Building gaming system, would like any advice!

Hi-
A couple of things. The sunbeam cooler, in that price range I would look at the xigmatek rifle coolers. I think the 1283 is what I would get. The sceptre monitor LOOKS like a great deal but they don't have a great reputation. Also note that it doesn't come with a dvi cable, which you will definately want with your 4870. You will need to add on 20 bucks for the cable. You might wanna look around some more at other monitors. I reccomend acer for budget monitors, samsung if the sky's the limit.

For gaming i would get a g11 keyboard. they are running about 60 US, which is really good for a gaming keyboard and excellent quality.

Ram looks good, but wouldn't you want to run with something a little faster? isn't the e8400 a fsb 1333?

Also the 1 Tb drives are strong performers, you might consider spending a little more for that.

Otherwise it looks good. Have fun with that!

Hey guys,

Thanks for the heads up on the monitor, how are Asus monitors? I was looking at this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236028

I am planning to OC and since the Mushkin was at 1.8v I figured I'd be able to OC it easily if I wanted to gain more OC on my CPU, and save money by getting the 800.

I was thinking of crossfiring down the road when just one 4870 isn't enough gaming power... But is that a better/more cost effective way? Or is just upgrading to another single card a better Idea?

With your choice of motherboards then crossfiring another 4870 when you have the budget for it is a good idea.