first time builder

[ilosthegame]

im building my first comp i already have a monitor
i just need to know if this stuff i choose will work together and should i go with liquid cooling or fans or should i do both fan and liquid cooling if it is possible
Kingwin ATS-W24 Anti-Static Wrist Strap - PU Plastic, PVC Molding, 6 Feet at TigerDirect.com
Lite-On iHAS524-98 Internal DVD Writer - DVD+R 24X, DVD-R 24X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, CD-R 48X, CD-RW 32X, SATA, LabelTag, Black at TigerDirect.com
Polaroid U218 USB Powered Speakers - 2 Full Range Driver, 3.5mm Plug, In-Line Volume Control, Indicator Light at TigerDirect.com
ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/1GD5 - Graphics adapter - GF GTX 460 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 - 1 GB GDDR5 - DVI, HDMI ( HDCP ) at TigerDirect.com
OCZ Vertex Series Solid State Drive - 30GB, 2.5, SATA II at TigerDirect.com
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio at TigerDirect.com
Corsair CMPSU-600CXV2 Builder Series? CX600 Power Supply - 600W, 80 Plus, 120mm Fan, Single +12V Rail, Active PFC at TigerDirect.com
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 Vengeance 8GB PC15000 DDR3 RAM - 1866MHz, 2x4096MB, Non-ECC, Unbuffered at TigerDirect.com
Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H AMD 880G Motherboard - Micro ATX, Socket AM3, AM 880G Chipset, 1600MHz (O.C.), SATA 3.0 Gb/s, RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN at TigerDirect.com
NZXT PHAN-002GR Phantom Full-Tower Case - E-ATX, ATX, MicroATX, 5 x 5.25 Bays, 7 x 3.5Bays, 200mm LED Fan, Black / Green at TigerDirect.com
Corsair CWCH70 Hydro Series H70 CPU Liquid Cooler at TigerDirect.com
Intel Core i7-2600K BX80623I72600K Unlocked Processor - Quad Core, 8MB L3 Cache, 3.40 GHz, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Retail at TigerDirect.com
Samsung HD204UI Hard Drive - 2TB, SATA, 5400, 32MB, ATA-3G at TigerDirect.com
Ultra ULT40027 FireWire/USB 2.0 Combo PCI Card - 7-Port at TigerDirect.com

[ilosthegame]

aslo i will have Ubuntu as an os

[glc]

We are not fans of Tiger Direct here. Their customer service is lacking, and they sell a lot of distressed merchandise.

The only SSD's I really trust are Intel, and 30gb is nowhere near big enough for an OS and installed apps.

You can't put an Intel processor on an AMD motherboard.

The Corsair CX series power supplies aren't that good - get a TX.

Samsung hard drives aren't that reliable, get a WD Black.

There is no advantage to 1866 speed ram - all you need is 1333, or if you are overclocking, 1600.

You shouldn't need that Firewire/USB card or that sound card.

[ilosthegame]

were should i buy newegg? or do you know a good site

[David M]

I like both Newegg and Amazon. Newegg's customer service is excellent and most of their prices are very competitive. Amazon almost always has the best prices. For a first time builder you are probably better off with Newegg. Make sure you know what you want because they do charge a 15% restocking fee.

[glc]

What is your budget, and what will you be using this computer for?

[ilosthegame]

alot of gaming my budget is 1500-2k.

[glc]

Gaming with Ubuntu?????? Is your heart set on that case? If so, buy it from TD, Newegg only has the orange one.

Here's a system without a case for less than $1500 - add a 3rd party cooler if you feel you need one, try it WITHOUT a soundcard first, you can always add one later. The motherboard has 2 onboard Firewire headers, 6 USB 2.0 ports and headers for 6 more, 2 USB 3.0 ports and headers for 2 more. The power supply is adequate for adding a second video card for SLI. No speakers, if you really need them, get something better than those little crap ones you linked.

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8

Newegg.com - Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg.com - LG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH24NS70 - CD / DVD Burners

Newegg.com - EVGA 012-P3-1571-KR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Want to save 90 bucks? Get a i5-2500k instead. The i7 doesn't give you anywhere near $90 more performance in games.

[ilosthegame]

i was mostly going to use steam and the case does not really matter