[DavidCrj]

Tuniq Tower 120 Universal CPU Cooler 120mm Cooling Fan and Fan Controler/Heatsink - Retail

AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor Model HD960ZWCGDBOX - Retail

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5 - Retail

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT 500W ATX12V Power Supply - Retail (Need a warranty?)

SAPPHIRE 100242L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S203N - OEM

I was told to post before purchasing...Thoughts? I wanted this to be the last computer I build for a long time.

[win2kpro]

For $15 more I would get this power supply.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703005

Better power supply with a 5 year warranty versus a 3 year warranty on the Enermax. NOT MODULAR. With modular power supplys you have many more points of potential failure that with a hard wired power supply.

The processor should come with a pre-applied thermal pad and you shouldn't need the thermal compound, but you can always buy it since it's cheap in case you need to pull the processor for some reason and reinstall it.

OEM products do not come with any mounting screws or cables so make sure you take that into consideration for any OEM components.

Go to the MSI site and make sure the processor you have chosen is supported by the board you have chosen.

Go to the Corsair site, use their configurator and make sure the memory you have chosen is supported by the motherboard you have chosen.

[DavidCrj]

over-all a good build? Thanks for the Power supply info!

[Cazio]

If I were you, I'd go with an Intel quad-core over an AMD Phenom (along with a compatible motherboard, of course). Better base performance, along with serious overclockability, especially in the case of the Q6600.

[DavidCrj]

Originally Posted by Cazio

If I were you, I'd go with an Intel quad-core over an AMD Phenom (along with a compatible motherboard, of course). Better base performance, along with serious overclockability, especially in the case of the Q6600.

Thats funny because yesterday I swapped it out and add the Q6600 to my cart!

I can't wait to build this