CPU Fans & Heatsinks and Video Card

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#1 drkstorm37
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First I want to thank everyone for there input while I am building my system, but I do have a couple more questions.. I am looking to upgrade the stock cpu fan and heatsink and would like to know what everyone would suggest I use. I will not be doing much overclocking to begin with but might later on.. I would like to keep it under $100 if it is possible for a good one.. here is the one I was thinking of getting..

Newegg.com - ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

also I would like to know what video card would everyone recommend and is that a good ram to get or should I go with the Corsair Dominator?

So far here is the system

ASUS M4A79 Deluxe AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition

OCZ Platinum Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready

NZXT Guardian 921 CS-NT-GD921-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

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#2 Maximus43
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How much are you looking to spend on a graphics card? Also, if you want to save a little cash on the cooler, you could get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

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#3 drkstorm37
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I would like to keep the graphics card under $200 for right now,, thank you
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#4 mattpunkgd
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How much are you looking to spend on a graphics card? Also, if you want to save a little cash on the cooler, you could get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

Maximus43
Make sure you get the back plate with it though.
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#5 RFOMownage
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How much are you looking to spend on a graphics card? Also, if you want to save a little cash on the cooler, you could get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

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True dat. One of the top 3 air coolers on the market.
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I would like to keep the graphics card under $200 for right now,, thank youdrkstorm37

SAPPHIRE 100259L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $189.00 free shipping

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[QUOTE="drkstorm37"]I would like to keep the graphics card under $200 for right now,, thank youkaitanuvax

SAPPHIRE 100259L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $189.00 free shipping

wow thats an amazing price for a 4870, DEFINATELY get it, its a kickass card... im reggreting i bought my 4850 for 164 back when it came out... still, also, for a cooler, depends on your budget, but here are the best of the best, IN ORDER (and dont let anyone tell you otherwise, this is the real thing): Thermalright ultra 120 extreme copper (100+$), Ultra 120 extreme AL/Black (roughly 60 + good fan), Noctua NH-U12P (around 60$, real quiet, near TRUE performance), Xigmatek HDT-S1283 (roughly 30), OCZ Vendetta 2 (roughly 40), CoolerMaster V8 (a lot) note, all of these perform a mere C from eachother, so it depends on how much youre willing to pay ;)