First off you two I have been building pcs for allmost 20 years now. There is nothing wrong with anything on my parts lists. The 850w is a really good power supply and yes that much wattage is needed. You dont have enough info to be giving advice like that. I would like to know how many pc's you have built and for how long! G-skill ram is over rated its not bad but there is much better out there. and as for price I am a system builder and solution provider so i did not pay anywhere even close to new egg prices and you better do your research on quad cores. Last but not least the zelman 9700 is a great fan google it and read for awhile. So sora and ste when i get my benchmarks lets compare and let the results speak for them selfs.