Frst new build

[Sampson 98]

I am looking at making my first try at building a PC, these are the products that I am looking at using. Is there anything that I am missing that I will need for the build besides memory?

1. COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKR3-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case Real Power Pro 1000W Power Supply
2. ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP ATX Intel Motherboard
3. HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721075KLA330 (0A35154) 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
4. ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound
5. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
6. ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
7. COOLER MASTER R4-L2S-122B-GP 120mm 4 BLUE LED LED Case Fan
8. Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD
9. PNY XLR8 VCG8800XXPB-OC GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Overclocked Video Card

I am looking at staying under $2200
Thanks

[flanzig1]

Would change the HD to a Seagate 7200.10 or 11. Better quaility.
Need an optical drive,look to Lite-On retail.
For your system, a 1K watt PSU is way overkill. The Corsair 620HX would be plenty big with room for expansion.
I would look at the Asus P5K series of boards. They use DDR2 ram which is cheap. The DDR3 ram is expensive and has little speed gain over DDR2.

[Katreat]

You did not list RAM, but as Flanz posted I would suggest you go with a P5K MB and 2 gigs of quality DDR2 800 ram.

If you are not planning on OC'ing the standard heatsink/cooler that ships with the CPU will be fine. After market coolers also void the CPU warranty. If you go with stock cooler you dont need the compound either because it comes with a thermal pad already applied.

If you are not going with 4+ gigs of ram than the 32 bit Vista is fine and I hear actually a little faster on 32 bit appts (which is most of them). The only real advantage of Vista 64 is if you are running 64 bit appts or something that will gain significant performance from 4+ gigs of ram.

Kat