Mid-Level Gaming Setup

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Hows this so far:
CASE: 99.95$ - 20$ rebate
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Motherboard: 106.99$
GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
RAM: 97.99$
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
CPU: 159.00$ - 10$ promo gift card sent after 4 weeks
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX
VIDEO: 209.00$
ASUS GTX460 1 GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/1GD5 - Overclocking Edition
Hard Drive: 54 $ after 20 promo code
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive


Need help picking out a
1. Power Supply
2. CPU Cooler so I can take advantage of the overclocking capabilities of the 955 Phenom
3. Alternate vid card that I dont have to wait 4 weeks for

 

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You're looking for general hardware, but in general I would say if you're going to OC spend the extra 25% on the CPU for a hexacore,. as it's 50% more cores and overclocks much better than the 955.

Vidcard for 10$ more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...1%20GB%20GDDR5

I might buy the Zotac variant for displayport or the gigabyte for the custom cooling solution.

They have 470s for 270$ if that sounds interesting.

Good PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005

Cooler, look for a deal on a Hyper 212+ or check the cooling forum for a stickied list of top coolers.

 

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well i guess i don't need to over clock, but review on that 955 on newegg says the guy overclocked it to 2.8 ghz with the stock HSF. I'm not looking to get into major overclocking.. Just thought I'd save some money.

That vid card you linked, thats not the same as the one I linked on amazon, which is the overclocked version. Right?

Is the 470 upgrade worth the extra 60 bucks?

I might get a new monitor later on, since i see they have new ones out like 120hz and stuff. Current one is a dell 24" wide 60hz lcd. Might be worthit to upgrade to a better monitor considering the computer upgrade

 

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Actually, no it's not. Sorry. Here's an OC gigabyte with a nice custom cooling solution for the same price.

Depends on your resolution and gaming needs.

Sounds like the Dell is nice, what model number? 120hz LCDs are all TN panels and IMO not worth it, even with the 120hz refresh rate.