First Build, need help with somethings

[Not_Your_Sup3rman]

i dont know a whole lot about this stuff and would like some input on what you guys think. I am planning on building this myself, any tips would be appreciated. So here are the parts i have come up with:

Case: RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEB 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811156078

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128519

PSU: COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RS600-PCARE3-US 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817171039

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103727

SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227791

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231308

DISK DRIVE: LG 24X DVD Burner - Bare Drive Black SATA Model GH24NS95 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136259

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe (70SB135000000) 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6829102041

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116986

as for the GPU.... what do yo guys think? i want as much as i can get for under $200 i want to go NVIDIA, but just let me know what you think please.
I want to play games like Skyrim, LOL, Arma, and Diablo....

any comments on the rest of it? also any tips on where to get a cheap monitor, and what yalls thoughts are on Keyboards/Mouses.
thank you!

one last thing, our wireless router is at our front gate so its like 100 yards from our house, so i really need learn about wi-fi antennas, i have the XBOX360 slim and play with just a little lag.. but idk how to compare that wifi antenna with the ones to put in my computer.
THANKYALL SO MUCH!

 

[statd]

The links are broken. :\

 

[Not_Your_Sup3rman]

Case: RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEB 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156078&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Cases+(Computer+Cases+-+ATX+Form)-_-Raidmax-_-11156078

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519

PSU: COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RS600-PCARE3-US 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171039

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227791

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231308

DISK DRIVE: LG 24X DVD Burner - Bare Drive Black SATA Model GH24NS95 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136259

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe (70SB135000000) 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102041

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM


Hope that helped!

 

[jimthenagual]

CPU looks like it is supported on the MB
http://ca.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support.aspx

Ram is compatible, good psu, looking like a nice build to me.

I'd also personally want some USB 3.0 ports on the front of my case.

As for your graphics,
Here is an excellent article THW puts out:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html

 

[g-unit1111]

I would trash that whole build - Raidmax cases are horrendous (as are their power supplies) and the sound card isn't needed. What is your maximum budget?

 

[jimthenagual]

Agreed on the case, I'd never get a raidmax either, even if only for the reason it doesn't have usb 3.0 on the front. Luckily he is not getting one with a PSU so no problems with crap psu. As for sound card, personal preference. Once I first had one, I knew I'd never go without again (unless you're committed to using USB based sound systems).

 

[g-unit1111]

Agreed on the case, I'd never get a raidmax either, even if only for the reason it doesn't have usb 3.0 on the front. Luckily he is not getting one with a PSU so no problems with crap psu. As for sound card, personal preference. Once I first had one, I knew I'd never go without again (unless you're committed to using USB based sound systems).

Unless you do audio production work or you need more than 7.1 channel the sound card still is kind of a waste of money. I use Klipsch Pro Media speakers on my system and those things put out some awesome sound for being a 2.1 channel system, and I run through the onboard audio.

The power supplies that come with cases are generally extremely poor quality, I'm told Antec includes decent units with its' cases but there's always exceptions.