Gaming System build advice

ssdivot

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Hi there! I've already gotten quite an education reading these boards over the last few days and appreciate it. I've gotten the sudden urge to build a nice computer, mostly for games. I currently play Lord of the Rings and COD4. I did build a computer years ago but have not been keeping up with technology much. Over the last few days I have been trying to catch up. Here is the list of components I have come up with and I would love to know before I order if I'm forgetting anything important, if everything looks reasonable and compatible, and if there are any other little bits and pieces I need to order. Thank you in advance for any comments or advice! In particular I'm wondering if I need a cpu cooler or if the stock one is ok. I will probably eventually try overclocking the e8400 to 3.6 ghz, which from what I understand so far is quite conservative. Thank you!

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail 99.99 after Mail-in-Rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

ASRock P45R2000-WiFi LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail 139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157131

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail 169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit 102.99 after MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289

POWERCOLOR AX4870 512MD5-H Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail 249.99 after MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131113

Open Box: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive 58.55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288R

Open Box: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive 49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148316R

note: I don't ever seem to use much hard disk space, but I am getting two thinking to put the operating system/swap file on the smaller one and games on the other.

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM 24.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM 109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

3x OKGEAR 24" SATA II Cable Model GC24AUGM12 - Retail 3.99 each
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123191

Totals to about $1100 after Mail in rebates but before shipping and tax.

Thank you again
ss
 
Hello and welcome to the forums mate :)

It looks awesome :)

However change the motherboard to an ASUS or GIGABYTE board,go for P35 if u need single card or go for X48 if u need dual cards.

For RAM,i say go for a DDR2 800 RAM with 4-4-4x or lower timings because the difference between DDR2 800 and 1066 isnt much and DDR2 800 OC's very good too.
 

random1283

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Hi
I second Maziar he's right on just about everything. But also are you getting SATA cables for looks otherwise there are always some bundled with the MB.
 

ssdivot

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Thank you for the inputs! I am switching to a

ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299

and for the memory

mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996580 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146726

and thank you also for the tip about the SATA cables, no I did not know that they come bundled with motherboards :).

Thanks again I'm about to order and think I'm going to add some kind of cpu cooler in case I want to overclock more than a little...!