Hello All, first time to these boards. I've been out of the tech loop for a couple of years since my last computer. My alienware MB died on me so I decided to build my own this time. I've put a system together in the past that serves as a back up to my main so I'm comfortable with assembly, but I need help with overclocking when the time comes. I have about $2k budget for a new system. I've spent the last couple of weeks attempting to educate myself on the latest and greatest. I would like a critique of the choices I'm looking at below. I intend to overclock my cpu and I'm not sure if the ram I've selected will make the grade, and the motherboard for that matter.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give. My goal is to able to comfortable enjoy the new DX10 games that are out and on the horizon for the next couple of years. I will also be using Windows Vista 64 as well. The list below is from New Egg. I can not figure out how to easily copy my wish list over to this post, so I just edited it through notepad.
Thanks again,
Chris
ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ900 900W ATX12V / EPS12V Patent Piperock Modular Power Supply - Retail Model #:BZ900
Item #:N82E16817814013
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mushkin 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model 991580 - Retail Model #:991580
Item #:N82E16820146725
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NZXT TEMPEST Crafted Series CS-NT-TEM-B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Model #:CS-NT-TEM-B
Item #:N82E16811146047
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EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Model #:132-CK-NF78-A1
Item #:N82E16813188024
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EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail Model #:512-P3-N871-AR
Item #:N82E16814130339
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500 - Retail Model #:BX80570E8500
Item #:N82E16819115036
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Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Model #:WD5000AAKS
Item #:N82E16822136073
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Logitech G9 Black 5 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse - Retail Model #:G9
Item #:N82E16826104079
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 English NA DVD - Retail Model #:66G-02689
Item #:N82E16832116467
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ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail Model #:CNPS9700 LED
Item #:N82E16835118019
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Thanks in advance for any advice you can give. My goal is to able to comfortable enjoy the new DX10 games that are out and on the horizon for the next couple of years. I will also be using Windows Vista 64 as well. The list below is from New Egg. I can not figure out how to easily copy my wish list over to this post, so I just edited it through notepad.
Thanks again,
Chris
ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ900 900W ATX12V / EPS12V Patent Piperock Modular Power Supply - Retail Model #:BZ900
Item #:N82E16817814013
Save Cancel $269.99 -$10.00 Instant $259.99
mushkin 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model 991580 - Retail Model #:991580
Item #:N82E16820146725
Save Cancel $56.99 $227.96
NZXT TEMPEST Crafted Series CS-NT-TEM-B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Model #:CS-NT-TEM-B
Item #:N82E16811146047
Save Cancel $119.99 -$10.00 Instant $109.99
EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Model #:132-CK-NF78-A1
Item #:N82E16813188024
Save Cancel $259.99 -$20.00 Instant $239.99
EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail Model #:512-P3-N871-AR
Item #:N82E16814130339
Save Cancel $279.99 -$10.00 Instant $269.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500 - Retail Model #:BX80570E8500
Item #:N82E16819115036
Save Cancel $269.99 $269.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Model #:WD5000AAKS
Item #:N82E16822136073
Save Cancel $84.99 -$5.00 Instant $79.99
Logitech G9 Black 5 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse - Retail Model #:G9
Item #:N82E16826104079
Save Cancel $89.99 -$15.00 Instant $74.99
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 English NA DVD - Retail Model #:66G-02689
Item #:N82E16832116467
Save Cancel $189.99 $189.99
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail Model #:CNPS9700 LED
Item #:N82E16835118019
Save Cancel $79.99 -$26.00 Instant $53.99