First new PC in 5 years.. verify good parts selection

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GriffTech

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Some background on thsi PC's usage, lots of online gaming and FPS. I have a 19" LCD at 1280 x 1024 so no crazy resolutions.

I am looking at going with

Antec Nine Hundred
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&Tpk=antec+nine+hundred

Intel Q6600

Gigabyte GA-P35- DS3R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128050

2 x 1GB Corsair XMS DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034

EVGA 8800GTS 640mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130071

SATA Seagate Barracuda 320GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148140

OCZ GamExtreme 700W PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002

Lite - On DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16827106045

Thermalright Ultra 120 CPU Cooler

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16835109140

Let me know what think.

Thanks,
Chris
 
Ditch that OCZ PSU. It has out of spec ripple or voltage fluctuations that could damage your parts over time. Wouldn't take a chance with that PSU. I recommend going with either of these two PSUs:
Corsair HX520 520W PSU - $105
Corsair HX620 620W PSU - $147

Also, I'd get the Ultra 120 Extreme, the improved version of that Ultra 120 for $10 less:
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme HSF - $55

And if you're not willing to deal with rebates, then I suggest going with this RAM instead:
G.SKILL F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ 2 x 1GB DDR2 800 RAM - $75

Other than what I said above, looks good to me. Are you planning to OC and get a bigger monitor?
 
Yeah I might do some moderate OCing, as for bigger monitor prolly not for awhile.. maybe 6 months down the road or so
 
GriffTech said:
Some background on thsi PC's usage, lots of online gaming and FPS. I have a 19" LCD at 1280 x 1024 so no crazy resolutions.

I am looking at going with

Antec Nine Hundred
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&Tpk=antec+nine+hundred

Intel Q6600

Gigabyte GA-P35- DS3R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128050

2 x 1GB Corsair XMS DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034

EVGA 8800GTS 640mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130071

SATA Seagate Barracuda 320GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148140

OCZ GamExtreme 700W PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002

Lite - On DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16827106045

Thermalright Ultra 120 CPU Cooler

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16835109140

Let me know what think.

Thanks,
Chris
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So it looks like you are around 1300-1400 for the system including the processor?
I am looking for a very similiar system. Costing more than I thought it would.
 
For the SATA dvd burner, I recommend this over the lite-on. I've done about a weeks research on it and that one seems the best yet.
 
I pretty much built this same rig, except i have four gigs of RAM and a 500 gig harddrive. Its rock solid.

Have fun.
 
Looks good with the revisions. I'd strongly suggest not dealing with that Corsair XMS2 rebate and pickup the G.Skill instead.
 
You have chosen mostly good parts. As people have said earlier, go for the HX520, it is the best PSU choice out of all of those, and you won't need the extra power offered by the 620. Memory, GSkill. Also, buy a different case. The Antec Nine Hundred is a nice case, but it is really annoying for cable management. Buy the Antec P182 instead, it is much better. Also, I would up the hard drive to the 500Gb model, as you don't pay much more yet you get a lot more storage. Make sure that the Q6600 is the G0 power efficient model, of course, as you can get some really nice overclocks with those.
 
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