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I'm looking into putting together a desktop this November and came up with this:

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http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Public...r=15490209

it's a little more expensive than I'd like right now, but I could probably go a little bit in either direction if given a good reason to.

I see places where you can shave $$$

SSD: only get one, 256GB and get Crucial M4 or an Intel one for reliability. I personally have a OCZ Vertex 4, 5 year warranty...why not.

HDD: get a western green, you don't need black for storage. Also note important data (photos, docs, etc) should be backed up, not just stored on a large harddrive, it should usually be used for downloaded movies/music easily replaceable things in case of failure.

Never used a aftermarket CPU cooler, never had the need to.

You can probably find better deal for mouse and keyboard if they were purchased together or at a local store. For gaming though, steels series make some nice stuff.