Hey everyone this is my first build, i've posted a few other times on here but i've made a few changes and would like some response before i make my purchases. This is my first build and i am new at this so i wouldn't want to **** it up.
System:
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
187.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102719
GPU – EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
$109.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130380
Cd/DVD - LG Black LG Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM
$99.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136154
CASE – Cooler Master CM 690 NVIDIA Edition ATX Mid Tower
$109.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$74.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
RAM - CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB)
$24.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184
(i know the g.skill ram is better but its $50 is it really make a huge difference for 4-4-4-12 vs 5-5-5-18?)
MOBO - MSI P7N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
$129.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130159
(Not really sold on the mobo if u have any suggestions)
PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply
$39.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008
OTHER - Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 ATSC/ClearQAM/NTSC TV Tuner PCI
$74.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116007
Total comes to $782.87!! I already have a few copy's of windows both 32 and 64 bit vista, and i plan on either buying a monitor or just using the 32" toshiba 32HL67US i have as a monitor (i think i can watch the blu-ray on it as long as my graphics card supports HDCP right?)
Any and All comments will help, THANKS!!
System:
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
187.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102719
GPU – EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
$109.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130380
Cd/DVD - LG Black LG Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM
$99.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136154
CASE – Cooler Master CM 690 NVIDIA Edition ATX Mid Tower
$109.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$74.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
RAM - CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB)
$24.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184
(i know the g.skill ram is better but its $50 is it really make a huge difference for 4-4-4-12 vs 5-5-5-18?)
MOBO - MSI P7N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
$129.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130159
(Not really sold on the mobo if u have any suggestions)
PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply
$39.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008
OTHER - Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 ATSC/ClearQAM/NTSC TV Tuner PCI
$74.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116007
Total comes to $782.87!! I already have a few copy's of windows both 32 and 64 bit vista, and i plan on either buying a monitor or just using the 32" toshiba 32HL67US i have as a monitor (i think i can watch the blu-ray on it as long as my graphics card supports HDCP right?)
Any and All comments will help, THANKS!!