hi there, Im planning on building a pc for gaming and have the following listed for stuff i plan on using. Any suggestions or words of wisdom appreciated. Case: Coolermaster HAF932 MoBo: EVGA E758-A1 CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Ram: OCZ Platinum 6GB(3x2gb) Video Card : XFX GTX295 Harddrive :SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB 7200 RPM ...bluray drive, card reader and others....main concern is power supply...was debating between the following 3.... 1)OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ700FTY 700W ATX12V / EPS12V 2)Athena Power AP-P4ATX95FEPC 950W EPS12V Ver. 2.92 3)KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-1000MA1S 1000W ATX

also havnt decided on a cpu heatsink fan....suggestions appreciated. only one in mine i like was eitehr 1)COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible Hyper N 520 or 2)ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler

Consider this for a psu... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... or... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... Why do you think you need an aftermarket hsf? Skip

i read a lot of reviews saying the stock hsf was hit and miss and you're better off to buy an aftermarket....

Stop and think for a moment; the stock cooler was designed for the i7. The two I've installed worked just fine at stock speeds and mild overclocks. "Hit and miss" reviews come from people who may not know what they're talking about, are unable to follow simple instructions, or who couldn't properly install a shovel into dirt. You gotta take everything you read with a grain of salt. Skip

Check crysis & farcry 2 benchmark btwn Hd 5870 and 295gtx http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews... and http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews... check price difference from newegg

Although I agree the Radeon is better, I doubt salamandyk will go for it. I personally think SLi (& Crossfire) configs are a complete waste of money, but I think that's what he's shooting for, so he's gonna have to stick with nVidia.