~$600 gaming rig, suggestions?

[Muffin Man]

the OP already had a good final list...

 

[hikaricloud]

There are no 125gb HDDs...there never have been...

Ever...

 

[Ranga]

lol just put it down to there might have been. lol well disregard my idea.

 

[ibexpiotr]

ordered everything.. total ~630
should i buy some thermalpaste or will i be fine with just what it comes with?

 

[Muffin Man]

the stock heatsink comes with pre-applied thermal paste. if you're gonna keep the cpu at stock or slightly OCed speeds, then it should be fine. any serious OCing will require you getting a better cpu cooler, which are about $20-$40.

 

[ibexpiotr]

what os should i install?

 

[Muffin Man]

Windows 7 Release Candidate

download the 64-bit version of windows 7 RC, which is free until 2010.

you have to burn the iso file onto a dvd, and then you can boot from it to install it

 

[ibexpiotr]

just last thing.. will i need 20>24pin adapter?
once again,
my psu -- Newegg.com - Antec earthwatts EA500 500W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7" Power Supply - Power Supplies
and
my mobo -- Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TA790GXB A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

 

[hikaricloud]

No, it's got a 20+4 pin adapter. It kinda clips on to the main one, you'll see when you get the PSU.

 

[ibexpiotr]

i just put it together.. installed win7.. all is NICE