Building my first computer

[Last Face]

K so Ive never built a computer before, but I'm trying now.

Looking between $500-750 i think. here are the parts I've found.

Can I get some feedback, suggestions, telling me what i've done retardedly... any helps appreciated.

mobo:
GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392

graphics card:
XFX GeForce GTX 260 Core Edition 576MHZ 896MB 2.0GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card
NCIX.com - Buy XFX GeForce GTX 260 Core Edition 576MHZ 896MB 2.0GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card - GX260XADJC In Canada.

RAM:
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBPK - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231179

CPU:
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor Model HDZ550WFGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680

power supply:
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341012

hard drive:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

cd/dvd burner:
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM
Newegg.ca - Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - CD / DVD Burners

case:
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Newegg.ca - Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

[Aaron_8015]

Hi and welcome...

Definately change that power supply.... You want a good quality unit.

Newegg.ca - OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

Also would suggest you pick up a mobo that supports DDR3 with the way prices are DDR2 costs just as much as DDR3....

Newegg.ca - GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

Newegg.ca - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBPK - Desktop Memory

[cksboy15]

It should all work fine but I would look elsewhere for a power supply. Here's a list for you to look at

Quote:

Good:
Akasa PaxPower....... Antec
Astec.......................... AOpen
Channel Well.............. Coolermaster
Corsair........................ Enermax
Enlight......................... Fortron Source (Sparkle)
Gigabyte..................... HEC Compucase (excluding the lower-end Orion line)
Hi-Power.................... Hiper
Jeantech..................... Lian-Li
Mushkin...................... NSpire
OCZ Technology.......... PC Power & Cooling (now owned by OCZ)
PowerMan................... Seasonic
SilenX.......................... SilverStone
Tagan (ABS)................ Thermaltake
TTGI/SuperFlower...... Vantec
Xclio............................. Zippy / Emacs Verax
Zion.............................. Zalman

Bad:
A GBP Athena................ Allied
Aspire/Apevia............... Athena Power
Apex.............................. Athenatech
Atop............................... Broadway Com
CoolMax......................... Chieftec
DEER.............................. Dynapower
Eagle Tech...................... EYE-T
Foxconn.......................... KingStar
Inwin.............................. Linkworld
L&C ............................... Logisys
MGE................................ PowerMagic
Powertek........................ PowerUp
Powmax.......................... Q-Tec
Raidmax.......................... Rosewill
Skyhawk......................... Star
Startech ......................... Sunbeam
Turbolink......................... Ultra

[Last Face]

So Newegg.ca - OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies is a good power supply? I really didn't know what to look for in a power uspply so thanks for that

do you have any specific suggestions for the mobo? I don't really know what specifically to look for in a mobo so that'd be helpful too :P
Newegg.ca - GIGABYTE GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Newegg.ca - GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

anything else?

[Aaron_8015]

I did link a mobo and DDR3 in my first post.... Only other thing is to make sure that 260GTX is the 216 SP model and not the 192 (otherwise you may as well just get a 5770).

[cksboy15]

Yes it is a good power supply

This is a faster hard drive and a little more expensive, but its fast enough to be recommended multiple times on this site for performance systems.

Newegg.ca - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

[Last Face]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron_8015

I did link a mobo and DDR3 in my first post.... Only other thing is to make sure that 260GTX is the 216 SP model and not the 192 (otherwise you may as well just get a 5770).

uh, you linked the same mobo that I linked in my original post... and as far as I can tell on the NCIX site it looks like it's 216. (this thread in particular, I think is saying it's the 216: NCIX FORUMS - title says GTX 260 Core Edition....216?... - XFX GeForce GTX 260 Core Edition 576MHZ ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by cksboy15

Yes it is a good power supply

This is a faster hard drive and a little more expensive, but its fast enough to be recommended multiple times on this site for performance systems.

Newegg.ca - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

[Aaron_8015]

Whoops. Fixed!

Its up to you if you want to change it... after all its your build.

[Last Face]

ok, updated my first post with new parts

[cksboy15]

My only problem now is that its better than mine.