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I've been a gamer for a long time, but have always just purchased off-the-shelf Gateway and Dell systems. I figured it's finally time to put together a system for myself, so I can upgrade it over time easier and have more control over the system components.

Since I've never done this before, I was hoping some of the experienced builders on this board could take a look at my proposed build and provide any comments. Any compatability issues you see? Any suggestions for improvements?

COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 RC-1000-KSN1-GP Black/ Silver Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI 600W ATX12V Power Supply - Retail

ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Wolfdale 3.33GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8600 - Retail [No real advantage to get a quad-core for gaming, right?]

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM [Primary drive for OS, apps, and games]

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM [Media drive]

VisionTek 900244 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail

Atech Flash XM-28U BLACK 28-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader - Retail

SONY 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black ATAPI/EIDE Model DRU180A

Thanks in advance!

-ejneuman

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Looks ok, great case by the way (look @ my specs) the advantage of that case is that is has great cooling opportunities and it's very silent. i would recommend to get another cpu cooler since the one you picked makes a lot of noise. go for something like the Sycthe Mugen or the Xigmatek S1283. both are very silent which i think i a must for a pc. good luck building!!

Go with SATA for your burner. Last i heard the Creative sound cards are still having problems with Vista, you might go with onboard sound and if it isn't good enough add an Asus sound card later. I agree with X5 on the Xigmatek S1283.

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AC Freezer 7 Pro is very quiet, make sure you have a PWM motherboard. You may want to stick with the Zalman if you want to OC higher or get a Xigmatek. I'm not sure if your motherboard supports it, but my guess is it does. The E0 stepping for the E8600 looks nice if you will OC or just want lower temps but is it worth the $90 premium for it, a 0.16 GHz higher clock, and half a multiplier? If you save there, you can put that into a budget for another 4870 perhaps?

Message edited by pcgamer12 on 08-09-2008 at 09:18:46 AM

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Creative sound cards are not having problems in Vista even months ago. The newest drivers and software for all Creative sound cards was just updated from the 30th of July to the 1st of August. The newest drivers are 2.18.4. Check my signature, I have a X-Fi XtremeGamer and it's amazing, I just need some money to upgrade to Z-2300 speakers. As well as drivers, the console, applications, ALchemy, etc was all updated in the mentioned timeframe.

Message edited by pcgamer12 on 08-09-2008 at 09:15:47 AM

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