I am building a desktop for internet, gaming, and blue-ray watching. I intend to game at 1680x1050. I am thinking of the following parts and have a budget of $1500 including monitor.
Could you please advise if this combination of parts makes sense, or if there are any conflicts I didn't catch? Also, the processor says it comes with a heatsink and fan - do I need one anyways? And should I get additional fans for the case? Thanks.
PROCESSOR
Intel i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
200 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115215
MOTHERBOARD
GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX
140 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128401
GRAPHICS CARD
ASUS EAH5850/G/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
310 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121349
MEMORY
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
95 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145260
CASE
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V
90 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341018
POWER SUPPLY
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW ATX
55 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068
HARD DRIVE
WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
100 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284
OPTICAL DRIVE
LG Blu-ray Reader & 16X LightScribe DVD±R DVD Burner
120 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136162
KEYBOARD/MOUSE
IOGEAR GKM551R Black 105 Normal Keys 4 Function Keys 2.4GHz Wireles
60 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823176011
MONITOR
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22 1680x1050
270 - http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...722&lid=628335
Windows 7 Professional @ $30
Also, this processor is 64bit compatible. Should I get 64B windows, or do applications work better with 32B?
Could you please advise if this combination of parts makes sense, or if there are any conflicts I didn't catch? Also, the processor says it comes with a heatsink and fan - do I need one anyways? And should I get additional fans for the case? Thanks.
PROCESSOR
Intel i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
200 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115215
MOTHERBOARD
GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX
140 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128401
GRAPHICS CARD
ASUS EAH5850/G/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
310 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121349
MEMORY
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
95 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145260
CASE
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V
90 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341018
POWER SUPPLY
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW ATX
55 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068
HARD DRIVE
WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
100 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284
OPTICAL DRIVE
LG Blu-ray Reader & 16X LightScribe DVD±R DVD Burner
120 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136162
KEYBOARD/MOUSE
IOGEAR GKM551R Black 105 Normal Keys 4 Function Keys 2.4GHz Wireles
60 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823176011
MONITOR
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22 1680x1050
270 - http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...722&lid=628335
Windows 7 Professional @ $30
Also, this processor is 64bit compatible. Should I get 64B windows, or do applications work better with 32B?
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