Please help me with my rig!

[Viridis25]

I'm trying to build a good gaming rig on a budget of $800-900 dollars. I have gathered as much information as I can from reading just about a million threads on 100 different forums. This is what I have on my list so far:

Case: Antec 900 Steel ATX Ultimate Gamer PC Case
or
NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX V2.2 Power Supply 90

Mobo: ASUS P5K EPU LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

RAM: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 DDR2 SDRAM SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Primary Optical: Lite-On 20x LH-20A1L DVD Drive

Video Card: VisionTek 900241 Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card

Other stuff aren't that important. Maybe a CPU cooler and thermal compound stuff.

My biggest question is this. This system right now costs about $870 (including MIR) without taxes or any of the accessories like a mouse and a keyboard. I am going to start college, and I am just going to play not too processor burdening games like WoW and Orange Box games. So, should I build a cheaper build with less powerful parts and wait until later to constantly upgrade it so I can play Diablo III and StarCraft2? Or should I just do this build and save time and money (if it does save money). I'm going to keep on upgrading this system no matter what. What would save me more money? And what would be a smarter choice?

[Alaron]

Good list. My only suggestion is a slightly different hard drive model: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262

I would stick with your list as-is. You're right at the sweet spot as far as value for the money.

[Viridis25]

do you think that mobo is good enough for all my stuff? and is this system very future proof? and how's the compatibility of everything here? i mean, things like crossfire and stuff.

[Alaron]

Your board will be fine for that system. If you want to make it a bit more future-proof, go with the P5Q motherboards. They have a newer chipset. The P5K in your list supports Crossfire, but single cards are the much smarter way to go anyway so I wouldn't worry about it.

[Viridis25]

alright, i'm gonna get the P5Q mobo and the better harddrive. So, does everything here work well together?
And, u guys have any suggestions for sound cards, network cards, etc.

[shadowpr]

The p5q already has built in sound, and network. No need to buy them seperate.

[Viridis25]

REally? Wow, did not know that. See how noob I am? lol. And I don't really care about amazing sound, so that's perfect.

[vtfanmv5]

You have everything you need. Maybe a wireless card if you need wireless?

[Viridis25]

Do you guys think i should get a CPU cooler? ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185125

[vtfanmv5]

If you plan on overclocking.

[Viridis25]

Also, what keyboard/mouse set shoudl I get?

[Alaron]

I always recommend taking a trip to a bigbox store like BestBuy to feel all the display models. Then buy whichever one you like best.

[Viridis25]

good idea, thanks