Build for a friend.

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8/17/12 at 4:45pm

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I've decided to start over with the component list for the build, and the parts will probably be ordered within the next week. I'd like to stick to newegg for this because I've bought a lot from them so far.
The max budget for this build is $800 (including a monitor). I've decided to keep it classy by skimping on the GPU and CPU a bit in exchange for peace of mind regarding a higher integrity build. (I'm building this PC for a friend who is less knowledgeable than me.)
The build list:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 - For it's cable managment. Keep it clean, keep it classy.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266 - Price and good reviews (and i love my acer monitor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157296 - Comes with the free OCZ 60gb SSD below.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227725
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116775 - 10% faster than the 2100 which in my book is a huge plus.

I think this is a really good reliable setup. I want to do my friend's build right using a quality case and power supply rather than most builds in this price range that put all the $$ into CPU+GPU.
What do you guys think?
Edited by Cheeseinat0r - 9/10/12 at 4:52pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 2500k @ 4.0ghz	Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen 3	Diamond HD 6950 2gb @ 900MHz core 1400MHz mem	Gskill Ripjaws 8gb 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Hitatchi 500gb	Liteon DVD 22x	Arctic Cooling i30	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer 23" 1080p 5ms response	Adesso MKB-135B Mechanical keyboard	hec X-Power Pro 650	Antec Three Hundred
Mouse	Audio
Engage Wired Optical Mouse	Plantronics Gamecom 780
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
RP2803 1.79Mhz	NES motherboard	RP2C02 5.37MHz	2KB onboard RAM
Optical Drive	Case	Mouse
Cartridge Reader	NES case	NES controller
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
A10 5800k stock	Gigabyte A85X	Crucial ballistix 8gb @ 1866MHz	Western Digital 250gb
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Power
Gateway DVD drive	Stock fan	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit	corsair Builder series 430W
Case
Raidmax Tornado Blue
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
FX-8320 @5Ghz 1.5v	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3	XFX HD 7950 3GB	XFX HD 7950 3GB
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
G.Skill 4x8GB 1600 10-10-10	Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB	Hitachi 750GB	Samsung 830 256GB
Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling	OS
Lite-On DVD Burner	Raystorm 750	RX360	Windows 8 Enterprise x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
3x Dell U2212HM	Corsair Vengeance K90	Corsair TX750 v2	CM HAF 932 Advanced
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Corsair Vengeance M60	The Desk	Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Yamaha HTR-6130
Audio	Audio	Other	Other
Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma	Fisher STV-758	Logitech Extreme 3D Pro	CH Throttle USB Pro
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II X4 970BE @4.3Ghz 1.55v	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3	Gigabyte HD 7870 2GB	Corsair Vengance 4x4GB 1800 10-10-10
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
WesternDigital Caviar Blue 320GB	WesternDigital Caviar Blue 500GB	Crucial M4 64GB	Lite-On DVD Burner
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Corsair H80	3x 200mm - 2x 140mm - 2x 120mm	Windows 8	3x LG Flatron E2242
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Wireless Logitech	CM GX750	CM HAF XM	Wireless Logitech
Mouse Pad	Audio
The Desk	Onboard Realtek
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II 960T @3.6 6-core 3.0NB	GA-970A-UD3	Zotec POS	Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz (2x4GB) (9-9-9-27)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
G.Skill Ripraws 1600Mhz (2x4GB) (9-9-9-27)	1.5TB Seagate	2TB WD Caviar Black	80GB Corsair Force SSD
OS	OS	OS	OS
ESXi 5	Windows Server 2008 (x3)	Windows 7 (x2)	Windows XP (x1)
OS
Windows Server 2012
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i7 950 @ 4.2ghz with HT on 1.37vcore	Gigabyte x58 UD3r	SLI MSI GTX 560 TI	6Gb Corsair Xms3 1600MHZ
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4	Samsung F3	Corsair H100 with two noiseblocker XLPs	Windows 7 64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung SA350	Dell OEM	Seasonic X 750 Gold	Switch 810 White
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech G500	Steelseries Qck	Creative Labs Titanium HD
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2600k 4.6GHz @1.4	P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3	EVGA GTX 670 FTW	16GB G.Skill Ripjaw X @1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Caviar Blue SATA III	128GB Crucial M4 SATA III	Some LG thing	Corsair H100
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Monitor
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit	Samsung Syncmaster BX2231	Samsung Syncmaster BX2231	Samsung Syncmaster BX2231
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G510	Corsair TX-750	Antec Twelve Hundred	Logitech G9X
Other
Logitech G13
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 2700K @ 4.8GHz 1.44V	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H	HIS IceQ X 6850 Crossfire 900/1100	Samsung 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
WD Green Caviar	OCZ Vertex 4 256GB	XSPC Raystorm EX360 Extreme	Windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VE228 21' 1080P	Razer Arctosa	Corsair TX750	NZXT Switch 810
Mouse
Razer Abyssus
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
6 cores	ASUS	ASUS	32GB
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Power
1TB	H80	Windows	Cooler Master
Case
Cooler Master
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CPU	CPU	Motherboard	Graphics
AMD Phenom II X4 960T @ 5.27GHz	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T	ASUS Sabertooth 990FX	ASUS Geforce GT 610
RAM	RAM	RAM	Cooling
Samsung 30nm	Corsair Vengeance	G. Skill Ares	Koolance CPU-LN2-V2
OS
Windows XP Pro SP3
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