I've made a few threads here over the past week asking about computer components and I pretty much have everything selected. Take a look at everything and let me know what you think. I've researched everything pretty well I think, but you guys are the experts. Anything I can get that's a little better than the component I have chosen? Does everything fit together? Am I missing anything? Let me know.


Motherboard - Newegg.com - ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

RAM - Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

CPU - Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail

Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068

Hard Drive - Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Disk Drive - Newegg.com - ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail

Video Card - Newegg.com - ASUS EAH3870X2/G/HTDI/1G Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB (512MB x 2) 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

Power Supply - Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RP-550-PCAR ATX from factor 12V V2.01 550W Power Supply 110-115V/ 220-230V Nemko, TUV, cUL, CE, BSM, FCC, CCC - Retail

Monitor - Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1(DC 3000:1) - Retail

Speakers - Newegg.com - Logitech Z-4 40 watts 2.1 Speaker - Retail


Only thing I'm not sure about is the power supply. I don't know how much power I'm going to need, so I just picked one at random basically.

Ahh, I just noticed there's a Computer DIY section now. Can a mod please move this there? Thanks.

Moved to Computer DIY

Looks good. I recommend these instead though....

Newegg.com - VisionTek 900209 Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB (512MB x 2) 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3P LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard - Retail

Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Newegg.com - ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT ATX12V 500W Power Supply 90V~265V (Auto Adjusted) UL, cUL, TUV, CB - Retail

just my opinion though

What's the difference between those and the ones I have listed?

I like Gigabyte motherboards, it is the Ultra Durable/ultra cool model, which runs very cool and is very energy efficient. Just My opinion, but Gigabyte boards are some of the best. The memory i highly highly highly recommend. Its by Crucial, a division of Micron, the company that makes the high end- absolute best memory ICs out there. Oh, and they have really really cool LEDs. The graphics card has better stock fan control than most, though you will still probably have to raise it yourself. I also think that Visiontek quality is superior than the other ATi Manufacturers. That power supply is a very stable unit, i use it for my system. It has very stable voltages, great life, very quiet. It is my de-facto recommendation for power supplies.

(I also recommend this harddrive, just for sake of 160GB being very small) Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Ok, thanks for the suggestions.

The hard drive I only need for system files and such. I'm getting a 1TB drive for storage.