Hello all. Jumping into the world of my first computer build. I have done individual components in the past but never have done the whole whammy till now. I have read up I believe a good amount. Any opinions from more veteran builders on my choices would be much appreciated!
MOBO
-ASUS Striker II Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU
-Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Yorkfield 3.0GHz LGA 775 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569QX9650
GPU
-TWO (SLI) PNY XLR8 VCG98GX2XPB GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI -Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
MEMORY
-CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model
TW3X4G1600C9DHX
SOUND CARD
-Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
(would the Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series be a better choice or waste of money?)
PSU
-ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ1300 1300W ATX12V / EPS12V Patent Piperock Modular Power Supply
HARD DRIVE
-Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
(gaming drive)
-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
(data drive)
OPITICAL DRIVE
-SONY 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black ATAPI/EIDE Model DRU180A
CASE
-COOLER MASTER cosmos S RC-1100-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
or
-COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 RC-1000-KSN1-GP Black/ Silver Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
NETWORK CARD
-Bigfoot Networks Killer NIC M1 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI Network Adapter with a 400 MHz Network Processing Unit (NPU)
OS
-still thinking....leaning toward staying with XP vs Vista
Aside from the above....
-what am I missing?
-any recs on a CPU cooler (aside from a full liqiud cooling set up)?
-any recs on hard drive cooler?
THX
MOBO
-ASUS Striker II Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU
-Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Yorkfield 3.0GHz LGA 775 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569QX9650
GPU
-TWO (SLI) PNY XLR8 VCG98GX2XPB GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI -Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
MEMORY
-CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model
TW3X4G1600C9DHX
SOUND CARD
-Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
(would the Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series be a better choice or waste of money?)
PSU
-ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ1300 1300W ATX12V / EPS12V Patent Piperock Modular Power Supply
HARD DRIVE
-Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
(gaming drive)
-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
(data drive)
OPITICAL DRIVE
-SONY 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black ATAPI/EIDE Model DRU180A
CASE
-COOLER MASTER cosmos S RC-1100-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
or
-COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 RC-1000-KSN1-GP Black/ Silver Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
NETWORK CARD
-Bigfoot Networks Killer NIC M1 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI Network Adapter with a 400 MHz Network Processing Unit (NPU)
OS
-still thinking....leaning toward staying with XP vs Vista
Aside from the above....
-what am I missing?
-any recs on a CPU cooler (aside from a full liqiud cooling set up)?
-any recs on hard drive cooler?
THX