Building this PC

This is what I plan on building. Let me know what you think. I'm going to use it for gaming, internet surfing, etc.

Case - Newegg.com - XION Solaris XON-403 Black with Green LED Light Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

Motherboard/Processor - Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!

PSU - Newegg.com - hec X-Power Pro 600 600W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply - Power Supplies

Video Card - Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

DVD Drive - Newegg.com - LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - CD / DVD Burners

Hard Drive - Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

RAM - Newegg.com - GeIL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

Is there anything I'm missing? Comments/concerns/criticisms on any of the parts? Will these work together?

 

hey, not a bad setup should work great for gaming and surfing, im likin the graphics card 4870, good choice. would think about a psu upgrade though them 4870's do use some power, and if your gonna go 2 way crossfire in the future. 700w?

 

Have you done any research...on the importance of purchasing a quality PSU?

Things to think about...in relation to the negative effects of heat on the computer...That can be caused by the power supply.

Manufacturers test their PSU's at a set temperature...from this their rating is determined... for most this No. is 25 degrees Celsius...which falls short of the temperature that most computers are capable of achieving.

Given that a PSU will actually lose 2-5 watts per one degree of heat above the 25 Degree Celsius testing temperature...coupled with the fact that computers tend to run at 10 degrees higher than room temperature... In the summer time when the room temperature can easily reach 80 degrees F... your computer will be running at 33 Degrees C. or 90 Degrees F.

So the...math can make...your 500 watt power supply into a 460 watt unit.

In addition to this...what needs to be taken into account is that each degree that your computer components are operating at...under powered...adds more heat to the equation.

Consider also...the possibility...that ratings given by the manufacturer of single components...such as graphics cards...need to be treated with skepticism...Manufacturers may minimize support issues and under rate the power required...in order to make a larger profit.

The above has not taken into account...the issue of high quality vs poor quality units...Power supplies convert voltages from wall outlets to lower levels used by the PC. During this conversion, some power is lost as heat. The efficiency level of the PSU determines how much extra power must be put into the power supply to run the PC. A high quality PSU can help reduce the noise and heat generated within a computer system. The higher the efficiency rating the less heat the PSU has to deal with.

Therefore heat is the computers enemy...The hotter the temperature your PSU is forced to run at...the poorer the supply of power the rest of the components will receive...which has been known to lead to such things as crashes, freezing, rebooting, BSOD’s, and video distortion, as well as partial and complete failure of other components.

The fact is very few PSU’s are capable of producing the wattage that the companies advertise.

For a very good comprehension of recommended brand names, wattage, and models in listed categories...Plus much more...check out this link. Power Supply Information and Selection - Tech Support Forum

 

Newegg.com - RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-730SS 730W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply - Power Supplies

How about this one instead? It's a 730 watt. Also I have a question. Could I have a home fan blowing on my computer when it's on. Won't that help keep it cool?

 

if your plannin on going crossfire in the future go for a 1000w psu, if not that 730w will be fine. and about havin a home fan blowin on ur pc i dont see why not, more cooling the better.

 

What does "going crossfire in the future" mean?

 

Having two ATI Radoen 4870's. thats called crossfire.

 

Wow. I don't know much about that. What would be the point of having 2 video cards, and how would you even make that work?

 

the thing is though dude, the board specs doesnt mention nothin about crossfire ready. anyone know if it is??

you put two of the same cards in your two PCI-Express x16 slots, and connect them together using a crossfire bridge (connector) and they both run as one card. bascially its for better performance, more fps.

 

That's nuts. I probably won't ever want to do that though. At least I know now I will definitely think about getting a crossfire ready mobo because this would be a cool upgrade for the future.

 

RAIDMAX Sucks...It is a recipe for disaster.

Something wrong with the ones suggested in the link I provided?

 

NEW 720W ENERMAX INFINITI POWERSUPPLY PSU - EIN720AWT on eBay, also ATX Standard Power Supplies, Power Supplies, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 29-Mar-09 15:16:43 BST)

this is a good power supply unit by enermax gotta say they are excellent brand and really reliable. 82%-85% efficiency!!

 

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

I'm thinking I'm going to go with this one. It has a lot of power and a $25 mail in rebate which is nice.

 

shame its not a modular PSU but its a "KICK ASS" product lol.
yea dude go for that one seems pretty decent.

 

Looks good to me...Corsair memory and power supplies are a good product.

 

What's a modular PSU?

 

It's where you can change it to what you need, comes with power adapters, molex, sata,4pin, 6pin,24pin atx etc, and you connect to the power supply what power adapters you need for your setup. and not have left over connectors all around your case not in use.

 

In my opinion the PSU he has chosen has plenty of juice and has 1 6pin and 1 8pin connecter. I personally have a Hyper 580W PSU hooked up to a 4870 and it works like a dream with no problems, there is some kind of hype about the 4870 needing a lot of power in truth it doesn’t, from my experience(even when overclocking). But if he’s going to go Sli in the future than yes I agree with you he would need a more beefy PSU with more connecters