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Building my First PC

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kadean

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So im building my first PC, heres the hardware that i think ive decided on, let me know what you think.

Case- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811133132
MOBO- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813127014
Video Card- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130066
PSU- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817341001
CPU- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003
RAM- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145098
Hard Drive- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822144701
DVD- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827106017
Sound Card- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16829102188
OS- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16837116193

Im wondering if the video card i chose is vista ready and if it matters, i ask this because a video card like this one http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814131003R lists it as vista ready under the specs and the one that i chose doesnt. Any response/advice would be much appreciated.

~kadean
 
Good luck on your build and maybe "Black Friday" may hold some great deals for you.

Buy what you need and be happy. You got PM.
 
I have the same case - I like it. It's light, has decent room, quiet fans.

The 6600 is an awesome processor. Are you planning on doing a serious OC at some point? You may want to spend a little more and get some faster memory.
 
Just built a C2D myself a few days ago with that case and video card.
The video card box doesn't say it's "vista ready" but it's not like it won't work with vista.

The case is OK but isn't the best in the world. One thinng I can tell you is to put the power supply in before the mobo.
 
I would get a better case. Lian Li make some of the best around, the PC-7B is currently a great deal.

Change the Video card to this Gigabyte 7950 GT. It's the chipset but includes a Zalman VF-700 stock for no additional price.

I don't see the need for anywhere near 500 wats but.....Seasonic > OCZ.

Lastly I would drop the X-Fi and use the HD-Audio on the Abit board.

Everything else looks very solid.
 
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