First time builder. Does this look OK?

[Mike2008]

Hey guys, I'm about to place this order on these parts to make my new PC, just wanted to check with you guys to see if I have everything that I'll need.

Case and Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKR3-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case Real Power Pro 1000W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119136

Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136011

Video Card: GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130338

DvD Drive: LITE-ON Black 12X DVD-ROM 32X CD-ROM SATA Blu-ray DVD-ROM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106225

DvD Burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136144

RAM: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227297

Motherboard: EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188025

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

CPU Cooler: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134




So that's everything, I'm mainly going to be using this for gaming. I'll just use the soundcard from the motherboard.

Am I forgetting anything?

~thanks

[Ethdios]

It would appear that you have everything... Though it also appears you're pretty well off when it comes to money, so why don't you get a 45nm quad-core? You don't have to if you don't want to ... lol ... I'm just wondering.

Oh, and you might need another sata cable, if the mobo only comes with one.

[Mike2008]

It would appear that you have everything... Though it also appears you're pretty well off when it comes to money, so why don't you get a 45nm quad-core? You don't have to if you don't want to ... lol ... I'm just wondering.

Oh, and you might need another sata cable, if the mobo only comes with one.


Okay thanks, I'll grab another cable. And yeah, I would have gotten a quad-core but I've been hearing alot of bad stuff about those and playing video games.

I've never played on one myself though.

[Mike2008]

Hmmm.... For better gaming quality, should I go with a

1. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115027


Or a,

2. Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

~Thanks

[Alaron]

For a gaming oriented machine, go for the E8400. Both will get the job done, but the E8400 offers a great performance for the price when it comes to games.

[Ethdios]

For a gaming oriented machine, go for the E8400. Both will get the job done, but the E8400 offers a great performance for the price when it comes to games.

Yeah, I heard when it comes to gaming, a higher GHZ dual-core is better than a lower GHZ quad-core. Plus, the 45nm cores run cooler and more energy-efficiently. :)

[Drunner611]

Good lord DDR3 is freakin expensive.

If you want to save some money, go with a DDR2 platform and pick up a Q9450 or E8500. You won't ever be able to upgrade that system's processor to more than a Q9850, so DDR3 isn't really worth it unless you have gobs of money to spend/waste.

[Khalil]

No sense at all going DDR3, save yourself some money and stick to DDR2 800.

Any Core 2 Duo Processor will own any game out there as long as you have the right video card.
The card you chose is top notch. Dual Core are still faster for gaming than Quads dollar for dollar.