Help With My New System

[axsst10]

This is my first attempt to build a computer entirely myself. I am a graphic designer that does a lot of web work. Also, I like to play games a fair amount. I don't know a ton about how everything inside a computer works together, but I've done my best from what I've read online as to figure out what parts would work together. Could you please look over what I have picked out and let me know if anything looks out of place or like I could have something else that would be better? Here is the long list of parts:


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CPU (Microprocessor) ____________________________________________________________________
$293.50
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3GHz FSB1333MHz
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10005523
($289.00) http://www.mwave.com/mwave/Skusearch...iteria=BA24052

Motherboard ____________________________________________________________________________
$129.99
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128050

Memory ________________________________________________________________________________
$129.99 X 2 = $259.98
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231065

Hard Drive ______________________________________________________________________________
$174.99 (rebate)
Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136011

DVD/CD-RW Burner ______________________________________________________________________
$36.99
SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner With LightScribe Technology - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151141

Video Card ______________________________________________________________________________
$249.99 (rebate)
XFX PVT80GGHF4 GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150171

ATI 1900 XT 256mb ~$200

Sound Card _____________________________________________________________________________
$83.99
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102006

Cons: The card only supports Intel HD audio front panels. Sorry, if your case has AC-97 pins, your out of luck. Minimal driver support for Vista. If you want the bundled software that works in XP for Vista, you'll have to purchase a separate disk from Creative.

Can use a mic with this.

Power Supply ___________________________________________________________________________
$104.99 (rebate)
OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002

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Case __________________________________________________________________________________
$50
COOLER MASTER Centurion
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119077

Keyboard _______________________________________________________________________________
$0

Mouse _________________________________________________________________________________
$0

Speakers _______________________________________________________________________________
$63.45
Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers
http://www.techonweb.com/products/pr...=D03151&src=NT

Operating System ________________________________________________________________________
~$150
XP Pro

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TOTAL: $1467.88

[freakitchen]

Please don't double post. Since you have a response in your other thread, I'm closing this one. I notice you've added more information to this post, so you might want to update your other post to include it, or just create another post in that thread. Thanks.

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=183774