Building a gaming pc

[Millenniumman]

I'm looking at building a gaming pc. Here's the list of parts I've got so far:

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion...Number=4858974

I'm wondering what is going to be the bottleneck there. A lot of similar set ups seem to use the 8800gtx. Will the gtx have a major advantage over the gts? This will be on a 1920x1080 projector.

Do evga motherboards/graphics have any advantages over the asus's I am looking at?

Are there any cases that allow similar visibility of the interior of the case that might be a bit more practical?

Overclocking interests me, especially the cpu, but I am far more concerned about everything working without much trouble.

[LeftyAce]

Since you're using a high resolution 'monitor' I'd go for the GTX video card. Get one made by eVGA.

Stick with ASUS for a motherboard, but the one you have listed is way overkill. Get the P5K; it'll have enough overclocking capability, and it's generally considered more stable to use an Intel chipset with an Intel processor (The Striker Extreme uses an nVidia chipset).

I would switch to the 620W corsair HX powersupply. Thermaltake has been having some issues lately, and the Corsair is a great unit.

Also switch to Corsair for the RAM. 2GB of XMS2 DDR2 800 is good. SuperTalent isn't a top tier manufacturer.

If you go with that case, all I'll say is, good luck hiding your cables......BUT, the corsair powersupply has modular cabling, so you won't have bunches of unnecessary wires in the case.

Switch the Optical drive to a LiteOn SATA retail model; they are quite reliable and come with burning software.

[Millenniumman]

Thanks. One thing, will the cooling I have there be enough, especially with the gigantic GTX graphics card? I'd like to overclock the CPU (and have gotten a third party heatsink/fan for it).

[flanzig1]

The video card vents it's hot air directly out of the case so don't need extra fans for the video card heat,
For some mild OCing, the stock HSU will work fine. It's when you start changing the CPU voltages for OCing that you may need better CPU cooling.

[Millenniumman]

Also, about the RAM. I realize Super Talent isn't a top tier manufacturer, but the memory I found seems to have significantly better specs and a lower price than the memory from corsair. Is it really inferior?

Will it not work with SLI (I've noticed some memory has an "SLI Ready" badge)?

[Alaron]

Corsair has a proven track record of solid RAM, thats why we recommend them.

SLI Ready is a marketing ploy. SLI has nothing to do with the RAM in your system.

I would also switch to a Seagate hard drive. Samsung is at the bottom of the list.

[MrDravenX]

I've always liked Western Digital.

[RazR]

you could save more if you switched out the raptor drive, with 2 regular 7200.10 hard drives(preferable seagate or western digital)