Hey just some questions.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: very soon

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, surfing the internet

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I need everything except the mouse and mouse-pad

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: not too much of a preference here

OVERCLOCKING: maybe but most likely, no

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680 x 1050

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: first build, mainly need info on the power supply, RAM, Operating system, and if this stuff will all fit in the case i chose. Really not sure at all about choosing XP, VISTA, 32/64 bit.
Not planing on running more than 1 card.


Here is my current list:

Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131295

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129021

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115037

Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130339

RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231098

Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822135106

CD/DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827135181

Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139004

Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009145

Operating System
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116511

Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6823175103


Thank you for any feedback.

Basically right around where this one equals out to, up to $1200 or so, with monitor

Move up the fsb (10.5 x 333) 3.5GHz @ 1333 fsb. btw, XP is deadsville for newer games, and 2 gigs doesn't cut it these days. The monitor down below has a faster response time than the one you chose, which means better for gaming.

http://www.securemart.com/SMA00920 [...] mv_stock=y $74.48
Antec Nine Hundred Chassis - Mid-tower

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341022 $74.99 ($49.99 after $25.00 Mail-In Rebate)
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-43-UD3L $71.49
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L Core 2 Quad/ Intel P43/ DDR2/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=E7400 $105.00
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHz 1066MHz 3M LGA775 CPU, OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835207006 $29.99 ($19.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate)
Sunbeam CR-CCTF92-4 92mm Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler W/TX-2 - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125279 $249.99 Free Shipping*
GIGABYTE GV-N275UD-896H GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
Free Call of Duty – World at War w/ purchase, limited offer

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231122 $46.99 Free Shipping*
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136152 $24.99 Free Shipping*
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.186064 Combo Discount: -$20.00 Combo Price: $154.98
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236050 $169.99 ($149.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 5000:1) Built in Speakers - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6823175103 $49.99
Saitek PZ30AU Black 104 Normal Keys 4 Function Keys USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard - Retail

Total: $1,052.88 | $997.88 w/rebates

Well I would stick with Proximon's option - X3 720.
It would perform significantly better than the E7400...

Cheaper? Yes. At least as good as? Doubtful.

Hmmm. I wouldn't have thought the BFG would be better than the Corsair.... now I'll have to go look up the reviews again