(very)Early stages of a newb build

[JonM1211]

Im pretty much a newb (I hate that word) to this, building computers. But Ive done abit of research and Id like to know what you think of a possible new system in the works. I want to use it for games, Flash, Photo Shop, and other such progs.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811233002

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103937

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131524

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103539

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144417

Pri Optical: not needed

Sec Optical: not needed

Sound Card: not needed

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130256

FDD: not needed

Keyboard: not needed

Mouse: not needed

Modem: not needed

Lan: meh

Monitor: not needed

Speakers: not needed

OS: Not sure yet

Extras: none that I can think of

So my main concern is compatibility. As far as I know it all is, but like I said Im new to this so I may of overlooked something. Also, I may just use my current case to avoide the price of the one up there, still on the fence about it.
I already have a dvd drive, cd-rom, monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, and floppy disk drive on my current system. I dont think there would be a problem switching em over to this new system, but I could be wrong. And the motherboard has the sound built in so I dont think a sound card is a main priority.

And Id like to know what kind, and how many fans id need for this. I belive the case comes with 3 fans, but are these any good to actually rely on?

[Staren]

Looks like a plan to me. As far as OS goes, XP Home should be more then fine unless you have some specal need for Pro. Contrary to what some people still say about XP Pro, you only need it if you know you need it. Otherwise Home will work just fine.

The only other thing I would say is that you might want to go with a power supply designed for SLI. The Antec 500W you have listed is more then good enough, but for the future it might be worth it to be totally ready for SLI, and those motherboards do have a rep for being a little picky about what PSUs they like.

Oh before I forget, you double posted. Might want to delete the extra one.

[JonM1211]

Thanks for the reply.
I took what you said about the psu, and found this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931
what do you think?




btw about the double post, something weird happened when I edited my post and it made a new thread. I cant delete it, but I have edited in hopes a mod will do so.

[Dark Nova]

This seems to be a nice build, everything is compatible. dont be worried about the fans, you have enought. Like Staren said for the OS, you can get XP home OEM editon (meaning it dosent come in a box, and cost less).


This PSU is sli ready, so its good, good luck with your build

[jayb1234]

That is a real good PSU and should be fine. It will let you add the 2nd video card for SLI if you ever get one.

One omission in your list is RAM 1MB (2 x 512) should be good for starters. Go to this page on the ASUS site and hit QVL download on the left side for the list of modules ASUS has certified for that board.

[blue60007]

Oops, forgot the all important RAM. Check out that page Jay linked above for some ideas. I believe Corsair Value Select is on that list.

[Dark Nova]

blue why you saying that this PSU is not sli certified??
it says: SLI Support: nVIDIA SLI Certified

[blue60007]

Argh, my bad. I thought we were still talking about the original one.