Help with first gaming rig build?

[0mg_1ts_m3]

i'd like to be able to play tf2, css, cod4, etc. with decent frame rates on medium-high on most games and some of the games that are gonna come out soon. i play on a 20" 1680x1050 res monitor.

cpu----------------------------------------http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3856076&CatId=2396
mobo-------------------------------------http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3839553&CatId=2050
ram---------------------------------------http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227124
power supply-----------------------------http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339002
hard drive--------------------------------http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
graphics card-----------------------------http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121283
case---------------------------------------http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3911521&CatId=1842
disk drive thing---------------------------http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171

total: $722.53 without shipping

a little later after i get it i'm gonna add another 9800gt and a cpu cooler but only if i relaly need the two. and yes, i know 9800GT is a rebranded 8800GT, but the 8800GTs are all sold out for the ones i'm willing to pay for.

 

[ausch30]

Next time try posting like this instead.

CPU
Motherboard
etc...

It's much easier for us to click the links than copy and paste everything you listed. But maybe I'm just lazy.

If you don't know how to do that then click the binoculars in the top right corner of this post and you'll see the code.

 

[0mg_1ts_m3]

how do u do that?

 

[ausch30]

CPU
Motherboard
RAM
PSU
HDD
Video
Case
Optical Drive

The only things I would keep from that list are the optical drive, hard drive, case, and CPU.

 

[ausch30]

The 680i chipset has never been anything but problems. I would suggest a P45 motherboard and you can find several good models from Asus and Gigabyte between $100 and $120.

The PSU you chose is garbage, a high quality 500-600w PSU would be more than enough to power that system. For less money you could go with this which is a much better PSU.

The 9800GT is a good card but not at that price. You can find a 4850 for ~$135 after rebate which is $5 more than the card you chose and would be a much better choice.

I would go with 2x2gb of RAM. This would be my suggestion.

 

[0mg_1ts_m3]

what is a power supply that will work later when i sli 2 9800GTs?
i think that i'm going to end up getting this card instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143154

 

[ausch30]

Again I would strongly urge you to spend the extra $15 on the 4850 instead but the PSU I linked would be fine either with 2 of the cards you chose in SLI or 2 of the cards I suggested in Crossfire.

link

Look at the benchmarks here and remember the 9800GT is the same as the 8800GT. The 4850 outperforms the 9800GTX in most benchmarks.