question about build

Hi guys, This part of a build from shadesofgrey with a couple of questions?

Motherboard- $159.99
ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131296

Processor ---e8500 for 189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &Tpk=e8500

Video Card- $289.99
POWERCOLOR AX4870 512MD5-PPH Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814131117

1.How would ddr2 1066 be? ddr2 1200 is pretty expensive. I was thinking 2x2GB of ddr2 1066. Will it overclock well and which brand would you suggest?
RAM - $105.00 -motherboard specs say memory standard is ddr2 1200,
Can ddr2 1066 be used?
CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145194


Hard Drive –I’ll get 1 TB


Processor Cooler - $34.99
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ek%20S1283

Processor Cooler Bracket
XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket - $6.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233019

Thermal Compound
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - $6.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186020

Power Supply - $119.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V NVIDIA SLI Ready ATI CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

2.DVD Drive –I will try to get a dvr-215d unless someone thinks the dvr-216d will be able to be flashed to enable labelflash and bitsetting soon.

3.Case - $84.99 --is there plenty of room for expansion in this case?
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119137

OS
Microsoft Windows VistaHome Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116488



I took most of this build from another post (almost the whole thing). I have been trying to find the right motherboard and this one has the specs I want. This is the first pc I will have built, aside of the one we built in class.

Thanks for the help

Sorry about that, the 69.99 is from the other build where the link below it takes you to. The 1 TB hd is priced about 200 or so at bestbuy.
I haven't checked newegg prices for it yet. I just know I want a big drive. I'll try to edit that in the post.

Looks good, all of it, except the hard disk.

Yes DDR2-1066 can be used, the 1200 is just a max.

HDD - check out these 640GB models. They're faster than the 7200.10 series.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] d%20Drives

Yeah, some of my posts disappeared too.

Check out the SFF21E fans from Scythe. I picked those myself because they have decent airflow with very little noise. If you want something with more airflow and don't mind a little more noise then get the SFF21F version.

You probably don't need more fans for now. The HD 4870 is designed smartly enough, it will push the heated air directly out of the case. People with HD 4850 cards have this problem, you don't. Maybe later if you add a second video card.

About the audio - can't tell you which is best, honestly. Both are cheap solutions, not really meant to compete with a $100+ sound card, and they probably will disappoint you if you're an audiophile with excellent ears and speakers and listening to uncompressed music. Both are just fine for normal users AFAIK. Why don't you try each for a couple of days and pick whichever sounds best to you.

Temperature monitoring: I use a free download called CoreTemp, but there are others too: SpeedFan, RealTemp, etc. The annoying thing is you tend to get different numbers from different programs, so allow a margin of error.