Will my DIY build work?

[younggunslinger]

This is my first build, and I would appreciate some experienced input on whether it will work or not. This is going to be a moderate gaming rig, and I'm going to overclock the CPU, so I'll be back here when i want to do that. Thanks very much, and here it is:

Mobo: JetWay 775GT1-LOGE LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813153056

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115004

Graphics cards: (2) eVGA 256-P2-N516-RX GeForce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130035

RAM: VIKING 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820142013

HDD: (2) Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard (In RAID 0 Configuration)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136036

Opt. Drives: SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R Burner, LightScribe Technology, IDE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151136

Case: Thermaltake Aguila Black
http://xoxide.com/thermaltake-aguila-case-black.html

Cooling: Thermaltake BigWater 735 Liquid Cooling System
http://xoxide.com/thermaltake-bigwater-735-cl-w0075.html

PSU: ULTRA-QUIET PSU: SILENCER® 750W QUAD
http://www.pcpower.com/products/viewproduct.php?show=S75QB

Monitor: Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824254005

I already have a good gaming mouse and keyboard, and speakers I also have.

Please let me know if I forgot anything, I'm not totally sure everything I chose is going to work right so any help would be awesome. I'm not building this until mid-March anyway so if anyone could tell me any upgrades I should make from now until then would be really helpful.

 

[tool_462]

Yes the build will "work" but I will try to make a few suggestions.

The motherboard is very low quality and is bound to give you problems. I suggest something along the lines of a Gigabyte DS3 or S3. If you really want SLI you can get an Asus P5N-E SLI mobo with the 650i chipset. Or you can spend more and get a 680i chipset motherboard which also supports SLI.

I highly recommend getting a SINGLE 7950GT or X1950 series card over dual 7800GTs. You will get better performance at a lower price and less heat/power consumption issues. If you get an SLI board you can get another of the above at a later date if you really want SLI.

The memory is fine, but don't expect much overclocking performance out if it. If you plan to OC like you say, I suggest DDR2 800 memory in a quality brand such as Corsair, OCZ, Patriot, Crucial or another.

Don't spend the money on that water cooling kit. It performs about as well as a high end aircooler which would be much cheaper and less maintenance.

If you really want water cooling, say so and we can give you examples of some good kits or DIY parts.

 

[younggunslinger]

Thanks, those suggestions really do make sense. The motherboard seemed good, but I guess you're right about it. I'll get RAM from Corsair, at DDR2 800. And the graphics card suggestion you made does beat my idea. Thanks very much, I don't really known what I'm doing, so I really appreciate it. But will I need an audio card as well? Or what is the deal with audio stuff if I go with the Asus P5n-E SLI with 650i?