Need Comments/suggestions

[Chimera6586]

Will the HD 4870 work well with this setup:

Case: Thermaltake M9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133058
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
GPU: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 512MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102748
Mobo: ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299
RAM: Transcend 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208353
PSU: CORSAIR 750TX 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Drive: LG 20X DVD +RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136117
CPU Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper TX2 CPU Cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103031
HDD: 320 GB Western Digital
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074

Does this build look good?
Is the mobo compatible with all other components?
The rigs main purpose will be gaming (Crysis, BF, TF) and casual use. I don't need alot of hard drive space as I don't store much.
I will slightly be OCing

Any suggestions/comments are appreciated.

Thanks

 

[majorpain1588]

What is your budget?

Yes the 4870 will work fine.
Take a look at this case. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137
It has superior cooling.

I dont know anything about that cooler.

 

[Chimera6586]

My budget is $1000 dollars.

 

[Chimera6586]

Does anyone have any experience with Vista 64bit?

Right now I'm planning on only going with 32bit, even though I have 4GB of RAM.

I just have had terrible experiences with XP64bit, basically, nothing was compatible.

Anyone have any advice about Vista 64bit?

 

[slayeron444]

you won't be utilizing all of your 4gb of ram with 32 bit. Your pc will only see about 3.5 gb or so of it.

 

[Chimera6586]

I know that.

But I'm afraid of 64bit because of my previous experience (see previous posts).

 

[Proximon]

Reports are that SP1 resolved many issues with vista64. Many people swear by it on this board. I'll be dual-booting it soon to see for myself.

Consider this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003
and this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233019

For your cooling. Top rated.

Check the ASUS QVL and make sure the RAM is compatible. Not just the model but the amount. If the 4GB kit isn't listed don't use it... P5Qs can be picky.

 

[Chimera6586]

Reports are that SP1 resolved many issues with vista64. Many people swear by it on this board. I'll be dual-booting it soon to see for myself.

Consider this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003
and this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233019

For your cooling. Top rated.

Check the ASUS QVL and make sure the RAM is compatible. Not just the model but the amount. If the 4GB kit isn't listed don't use it... P5Qs can be picky.

What is the "ASUS QVL"?

 

[Proximon]

Qualified Vendor List. It's the list of memory ASUS supports for that board:

http://www.asus.com/999/download/products/2269/2269_10.pdf

 

[Chimera6586]

Qualified Vendor List. It's the list of memory ASUS supports for that board:

http://www.asus.com/999/download/products/2269/2269_10.pdf

According to this hardly any RAM is supported for 4GB's....

Is this the end all for RAM on this mobo, or just a suggestion?

Will RAM that isn't listed work?

 

[Proximon]

Maybe

The other place to check is the ram vendor site. It's a new board and a new chipset, so the list is a bit short.

Corsair says this works:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145194
That's a good price too.