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syndicus
10-27-2010, 09:30 PM
Im a noob at this, But I want to build my own PC. Here's the list of what I came up so far. Can you please recommend me to add or change any items. I want to spend roughly around $1000. Thank you.

-Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
-Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS 1.5TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
-ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
-XFX HD-577X-ZMF3 Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
-CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ...
-CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9DHX
-AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
-CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler

any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks again

syndicus
10-28-2010, 09:04 PM
no one has any suggestions?

RickyTick
10-31-2010, 12:36 AM
Sorry, I totally missed this post somewhere along the way.

Your build looks very good except for the hard drive. The green drives are typically used for storage or maybe backup, but not as your primary drive since it only spins at 5400rpm. Take a look at the WD Caviar Black or Blue as a better option for your hard drive.
I would also add that while I really like the 1200 case, it's very large. Are you sure you want a case that big?

Otherwise it looks great.

syndicus
10-31-2010, 06:19 PM
thanks for the reply, you're right about the HD, gonna take your recommendations on that. I know that case is big, what would you recommend?

RickyTick
10-31-2010, 07:26 PM
thanks for the reply, you're right about the HD, gonna take your recommendations on that. I know that case is big, what would you recommend?

The 900 or 902 are very similar to the 1200 just a little smaller. I also like the CoolerMaster 922 and 932 and the Storm Scout.