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Mr T
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You can get RAM cheaper than that.. For what you are doing, you don't need over clocking stuff. Basic Corsair XMS3 and the like will do, which can save you $10~$20... the PSU is good (and they are heavy - heavy is good).. In the future 600w may be underpowered for you, especially if you add a power hungry video card (there where some idiots who dissed me on the nVidia forums who had problems with their 460's and above video cards. Said 550w was enough, yet they were having all these issues. from my point of view I have seen this issue a hundred times, by replacing the PSU with a decently branded (like Corsair) high wattage PSU, 700w or better solved the issues 90% of the time) or more hard drives. With the CPU(APU) you have a heat sink and fan with thermal paste provided, unless you are seriously over clocking, that will do a very adequate job.
All looks OK though. Are you waiting for windows 8? Its OK, but if you are used to a desktop its not and will take a bit of time to get used to (it has desktop mode, but is different in some ways). As for a DVDRW they are two a penny these days, unless you opt for a Blu-ray reader or writer, in which case I would recommend LG's offerings.
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jswisdom
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Thanks Mr T.
I had looked into Crucial memory first as that is what I have used mostly
Most Memory Configurators do not have the BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W AMD Motherboard listed yet.
Corsair doesn't so I haven't got a compatible list for them.
I have been thinking of going with windows 7.
I am not sure on whether I will go with a video card in the future or not.
But would like to have a power supply to handle it if I do.
Looking at power supplies I end up getting lost with all the options/connections etc.
Would like 1 to go well with my motherboard/apu without going overboard with connections.
Any suggestions?
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Mr T
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See how it goes with the APU first, then see if its upgrading to a separate video card, but with the PSU, I would get an 850w minimum to cover the upgrade. Stick with a decent brand like Corsair and go modular - yes it will cost you, but it is worth it, well worth it in the long run - and get a modular one, this enables you to use the minimum amount of cabling for you configuration (ALL mine are modular now).
On the RAM front, just because it is not on the list doesn't mean it won't work. I have used all sorts of brands of DDR3 on a wide range of boards and have found a compatibility issue with only one, Corsair is good RAM..
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Question to ask yourself - do you use more than 1 optical drive? If not the Gigabyte case looks better. If you do (ie DVDRW and a BDRW), then go with the ROSEWILL...
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