This will be my first time building a computer, and I've been looking around at parts for a while. I just want to play new/new-ish games on high settings at around 1680 x 1050. I need it to be ~$600 or so ($800 w/ a new monitor), and so far this is what I've set my eye on:
CASE: Antec Sonata III 500 w/ 500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
GPU: XFX PVT98GYDLU GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150316
RAM: mushkin 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146732
HDD: Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YD 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136010
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102002
So...is this okay? Will it even work? Any feedback or recommendations would be great. I'm a noob when it comes to PC building.
CASE: Antec Sonata III 500 w/ 500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
GPU: XFX PVT98GYDLU GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150316
RAM: mushkin 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146732
HDD: Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YD 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136010
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102002
So...is this okay? Will it even work? Any feedback or recommendations would be great. I'm a noob when it comes to PC building.