Hi, Bryan.
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There's a few revisions that I'd personally make to your build:
I'd get the HD5870 instead of the GTX 295, since it consumes way less power, and will only get better as time goes on, and natively supports DX 11. I'd get the Western Digital Caviar Black hard drive instead of the Green; it doesn't save much power anyway, its slower performance and increased price isn't really worth it, in my opinion.
If you were going to get a sound card, I'd get either an ASUS Xonar DX or the ASUS Xonar D1, the only difference between the two is that one is PCI, and the other is PCI-E x1.
Everything else I like...
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However, I have one more suggestion: Overclock that i7 more! You should be able to hit 4GHz and beyond easily on that setup.
Good luck with your future build, and don't forget to post any questions, concerns, etc. here on OCN.
Oh, and you must post pics of your build when it's done.
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There's a few revisions that I'd personally make to your build:
I'd get the HD5870 instead of the GTX 295, since it consumes way less power, and will only get better as time goes on, and natively supports DX 11. I'd get the Western Digital Caviar Black hard drive instead of the Green; it doesn't save much power anyway, its slower performance and increased price isn't really worth it, in my opinion.
If you were going to get a sound card, I'd get either an ASUS Xonar DX or the ASUS Xonar D1, the only difference between the two is that one is PCI, and the other is PCI-E x1.
Everything else I like...
However, I have one more suggestion: Overclock that i7 more! You should be able to hit 4GHz and beyond easily on that setup.
Good luck with your future build, and don't forget to post any questions, concerns, etc. here on OCN.
Oh, and you must post pics of your build when it's done.
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