A first timer's build ~1000$ w/LCD

Hi there! This is my first time building a computer from scratch, and my goal here is to build a good performing machine that can game reasonably well, and be able to do everyday tasks fast, without breaking my wallet Note that I live in Canada, so the prices are not always the lowest on the internet. These are all in canadian dollars and are from directcanada.com

Please give your opinions/suggestions/feedback ! They will be very helpful before I make these purchases!

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB -- 179.88$
Asus P5Q Pro Atx LGA775 P45 --138.88$
Palit Radeon HD 4850 512MB -- 179.28$ (before 30$ Mail-In rebate)
G.SKILL F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ PC2-8000 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-15 -- 72.36$
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 640GB 3.5IN SATA2 7200RPM 32MB Cache -- 75.88$
Coolermaster CM 690 Mid Tower Black ATX Case 5X5.25 5X3.5INT -- 71.28$$
Coolermaster Extreme Power 600W ATX 12V V2.01 Silent Power Supply 20/24PIN 120MM Fan -- 61.56$
Antec TriCool 120MM Case Fan 3-SPEED 1200/1600/2200RPM 25/28/30DBA 39/56/79CFM 3 & 4PINS --3x6.93$
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro LGA775 2500RPM 45CFM -- 20.23$
LG GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL 16X/12X 2MB SATA -- 25.96$
Samsung 2053BW 20IN Widescreen Lcd Monitor Black 1680X1050 8000:1 2MS -- 199.88$

Total: 1,045.98$

the basic idea here is to have all the base parts (case, power supply, hard drive, fans, LCD) needed if i ever want to upgrade, if buying a second radeon 4850 in crossfire does not satisfy or theres a better option.

Thoughts?

Well everything except the PSU looks good. Cooler Master PSUs are known to have low quality standards compared to other quality units, I would get a different unit from Corsair, Antec, Seasonic, or PCP&C.

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610W EPS12V ATX V2.2 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC 80MM Fan Power Supply

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Antec Neopower 650 650W ATX EPS12V Triple 12V 24PIN Modular Power Supply 80MM Fan 18DBA

http://www.directcanada.com/produc [...] ture=ANTEC

Corsair TX650W 650W ATX 12V 52A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan

http://www.directcanada.com/produc [...] re=CORSAIR

That is the bare minimum I would get for the possibility of HD 4850 in crossfire. The one you chose, even though is rated for 600W, doesn't have nearly as much power on the combined 12V rails (which is what matters the most), In fact I wouldn't even run a single HD 4850, since it'd cutting it too close for my taste.

Not at all, intel CPUs run fine with RAM on a 1:1 ratio, that particular CPU runs at 1333 FSB which would need at least DDR2 667 ram to run in 1:1 (Effective speed of DDR2 667 is 1333), so your memory would start hitting limitations after running FSB beyond 1600, at this point you would also have to overclock your memory to achieve higher speeds.

A few years back I didn't know what to think of G.Skill, since I was pretty close minded only accepting Corsair or Crucial as memory, but both G.Skill and OCZ have grown on me and I've come to like them quite a bit. Personally as long as it has decent specs (timings, voltage, and speed) I would go for OCZ, G.Skill, Crucial, or Corsair memory in no particular order.

It is always a good idea to get thermal paste, since it increases thermal conductivity. My personal choice is Arctic silver Ceramique.

I'm sorry, you're right, I thought you had picked out DDR2 800 memory, it's actually DDR2 1000, so yeah it's rated for up to 1000 (2000Mhz Effective), in which case you can run your FSB up to 2000 without running into any snags as far as memory is concerned. (However CPU limitations might happen before that point)

Basically don't be too concerned about it, your memory is perfectly fine for the board and CPU you chose and you have a good headroom left on it in case you decide to start overclocking.

If it makes you feel safer, then get either the DDR2 800 or DDR2 1066 kits, I don't think it'll really make a difference, but it's always better to buy yourself some peace of mind on your first build.

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what do u mean when u say the memory effective is 2000mhz? Can you explain how it works?

wait... isn't the actual speed for the ddr2 memory 1/2 of the actual speed labled?
ddr-1000 would actually means 500mhz no?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR2_SDRAM

double data rate means that there a data transfer on the rising edge and the falling edge of the clock signal,but the frequency does not increase.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_data_rate

check the wikipedia page plz