first gaming pc, 1500$~ budget ^^;

[KingZett]

So I decided to build a new pc today after seeing the 4870x2 up on new egg, I have little experience when it comes to hadrware so I could use some help, I'm building a 1500$~ gaming machine since my last totally died on me, I don't plan to OC.. don't know how to do it and I'm told it reduces my machine's lifespan by a lot..anyways, here's what I came up with so far...

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

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

GC: SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102768 - might wait a little bit for ASUS to release theirs-

PSU: PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009

Memory: CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) x2 (8 GB total) Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145194 -going to run a 64 OS-

Case: not sure..
HDD: same..
DVD burner: anything would do really

There's a good deal on the PSU with a G.Skill 2x 2GB 800 memory (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122) but I'm not sure if that will have any sort of impact on my games, the CORSAIR seems to be pretty good compared to this (you tell me ><, what do you think of this? and can you please recommend a good case/HDD? is there any better deals? my budget is flexible so I can change a few things here and there :3

 

[spaztic7]

OK, newegg is out of the sapphire 4870x2, but check out mwave.com... err here.

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/DeepSearch_v2.asp?scriteria=4870x2&ALL=y&TP=

I looked at the different versions of this card, and sapphire gives you the most for the least! You get power dvd (HD version), future marks vantage, demo disk, another dvd suite disk, drivers, HDMI converter, dvi-vga converter, and anything else you want.

There is one other place i found that is a little cheaper then newegg and mwave, they are selling the same card starting at $531.67... err, here:

http://www.provantage.com/sapphire-100251sr~7SAPP010.htm

yeah, i think this may help!