Poll: Helpz with building a compootor plzkthx?

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Gasaraki

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Oh hai thar escapist, as some of you may remember from my thread from a couple of weeks ago [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.195372-Poll-Would-this-be-good-for-gaming?page=1] I'm going to build a gaming PC. At the moment I'm just trying to make a list of all the parts i'm gonna get and that's where I need you guys' help: since this is my first time I'm not entirely sure what parts I need.
So far I have:
Case: CM690 II [http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216&Tpk=Coolermaster%20CM%20690%20II%20Advanced]
Power Supply: RocketFish 700W [http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/rocketfish-pc-power-supply-rf-700wps2/10109734.aspx?path=d80b08ccd093d8b6d67cee810ad964e1en02]
CPU: Amd Athlon II X2 [http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/amd-amd-athlon-ii-x2-255-3-1ghz-dual-core-cpu-athlon-ii-x2-255/10144368.aspx?path=df7f449d0bd29bdb0014c4dd1a44e90cen02]
Graphics Card: Ati Radeon HD 4850 1GB [http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121380&cm_re=ati_radeon_4850-_-14-121-380-_-Product]
Ram: Lexar 2GB DDR3 X2 [http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/lexar-media-lexar-2gb-ddr3-240-pin-desktop-memory-ld2gd3s139cna-ld2gd3s139cna/10134888.aspx?path=e864e28ffa071f8e6fcd49192fa5dc85en02]
Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX [http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130274&cm_re=MSI_890FXA-GD70-_-13-130-274-_-Product]
Hard drive: Seagate 500GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive [http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/seagate-seagate-500gb-3-5-internal-hard-drive-st905003n1a1as-st905003n1a1as-rk/10125638.aspx?path=274fe782ab8511d0821fe7f2b870ba6fen02]
Optical Drive: SONY Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive [http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=n82e16827118031]
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium [http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754]
Thermal Paste: Arctic Silver AA-14G Thermal Compound [http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100015&cm_re=thermal_paste-_-35-100-015-_-Product]

So, am I missing anything? Any parts that seem incompatible with the others or bad?
 

cuddly_tomato

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Grab a few tubes of thermal paste and check to see if your CPU or any other parts need fans which are sold seperately.
 

Gasaraki

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cuddly_tomato said:
Grab a few tubes of thermal paste and check to see if your CPU or any other parts need fans which are sold seperately.
The case comes with a 120mm fan and 2 140mm fans so I think that should be enough, I'll have to add thermal paste to my list though.
 

Gasaraki

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RAKtheUndead said:
The GPU seems rather slow, to be fair - I think you want at least an HD 4850, if not an HD 4870/5770. I'd also do some research into the PSU - I don't know that brand, and it's never advisable to cheap out on the PSU for a gaming machine.
Yeah I'm thinking I'm gonna change to an hd 4850 since it's actually cheaper than the 4670 if I buy it from newegg so it's a no brainer.