the 1TB drive for the price of the 500GB.

 

[John21]

I think you need a 64 bits os to get all the power of the processor
do you agree with me?

 

[JoPh]

I think you need a 64 bits os to get all the power of the processor
do you agree with me?

i have both 32 and 64 at home.. i guess i should just install 64 then.. i was assuming i should install that version.

 

[pukemon]

I think you need a 64 bits os to get all the power of the processor
do you agree with me?

Not really - you need a 64-bit OS to effectively use more than 4GB of memory. (Actually around 3.25GB or so but...) For Windows 7, either 32 or 64-bit versions will be able to use single/dual/triple/quad/hex core CPUs, but at this point, there's just not much point in going with the 32-bit version.

 

[Boyo]

64bit OS is the way to go. Your build looks nice. Enjoy