Check my new/upgrade PC!

[RossNews]

Only getting 3 new parts but still never hurts to check.

I'm on a tight budget thus this is all I could come up with while keeping my head up for an upgrade.

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor AM3 3.4GHZ 8MB Cache 125W 45NM Retail Box

NCIX.com - Buy AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor AM3 3.4GHZ 8MB Cache 125W 45NM Retail Box - AMD - HDZ965FBGMBOX - in Canada


MoBo: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AMD 990X AM3+ ATX DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard

NCIX.com - Buy Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AMD 990X AM3+ ATX DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard - Gigabyte - GA-990XA-UD3 - in Canada


RAM: G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit

NCIX.com - Buy G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit - G.Skill - F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ - in Canada

MY OLD STUFF.

PSU - Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 500 Watt Power Supply. should be good right?

Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 500 Watt Power Supply ANTEC INC SP-500

Questions:

1)Mobo + CPU + Ram is good right?
2)PSU can handle those right? (Video card is 9800 GT OC)

The total there is about 368.59 CAN (shipping and tax included).

 

[Jagged.Edge]

Are you going to overclock? Because if so, you might want to get a higher wattage PSU to give you some good headroom.

NCIX.com - Buy Corsair Professional Series Gold AX750 CMPSU-750AX 750W ATX Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold Power Supply - Corsair - CMPSU-750AX - in Canada

If you want a cheaper, 650 Watt non-modular (Comes with a huge stack of cables connected to the PSU which cannot be removed, modular lets you pick which ones you use for tidier cables and better airflow) one that has similarities:

NCIX.com - Buy Corsair TX650 V2 650W ATX 12V Single Rail 53A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 80PLUS Bronze - Corsair - CMPSU-650TXV2 - in Canada

 

[Thomas]

I agree with jagged edge. I use an Antec High Current Gamer 520 but it is like 48amps on the 12v rail where as yours is much less I would take Jagged's advise. Also AMD cpu's benefit greatly from lower latency ram I would swap that cas9 for some cas7.

 

[RossNews]

There will be no overlocking done. Not to this processor anyways.

I checked on the antec site and it said I will need about 400 Watts for my setup. So I figuire the 500Watt I have is enough.

 

[Thomas]

You'll have enough, Since your not pushing things.

 

[RossNews]

Well I just ordered with 1 minute to spare before the 50$ NCIX gift card deal was over lol... smoooth.

I ended up getting the 955 not the 965 because it was the same stepping model and the only difference was the -.2... saved 20$ on it.

 

[Thomas]

Good choice! With a little tweaking you should be able to get that chip goin pretty fast! I have the 920 and I love it, been almost 2 years now and it still hums along I have mine clocked at 3.6ghz.