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Madcow
05-29-2011, 04:53 PM
I am looking to build a system for ~$700-900 and I believe I have a pretty good starting point for the build, except that I am unsure on the motherboard and power supply (also possibly RAM). I am not looking to overclock it which is why i opted for H67 and the non "k" i5 to save some money. I sort of arbitrarily selected the motherboard since it was intel and H67 but any suggestions are welcomed.

So far I am looking at this setup:

Case: Antec 300
http://store.antec.com/Product/enclosure-gear_for_gamers/three-hundred/0-761345-15300-3.aspx

PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044&cm_re=power_supply-_-17-371-044-_-Product

Motherboard: (Is there a big difference between ATX and Micro-ATX?)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121508

CPU: i5 2500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231438

Graphics card: Radeon 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353

Sound card: Integrated

Hard Drive(s): SeaGate 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148488

Optical Drive(s): Asus black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Operating System: Windows 7 (free copy from msdn-aa with my school)

RickyTick
05-29-2011, 08:52 PM
It all looks good to me. The Earthwatts psu is an excellent choice.