Building 1st computer. Rate/advice.?

I'm building my first Gaming PC and would like it if anyone who has built their own PC could rate the components I'm choosing or offer advice/changes.





OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail


$99.99





COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail


$89.99





(TWO) PNY VCG88512GXPB GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail


$229.98





Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail


$164.99





Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM


$64.99





LITE-ON 20X DVD卤R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DH-20A4P-04 - OEM


$20.99





ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail


$129.99





(TWO) G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail


$79.98





ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound -Retail


$6.99





ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail


$36.99





GRAND TOTAL: $924.88Building 1st computer. Rate/advice.?
WOW! It is almost perfect!


I would buy the radeon 4780 instead but still it is a good gaming box.


E8400 is good for games too but I would use the Q6600 and overclock it to 3.2GHZ @ 1.4volts.


bye byeBuilding 1st computer. Rate/advice.?
Hi


Everything is great.


But I sugeest you to get an ATI HD4850.this card is better than 8800GT but 4850 is hot.Here are some benchmarks :





http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gamin鈥?/a>
Your motherboard can't run SLI. If you want to SLI you need an Nvidia-based nForce motherboard in order to run.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as鈥?/a>





Other than that looks good.
This is a very good budget build I must say. Just a few things that I recommend, based on the price range





- go back to newegg and try to get a DVD burner that is SATA. Im not saying that IDE is bad, just that SATA is newer technology and operates faster for like an extra 10 bucks AT MOST. You can even get lightscribe in there if you are lucky


- Instead of getting 8GB of RAM I would settle for 4 GB and use that money for a better graphics card. I know this because I have ran crysis with an identical system except one had 8GB and the other had 4GB. I couldnt tell the difference.


- as for the mobo, it is good to get a P45 mobo IF AND ONLY IF you going to run on a single graphics card. IF YOU PLAN ON USING MORE THAN ONE (crossfire or SLI) go for the x38/x48/x58 mobos. they offer full x16 lanes to both PCI slots whereas the P45 only offers x16 to one slot.





This may be something you overlooked but DO NOT FORGET TO BUY AN OPERATING SYSTEM!!! (Win XP, Vista or any of the others) BECAUSE THE HARD DRIVES DO NOT COME WITH THEM INSTALLED!!!!!!





and if you still decide to get the 8 GB of RAM you MUST get a 64-bit OS because a 32-bit OS will recognize only 4GB MAX!!!





hope this info helped