New build, criticism wanted

[Papapop]

Alright, I've been lurking around the forums for a while and finally decided to post up my up in coming build to see what everyone thinks.

Mother board:
ASUS P5K-E ATX
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD3413&vpn=P5K-E&manufacture=ASUS

CPU:
Core2Duo E8400
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD0467&vpn=BX80570E8400&manufacture=INTEL

CPU fan:
Zalman CNPS9500A
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15210AC1662&vpn=CNPS9500A-LED&manufacture=ZALMAN%20TECH

HD:
Western Digital 320GB
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15080DR0838&vpn=WD3200AAKS&manufacture=WESTERN%20DIGITAL

RAM:
OCZ platinum 2x2GB PC2-8000
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=13220BD7356&vpn=OCZ2P10004GK&manufacture=OCZ

Power supply:
Corsair 620W
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC9570&vpn=CMPSU-620HX&manufacture=CORSAIR

Graphics card:
9800GTX (free COD 4 )
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3751565&CatId=3670

Case:
NZXT tempest
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3911521&CatId=32

So tell me what you think, and i may/may not make changes accordingly

 

[robertito]

Looks really good! I'd wait a few more weeks, the 4850 is out and 4870 and 4870x2 are close behind, get one of those or at least wait for them to push prices down.

 

[shadowduck]

Change the video card to AMD 4850. Close to or beats 9800GTX requires less power and is only single slot. Costs $189 CAD which is $71 less.

Move to a P45 chipset board. P35 is on the way out.

Look at MSI Neo-3R or Asus P5Q.

Video Card:http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=13630BD3810&vpn=AX4850 512MD3-H&manufacture=POWERCOLOR

P5Q: http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD7774&vpn=P5Q Pro&manufacture=ASUS

DirectCanada has REALLY good prices.

 

[Papapop]

Change the video card to AMD 4850.

I was acctually waiting for them to come out for the benchmarks to see how they stack up.

Move to a P45 chipset board. P35 is on the way out.

Look at MSI Neo-3R or Asus P5Q.

Exactly why i posted here, thanks.

 

[angry_ducky]

That build sucks. Congratulations, you've managed to pick out the worst possible components on the market today. Don't even bother trying to change the list; nothing you do will ever amount to anything...

I'm just kidding; you said you wanted criticism

 

[turbolover22]

So does DirectCanada ship to the U.S.?

 

[TheKingBoar]

Change the video card to AMD 4850.

No way should anyone buy a card that runs at 76 C!!! You'll set your pc on fire. Better to have the dual slot cooling. Just wait for the 9800GTX+. Cheaper (230 in US, not sure about Canada) than current 9800GTX's, and you'll benefit from the faster clock speeds and dual slot cooling.

See http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=579&type=expert