New Gaming Rig

[mrthoirs]

Can anyone cast their eyes over this for a new gaming rig. I think everything is compatible. My old rig is a bit outta date

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz

Mobo:
Asus P5Q Deluxe Intel P45

RAM:
Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 XMS2

Graphics:
Sparkle GeForce GTX 275 896MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card

HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II

PSU:
OCZ StealthXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready Power Supply


Any advice or suggestions for alternative parts would be appreciated.

[Khalil]

I would not bother with a Sparkle video card. The GTX275 is a great card, for the money thought I would get an Asus or Diamond ATI 4890, ATI right now games better than Nvidia in my opinion.
For gaming you want a Westernd Digital Black hard drive.

[Force Flow]

You might also want to go with a Corsair PSU instead of OCZ. Top notch quality. A 600W PSU would be more than enough. 700W is a little much unless you're planning on adding lots of drives and a second video card.

[mrthoirs]

Thanks, so go for:

HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache

PSU:
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply

And for the Graphics Card:
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 Formula 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

That sounding better?

Also what about a OS? I'm currently using XP but should i stick with it until Windows 7 comes out or just go with Vista? Not been keeping up with compatibility with core's and OS so any advice would be appreciated again please.

[AMGrbaowska]

Those should all work, and right now if you buy Vista on Newegg you get a free upgrade coupon for windows 7. I personally think widows 7 is awesome, and its coming out in october so you don't have that long to wait until the upgrade... so I would go with the vista upgrade version.

[mrthoirs]

Thanks for the help guys, think I'll go with this and Visa with the windows 7 upgrade.