It should all work... right?

[Donny D]

Ok, so I haven't built a new computer in years, so I'm a little rusty....

Just wondering if this setup will work, and if you guys have anything you would add on. Thanks in advance for any help that you guys can give me.



LITE-ON Combo Drive Black SATA Model SHC-52S7K-05
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827106040

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM Write Black IDE Model DH-20A3P-04
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827106078

COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119122

SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16821103203
*Only Because I still use gear with floppys*

Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200YS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822136053

LG L206WTY-BF Black 20" 2ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16824005096

Kingston HyperX 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX6400D2K2/4G
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820104001
Not to sure about this RAM, any suggestions??

ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131074

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115028

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16832116204

EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130071

Rosewill RX850-D-B ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 850W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817182070

Thanks again guys.

 

[GenericName]

The Extreme Striker vs the Asus P5n32-E Sli 680 Board: (read its worth saving some money)

http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=616

MotherBoard:

A SUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard - $299.00

ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - $ 209.00

With the money you save you can upgrade to EVGA 8800GTX card instead


EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - $379.99

EVGA 768-P2-N835-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED HDCP Video Card - $584.99

Make sure your RAM is listed on the Asus QVL (qualified vendor list) www.asus.com - find your board and download section

If you go with the P5n32-E Sli 680 Board instead of Striker and want 4 Gigs I know this RAM works because I'm running it in my machine right now:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227179&Tpk= OCZ2T8002GK

Model # OCZ2T8002GK (2 - 1024 sticks) = $119.99 x 2 = $239.98


Stacker 832 is better if you can spend some more - more room and better parts - I didnt need a floppy drive as you can flash BIOS from a memory USB stick or update in windows vista with Asus tool.


edit - changed link to correct article comparing boards

 

[GenericName]

Whew you picked some pricey RAM too? It probably isn't compatible anyway and costs $716.00 for 4 gigs? - get the P5n32-E board and the OCZ Ram and that alone will save you $566.00 (Enough for SLI GTX cards)

 

[Shadow703793]

4 GB RAM is a bit of an overkill. Get a QX6600 $50 more, 2GB of low latancy DDR2 800 RAM, and ASUS P5N32-E SLI. Every thing else looks good. IMO DO NOT BUY VISTA YET!

 

[Donny D]

I think they just stopped carrying the RAM now on Newegg. Damn.

 

[Donny D]

Err.... "We apologize for the inconvenience, but the item you are looking for has been deactivated"

 

[GenericName]

Yeah I just looked and it appears even putting in the model name: "OCZ2T8002GK" will result in no finds.

Well there are other RAMs on the QVL for that board - look it over. 1024 sticks in all 4 slots are rare on their list which is why I was glad my OCZ worked like a champ (After BIOS 1201)

You can probably still buy from OZC directly or choose another RAM on the ASUS QVL list.

 

[MrTechnoFreak]

Hey Donny,

I was going to get the Striker at first, but changed my mind. This board has to have some of the worst customer reviews for any manufacturer, much less Asus, that I've seen. Just look at the newegg reviews. (click "read all reviews, and spend a bit of time...LOTS of DOA's, then RMA problems)

Good luck