I will be gaming but not overclocking. I already have a case, sound card, HDD, and monitor. I have also heard mixed things about whether my XP OEM (i purchased it, didnt come with a system) from my last build will be able to be activated with a new build. If not that I will probably get Vista Ultimate 32bit. Are there any recent xp games that wont run on Vista?

SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S203N - OEM

EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply - Retail

Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX8500D2K2/2G - Retail

ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail

Pretty sure OEM can be reused. Just call M$ when you need to reactivate and tell them it's the same computer, but you just changed some hardware and had to reformat.

GPU: Good
PSU: Good
RAM: Good (Although, you don't really need DDR2 1066, DDR2 800 or even 667 would be more than sufficient)
Mobo: Good
CPU: Good

All in all, you did an excellent job choosing quality parts, and I don't see any problems or conflicts with any parts... so have fun building. Btw, your case is a standard ATX case, right?

I swapped the memory for:

2x Crucial Ballistix 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model BL12864AA1065 - Retail

Buying 2 1GB sticks was cheaper than the 2 stick pack (Thats all it is right?)


My case is standard ATX nothing fancy front and rear fans, and front USB.

Yeah, there is no such thing as "Dual Channel" RAM. They just package two identical sticks and label it has a "Dual Channel Kit", that way you guarantee compatibility. If you order them at the same time, then I don't foresee it being a problem. Sometimes they'll make different revisions of a certain stick of RAM which can cause problems. Again, you should be fine though.

Nice rig, good luck