Building new system

[godfire]

So I'm building a new system and I think everything looks ok, but I'm not really an expert on hardware so I figured I'd post it here and somebody could point out if I was being a moron.

WD 1 TB drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136284
WD 640 gig drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16822136218
Antec 900 black computer case http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16811129021
Corsair 520W PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16817139001
Gigabyte motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16813128359
Intel Quad-core 2.4GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16819115017
Fan for CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16835186134
Corsair 4x2gb RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16820145184


I already have Radeon HD 4870 and 2 widescreen monitors I got as gifts (Viewsonic VX2835wm and Viewsonic VP2650wb). Any glaring mistakes or big things I should do differently or am I good to go?

 

[DSF]

I'm guessing it was unintentional, but you linked categories of parts rather than specific items.

 

[godfire]

Oops, fixed. Sorry about that.

 

[zerocool84]

Everything looks fine but any reason why you're going with a 1TB Black drive and a 640GB Blue drive??? It's no big deal or anything and won't mess up anything, just curious.

 

[imported_harlanpepper]

Yeah, I would go ahead and get the black WD 640. Why not? And if you're using onboard audio, I might recommend the Gigabyte UD3P instead. It's $12 more:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128358

 

[Denithor]

Why the Q6600 exactly?

For gaming, an e8400/e8500 is better/faster/cooler/cheaper.

For quad-optimized apps, try the Q8200 (equal/cooler) or Q9400 (slightly more expensive for better performance & cooler).

 

[yh125d]

the AC cooler for $27 really isn't that good price/performance. You can get a Xigmatek S1283($37) or Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer ($40) for a 10-spot more and both will blow away the old AC. Doubly so if you're gonna be overclocking, you won't get that much headroom with the AC

 

[godfire]

Thanks for all the tips! Definitely very helpful. And yeah, I had meant to have both drives as black, must have mis-clicked on that one.