My New amd Dragon Platform built

[CyberAtomix]

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Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100008
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$17.99
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ASUS M3A78-T AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131331
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$149.99
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XCLIO A380BK Fully Black High Gloss Finish SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811103010
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$109.99
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822148298
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$79.99
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AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail
Item #: N82E16819103471
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$275.00
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CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817139009
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$139.99
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G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820231166
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$54.99
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Thermaltake SpinQ Performance Series cooler with ultra-lightweight aluminum and six heatpipes CL-P0466 CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835106123
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$59.99
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ASUS Black Blu-Ray DVD Combo Drive SATA Model BC-06B1ST - Retail
Item #: N82E16827135185
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$129.99

i just canceled my last order and went on and got myself some parts at newegg gonna be using the 4870 512 on this built won't be upgrading any major parts on this till at least 2010 and beta testing windows 7 64 bit on this once i get the parts

 

[Denithor]

Originally posted by: CyberAtomix
i just canceled my last order and went on and got myself some parts at newegg gonna be using the 4870 512 on this built won't be upgrading any major parts on this till at least 2010 and beta testing windows 7 64 bit on this once i get the parts.

Beta testing on a brand-new build. You've got a bigger pair than I do.

How are you going to know if a BSOD is caused by hardware or software?

Also, looks good overall but 850W is major overkill for these parts. Drop down to the Corsair 650W (built by Seasonic - the best) for like $100 and chip the extra $40 into a 1GB 4870 (the difference is noticeable). And buy this LG Blu-ray/HD DVD/DVDRW combo drive ($120) instead of the ASUS you picked out: $10 cheaper & plays Blu-ray and HD DVD disks (you can get some steals before they're gone) and also burns normal DVDs.

 

[DSF]

Originally posted by: CyberAtomixi just canceled my last order and went on and got myself some parts at newegg gonna be using the 4870 512 on this built won't be upgrading any major parts on this till at least 2010 and beta testing windows 7 64 bit on this once i get the parts

Well I hope you would build a machine that can go a whole year without a major upgrade.