First Time Builder Advice

[alinger]

Building my first "gaming" computer and this is what I came up with. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm not sure if my hard drives are overkill, but I do like the idea of the operating system being on the Velociraptor and the larger drive for storage. I decided on the larger case for space to grow and easier to work in. It all came to $1675.36

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043

Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299

Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299

Velociraptor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136296

WD HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129113

PS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

OS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236048

Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823109156

Cooling
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134

Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185006

Thermal Compound
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

 

[Proximon]

If you name your links then we don't have to click them. We know what most of the parts are already. We just want the option of clicking

Antec Twelve Hundred

Your memory link is a repeat of your motherboard.

Here are a few general suggestions:

Gigabyte UD3P
A very nice board, similar in quality to the P5Q-E, but at a great price. Second gen P45 board, will come with a good BIOS.

G. Skill PI Black 4GB RAM
This is the good stuff.

Sapphire 1GB 4870
This is the card you want. The 1GB 4870s are very superior to the 512s, and worth it. This Sapphire runs cooler and quieter than other cards. If you need to make cuts to fit this in, do it.

Velociraptor: This is the least needed part of your build. If you really want to be cool get an SSD:
G. Skill SSD

 

[huron]

Nice suggestions Proximon.

Agreed - we know the parts by name, and don't like to click the links too much. You'll get better response by just listing.

Good luck with the build.

I would save my money and not get a Velociraptor or SSD, but that's up to you.

 

[alinger]

Thanks for taking the time to look through those links. Thats probably why my previous post didn't get responded to? I took your advise and made the changes. Here is my revised list. Now I just have to wait until the Sapphire video card comes in as it's out of stock. Thanks again.

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fan - Retail
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black Keyboard
ASUS VK246H Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

 

[shortstuff_mt]

It's looking good! I would swap out the CPU cooler for a Xigmatek or Sunbeam model. They cool quite a bit better.

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003 $36.99 - $10.00 MIR

XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233019 $8.49

Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120mm "Core Contact Freezer" CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004&Tpk=sunbeam%20core%20contact $39.99 - $10 MIR

 

[alinger]

I've noticed a lot of people using the xigmatek cooler too. I made the change and as soon as I'm notified the video card and xigmatek are in stock I'll place my order.

 

[huron]

That looks like a solid list. Good luck with the build.