New build - Photo editing / gaming

[fc3646]

Just wondering if you guys could give this the once over for any issues I might be missing...All from Newegg, total comes up to about 1220..which is about where I want to be. Thanks guys!

GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-UD2H AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

SAPPHIRE 100314SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

ASUS 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 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

LG M2362D-PM Glossy Black 23" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor with TV Tuner 300 cd/m2 DC 50000:1

[glc]

Sapphire has no end user support in the US - I'd replace that with Asus, Diamond, or HIS. I would also get an Asus motherboard.

[fc3646]

Originally Posted by glc Sapphire has no end user support in the US - I'd replace that with Asus, Diamond, or HIS. I would also get an Asus motherboard.

Thanks GLC - Any other suggestions?

ASUS EAH6850 DC/2DIS/1GD5/V2 Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

ASUS 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 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

LG M2362D-PM Glossy Black 23" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor with TV Tuner 300 cd/m2 DC 50000:1
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[glc]

You can save a few bucks with 1333 speed ram without impacting performance - unless you are going to be overclocking.

[fc3646]

Originally Posted by glc You can save a few bucks with 1333 speed ram without impacting performance - unless you are going to be overclocking.

No overclocking for me

[Mdorty]

I know you changed motherboards, but just something to watch out for in the future - in the OP you had a micro ATX motherboard chosen. Not that that's a bad thing, but I assume with the larger case you chose, you didn't want a micro ATX board

[glc]

More and more high quality micro boards are coming out these days, and actually that's all most people need. With all the onboard stuff these days, very few people use any of the card slots except for the video card. I've built quite a few computers with micro boards in standard cases.

[Nuclear Krusader]

The only issue with mATX is that most of them have only two slots for the RAM, and so upgrades are more expensive. One reason to just go all out and load 8 GB at the moment of purchase.