First Build

[Aidan]

Hi guys,

Can you please have a look at the following and tell me whether all the components go with each other, thanks in advance.

Case: Akasa Mirage 62 Aluminium:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Akasa_Cases.html

Fans: 2* Akasa AK-183-2lb Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan 3 Pin
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Akasa_Fans.html

PSU: Akasa Ultra Quiet 550W PowerPlus Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU
http://www.akasa.co.uk/akasa_english/spec_page/psu/spec_ak_p550ff_bkv1.htm

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 950 Dual Core "LGA775 Presler" 3.4GHz (800 FSB)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Intel_Dual_Core.html

Mobo: Asus P5WD2 Premium Intel 955X (LGA775) PCI-Express
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Asus_177.html

HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 11 500GB 6H500F0 SATA-II 16MB Cache
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Maxtor_SATA.html

RAM: 2* Crucial 2GB(2*1GB) DDR2 PC2 5300C3 667MHz Ballistix Dual Channel Kit
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Crucial_DDR2_Ballistix_Kits.html

GPU: PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-out/Dual DVI PCI-Express
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/X1800_Series.html

Any suggestions for the sound card is appreciated (It will be mainly used for serious gaming).
Thnx.

[glc]

They are all compatible - BUT - I've seen a lot of quality control and compatibility problems with Ballistix ram - you may want to pick a different brand. The *best* thing to do is buy ram that's on the Asus QVL for that board. Try the onboard sound first before you buy a sound card.

[Aidan]

Thnx glc, I will do that.