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Need opinions on my gaming build.

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ButtonLife

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Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz & Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.926440
(Only $14 more than 2400 with the same HD bundle deal.)
($261)

GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D3V & CORSAIR 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.932642
(Went with this mobo because of money constraints)
($94)

SAPPHIRE 11188-22-20G Radeon HD 6950 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987
(Was in a toss up between this and the GTX 560 ti, but the 6950 was far superior in the benchmark.)
($200)

COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS-550-PCAR-E3 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171038
(I figured with this PSU I can OC a little without having to replace it.)
($50)

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.902199
(Downgraded to an Antec 300 from the 302)
($55)

Acer S231HLbid Black 23" HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009255
(Cheapest one I could find that is HD & 20+")
($140)

Total: $800
($805 with the wrist strap)
More than I wanted to pay but I also didn't factor in the need of a new monitor.

Not wanting to go any higher on price because I really only wanted a $750 build. but I didn't factor in the need for a new monitor so I can live with this price.

Noticed this mobo only has 1 fan header excluding the CPU fan, will I be able to hook up the other case fan via the PSU or am I missing something?

So again is this build compatible and do all of the components chosen make sense? Anything that can be improved?


Thanks again!
 
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CX is alright. But I have a hard time recommending anything but PC P&C units at the moment because of the savings you get with the 15% off promo and the $20 off rebate. Easily better than Corsair CX
 
The price difference ends up being $6 if both of the rebates are gotten, but I tend not to count rebates in the amount of a purchase because they usually make it really hard/near impossible to get them. From the reviews on the PC Power and Cooling Silencer MK III 600W it seems that this happens to be the case with them as well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703036


 Do you like them because of better performance as well?
 
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Yes, MK III 600W is built by Seasonic and compared to CX600 it's modular, more powerful, has higher efficiency and comes with 5 year warranty. It's a no brainer.

I still need you to answer the questions in the link I provided, this is getting too specific to early on.
 
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