Gaming build.. whats wrong with it?

Im about to order this system unless the astute knowledge of the toms forum crowd warns me of an impending problem.

The 2 questions i do have if anyone can help me out are

1. Is it even worth buying the Auzentech as the backbone sound wise of a gaming system? I plan on using Vista, i continue to hear problems about gaming, audio , and vista.. but need to find a solution that will work for me. Will my onboard sound solution on my mobo be suitable for gaming and a set of z5500s?

2. Cooling. The case comes with 2 1200mm fans.. i ordered 4 more... should i order special fans to set as intake /outake? Or a fan controller for all these fans? This is first time ive had this number of fans air cooling.. im not even sure where i should correctly place them or how many i really need for this case. Im also told that the stock cooling is enough untill i want to OC, even tho this system will be a gaming rig.. True or False?


Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail *Limited Qty


http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] omoid=1001


Samsung SH-S203B Black SATA DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 18X/12X INT DVD Writer OEM W/ Vista SW


http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] omoid=1001


Corsair TX750W 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan


http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26415


Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard


http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25369


EVGA E-GEFORCE 9800GTX 675MHZ 512MB 2.2GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card


http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=29127


Cooler Master Neon Blue LED 120MM Case Fan 3PIN 22DBA 1220RPM 42.734CFM 3PINS


http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=14259


Coolermaster CM Stacker 830 Evo E-ATX Black Aluminum Case 9X5.25 4X3.5INT No PS W/ 2X120MM Fan


http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26671


G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK PC2-8500 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit


http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] omoid=1001


AuzenTech X-FI Prelude 7.1 Sound Card PCI 32BIT Eax 5.0


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Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive


http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=27144

It looks good.

I would get the Auzentech, considering that you've already got expensive (and good) speakers. I'm using Z5500 speakers myself, with an X-Fi, and they're great. The Auzentech is better than the X-Fi, at least for Vista.

750W is overkill for a system with a single video card and no SLI/Crossfire options in the future. Still, it's a good PSU, and you can reuse in the future, so why not.

Maybe change from 9800GTX to 8800GTS 512MB. It would save you some money. You're not going to benefit from Triple SLI with that mobo, which means you lose the main advantage of the 9800GTX over the 8800GTS anyway.

If you want RAID or more than 4 devices (HDD+burners) in the future you should get the DS3R instead of the DS3L.