Alright I'm building a new computer and I did the best I can with picking out the hardware but I still need some advice with it. Will everything I picked work with eachother? Is there anything I should change or can improve upon? I want this to be basically top of the line. I want to be able to play all the latest and upcoming games with basically full performance and graphics. I'll also be using it for audio recording, a lot of music listening, and video editing. Here's what I've picked out:

Case

Motherboard

DVD-RW Drive

Hard Drive

RAM

Video Card

Sound Card

Speakers

Floppy Drive

I also need help picking out a CPU and monitor.

I want the CPU to be 3.2, I guess. I'm not sure what the difference is between Pentium D and Pentium 4, so pick me out a good one.

The monitor I want flat panel LCD, 19", black or black/silver, at least 1280x1024, 12 or 16ms response time (16 if that's important, I'm not too sure), digital output, not sure about the brand just pick out a good one but be sure of what you recommend. I want a nice screen.

On my current computer I have a DVD-ROM drive and a CD-RW drive and I like being able to put the original CD in the DVD-ROM drive and copying it directly to the CD-RW drive. It's faster and doesn't require copying to the hard drive first. But, the DVD-RW drive I picked out does everything so I think it would be kind of a waste to get 2. What do you think I should do?

Also, I've put together a few computers before and with each one I always seem to have trouble connecting the front headphone/mic connections. How exactly do I get it so that I have the front mic and headphone jacks coming from the sound card (since I dont want to be listening from the onboard sound card, since I'll be getting a much nicer one). I usually plug the case connections from the mic/headphone jacks into the pin connections on the motherboard, but that makes it so the front jacks are coming from the onboard sound card. What do I do?

Any other comments and suggestions would be appreciated.

Help me out with this one guys. Thanks.

just to point out that the casing comes with a 300W
but you graphics card needs a minumum of 450W. You might want to give it some attention

also make sure your mobo supports your CPU.

Hey there Roryt2000

Firstly I think those specs are brilliant, everything you have listed is good, top of the range stuff.

Here is a brief explanation of processors for you:



Intel? Pentium? D Processor

• An Intel? Pentium? D processor-based PC delivers an extra powerful gear when you need it.
• Accomplish more while running multiple applications, such as editing video while downloading music.

Intel? Pentium? 4 Processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading Technology

• Get advanced performance for high-end gaming and the most demanding power applications.
• The Intel? Pentium? 4 Processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading Technology? is designed specifically for those who know their technology and crave high performance.

So in connection with processors it is a tough choice, I would say if you want to use it more for gaming then I would say the Intel? Pentium? 4 Processor Extreme Edition would be a good choice.

These are the processors that are compatible with your board:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...rice=&maxPrice=

To be honest I would look for a 3.4 or higher processor to stay on top of technology.


Monitors, well personally I would recommend the Samsung 913v
http://www.samsung.com/Products/Moni...Specifications

I am currently using one and the quality is amazing, you should definately load its software though so you can play around with the gamma/contrast e.t.c
The screen is 1280x1024, 12ms and pretty.


Personally I would take out the DVD-ROM from your current machine and put it into your new one. That way you can still copy a CD straight onto another CD like you did before. You could also do the same with data DVD's.

What type of pin connector does the front jacks have? Is it the 4 pin black connector?

There should be a connector on your new sound card where you can plug these front jacks into.
If you confirm the connection then we should be able to confirm where you can plug it in.

I hope this helps and I am sure other people would have their own comments/advice.

Didn't notice that zugolg, good spotting there.

Yes you would definately need something better than that, choose anything over 500W

Ok, so-

CPU

For the monitor I want a digital input, so I chose this one-

Monitor

and

Power Supply

Also, what about a fan? Which one fits that motherboard?

So, hardware-wise, everything good?

CPU - Yes

Monitor - something you want to look out for when buying these monitors is the Response Time, that model you posted has a response time of 20ms, obviously the lower the number e.g 12ms the faster the response time will be.

Power Supply - Good, and it is nVIDIA SLI Certified which is a bonus.

Unfortunately I don't have much time to search for the Fan yet, but someone else will be able to assist I'm sure.