Aqua-Soft ForumsI'm putting together a box for a very good friend on a tight budget. I think I've gotten it together, but as a novice, I'm having second thoughts about my CPU/MOBO pairing.
GA-M61PME-S2P AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX
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Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz
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I understand the X3 is backward compatible with AM2+ MOBOs, but I still have my doubts.
Also, I plan to cram in a video card that is a little on the large side, but I think it will just fit. Does anyone care to tell me I'm a fool for trying?
SAPPHIRE 100248L Radeon HD 3850
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Last, and very much least, the case I'm putting it all in has a 120mm fan just a few inches from the processor, but I still think I want to replace the stock heatsink with something better; cheap but respectable. I was thinking this:
ARCTIC COOLING ALPINE 7 92mm CPU Cooler
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What say ye? Overkill?
Again, I'm a novice. I'm sorry that these questions are no all relevant to the subcat, but my main concern is. If anyone could tell me whether I'm about to make a very big mistake, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you very much.