Any advice on these parts?

[Agonizing Fury]

Hey, I'm building a computer for my roommate. He picked out all the parts he wants, and I just wanted to know if anyone had any bad experiences with any of these before I try to build it. Any input would be great. Thanks

AMD Phenom 9950 BLACK EDITION 2.6GHz Socket AM2+ 140W Quad-Core Processor Model HD995ZFAGHBOX - Retail

LG Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Black SATA Model GGW-H20L - Retail

APEVIA X-Navigator ATXA8NW-AL/500 Silver / Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail (Note: not using included P.S., he just loved this case and couldn't find another one he likes. Watch the classifieds for it later if interested).

ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

HIPER HPU-5B680 680W ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 Power Supply - Retail (I'm really interested if anyone has any input on this P.S. I've never heard of Hyper before, but it has decent reveiws)

mushkin 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model 991599 - Retail (2x)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Pro (2.0) - Retail

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 32-bit English 1pk for System Builders DSP OEI DVD - OEM (I know, I know, everyone has problems with Vista, but he needs DirectX 10)


He's a gamer and just got a good settlement from a car accident. Not buying for the next few days, so if you read this later and have advice feel free to add. Thanks again for any help.

 

[empire29]

Looks like a solid setup.

The only 2 things I would reconsider if I were building this computer for myself:

1) Operating System -- I still much prefer Windows XP to Windows Vista. In my experience its quicker and less prone to crashing. The only reason I can see for "upgrading" to Vista is for Direct X 10 support. This isn't a big deal either way.

2) The Microsoft Keyboard/Mouse -- I much prefer Logitech's Keyboard/Mice over Microsoft's. This is personal preference of course, but check out some of the high-end Logitech Keyboard/Mouse bundles.. Though i dont think they have any ergonomic keyboards like the MS one you chose. Again not a big deal either way.

I wouldnt worry about the PSU -- if its gotten good reviews it'll be fine.

Happy building!!!