New Build, First Time

Hey, I am building a gaming computer for my brother and I was wondering how this build looked.

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115037

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128337

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145184

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] _-Homepage
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130376

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148262

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129021

Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341010

DVD Drive/Burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827135156

So my main question is whether everything will be compatible. Also, is the power supply enough? Is it worth the step up to the 9800 GTX? I really appreciate any feedback I receive. Thanks a load in advance. Also, my budget is around 800$.

Please post the specs next time. Not just the URLs.

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The E8400 & P35-DS3L are good choices. If you have the money get a P45-DS3L.

The OCZ PSU is a good deal and pretty good quality.

Drop the nVidia cards and get a 4850.

RAM's fine.

Antec 900 (my personal favorite) good choice.

If possible get a WD 640GB AAKS HDD or a 7200.11 HDD.

Do you plan to OC?

Looks like a great Build but there are 2 things that I think you should change. They'll improve performance. I went on newegg and changed the things and it only go's over your $800 budget by 18 bucks lol.

I think you should get this BIOSTAR TForce TP43D2A7 instead of the Gigabyte board. It will give better performance. It has a newer northbridge (Intel P43) and also has good reviews.

The Second Component that I think you should change is the Graphics Card.
You should get this ATI Radeon HD 4850 from HIS. The 4850 is a VERY good card for the Cash and Definitely beats the 8800GT and the 9800GTX.

I added your parts and the Parts I recommended on Newegg and it comes out to $818.
Also the 4850 brings the new racing game GRID so if you don't want it you can sell it on ebay and save some money after all lol.

The mentioned Hard drive Western Digital 640 SATA is very good. HD4850 graphic card, best bang for the buck right now. I'd also recommend the P43/P45 read some reviews on them, i've had good luck with Biostar, bad luck with Asus. Shadow has bad luck with Biostar, good luck with Asus...lol maybe Gigabyte then! Just read some reviews, but the Asus P45s seem to get great reviews. It's a good solid build.

Go for the 4850, +1 for WD6400AAKS.
GA-P35-DS3L is a great motherboard.

Good build as it is.
For gaming, spend any extra budget $ on the vga card. the 4850 recommended by many would be very good.

The ram is fine. The E8400 will not be any faster in games with faster ram or better timings. That is for overclockers.

The diffference between P35, and P45 or even 965P will not be noticed either.

For the case, you could save a few bucks with an Antec 300 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042

Good cooling, but not so much "bling".

Do you need litescribe? a samsung 203b or s223 would be good for a bit less.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151171

Do you need an OS?
I would suggest Vista home premium 64 bit.
Shopping tips for Vista:
1) Do you qualify for an academic license?
If so, you can get Vista at a discounted price.
2) Look for an upgrade version of home premium instead of OEM.
Upgrade is a retail version which gives you support from microsoft, unlike OEM(AKA system builder),
and allows a more hassel-free ability to transfer the os to a different pc(motherboard).
For $10, microsoft will send you the 64 bit DVD.
I saw Vista home premium upgrade recently at Costco for $85, amazon for $89.
There is a legitimate two step instalation process to install an upgrade version
You install vista from the cd, but do not initially enter the product code.

Just tell the install which version you bought, and do not activate.
After it installs, you have a fully functional vista for 30 days.
Step 2 is to insert the cd again, while running vista and then do an upgrade.
This time, enter your product code, and activate.
After activation. you may delete the initial version which is named windows.old.

3) Do you possibly need Ultimate? There are very few features that the home user would want.
Check out the differences on the microsoft Vista web site.
If you get a retail or upgrade version, you will still be able to upgrade to ultimate later.

---good luck---