BUILDING NEW AM3 COMPUTER! PLEASE HELP!

[jcmaz]

I say Antec 650W for ~59 @ NCIX. NCIX.com - Buy Antec Earthwatts 650W Power Supply ATX12V V2.2 EPS12V Active PFC 80PLUS 120MM Fan - EA650 In Canada.

[jay51]

im just using a arctic cooling alpine 64 cheap cheap heatsink...tbh im thinking the stock heatsink that came with the 550be is maybe as good..... if not better?
after changing it i didnt notice any temp drops more than 1 or 2 degrees at full load...im still deciding what hs to try next, needs to be small enough to fit into my HTPC tho....then i will try for better clocks or may drop cpu in another board under a TRUE i have here just to see what chip will do....

[Helix]

The Corsair HX650 is on boxing day special at NCIX... $25 off is nothing to scoff at.

NCIX.com - Buy Corsair Professional HX650W 650W ATX 12V 52A 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan - CMPSU-650HX In Canada.

As I remember, it's a re-branded Seasonic. However, Corsair slaps a 7 year warranty on it. It's also modular, so less crap sitting in the bottom of your case.

[revixd]

Hey guys! I really appreciate all the advice I'm getting! This is what I'm considering right now to go with. AMD phenom II x2 550BE(110$), asus m4a79t deluxe (150$), g skill ripjaw ddr3 1333mhz CL7 memory(100$), silverstone raven rv01(210$), antec earthwatt 650watt power supply(60$). All are before taxes. Please advise! :)

[Soultribunal]

That looks good to me mate.

ST

[jay51]

i agree with ST looks good :)

[revixd]

Alright sweet! Thank you all that helped! Couldn't have done it without you guys!