Great Adventure in Building a New PC

[davis30b]

Memory: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231098

HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822148140

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128059

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16811119047

PSU: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB, CE, CSA, UL, FCC - Retail $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817341010

Video CARD: Radeon 3850 $180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814129101

optical: ASUS Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with Light Scribe - Retail $36
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827135146

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor $190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115029

Total: $796 My budget is $800 all prices include shipping

I plan on playing the latest games and if the 8800 gt comes down to a reasonable price I may get that instead. I just want to know if all my parts are compatible and if I should change anything. I do not need a OS already have that. I plan to buy a nice LCD at a future date but I already have a 17 inch crt to hold me over.

 

[MarcVenice]

I'd swap the OCZ 600w PSU for a 50-60$ antec earthwatts or corsair 450vx. The money saved there will allow you to buy a HD3870 instead, or perhaps a 8800gt. Besides that, looking hot. You 'could' swap the e6750 for a e2140 or so and OC the hell out of it, and save some more money. You will need a somewhat decent cooler, but that could save you 100$.

 

[Roguestar]

^ Good advice. 600 watts is overkill anyway!

I'd swap the E6750 for a E2150 and overclock it, personally. Then spend the extra $$$ on upgrading to an 8800GT.

 

[davis30b]

Yeah I will get that psu you recommended thank you.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

looks great!