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Old August 9, 2009, 01:57 AM
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I'm building a rig for my friend and I figured I'd see if anyone has any suggestions for it before I order this coming week. All parts are either sale prices or price matched already.

CPU: NCIX.com - Buy AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition Triple Core Processor AM3 2.8GHZ 7.5MB Cache 95W 45NM Retail Box - HDZ720WFGIBOX In Canada.
Mobo: NCIX.com - Buy Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P AMD790X ATX AM3 DDR3 2PCI-E SATA2 RAID Sound GLAN Motherboard - GA-MA790XT-UD4P In Canada.
RAM: NCIX.com - Buy Patriot Viper Extreme Performance 4GB DDR3 2X2GB PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 CL 7-7-7-20 EPP2.0 Memory Kit - PVS34G1600LLKN In Canada.
PSU: NCIX.com - Buy Corsair TX750W 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 140MM Fan - CMPSU-750TX In Canada.
GPU: Selling him my XFX 4870 once I get my 4890 (thanks HWC for the awesome contest!)
Case: NCIX.com - Buy Cooler Master Haf 932 Full Tower Black EATX Case 6X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PSU USB eSATA 1394 Audio - RC-932-KKN1 In Canada.
Heatsink: NCIX.com - Buy Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA775 LGA1156 120MM - RR-B10-212P-GP In Canada.
DVD: NCIX.com - Buy Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22X DVD+-RW SATA DVD Writer Black OEM - SH-S223B/BEBE In Canada.
HDD: Seagate 1TB 7200.12

Any suggestions are welcome!
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Old August 9, 2009, 05:53 AM
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Well everything solid and well balanced, you can if you want take a look to a X4 and I also sugest to change the ram for G.skill, mushkin or Corsair. I have never work and see Patriot so I don't really know about them. IMO the build will rock solid;)

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Old August 9, 2009, 08:14 AM
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Awesome build, good look with your purchase!
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Old August 9, 2009, 08:27 AM
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You/he is going to love that heat sink with over clocking that build
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Old August 9, 2009, 08:36 AM
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Look good, nothing I would change. Good luck with the build.
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Old August 9, 2009, 09:30 AM
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Patriot is good, what hard drive are you going to use?
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Old August 9, 2009, 09:48 AM
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Seems like a bit of overkill on the case. I guess if he knows hes going to be living in 1 spot for a while and can use it for future builds its worth it. Maybe the CM690 or NCIX.com - Buy NZXT Beta ATX Tower Case 4X5.25 5X3.5INT No PS Front Audio USB eSATA Black - BETA In Canada. would be better and spend a bit more on the CPU or just save 100 bucks.
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Old August 9, 2009, 10:40 AM
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Nice solid build! Get us some pics already! :)
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Old August 9, 2009, 07:39 PM
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Patriot is good, what hard drive are you going to use?
Woops forgot to include that, I'll edit the first post now.
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