Final Computer Parts List?

Question

Ok, I'm getting a computer soon, and am ordering some parts today, so tell me what you think and if there's anything I need to add or should change.

Logitech G51 5.1 surround sound speaker system-$119.99-Amazon.com*

Logitech G11 Gaming keyboard-$45.95-eBay.com*

Antec 900 case-$79.99-newegg.com*

Samsung syncmaster 20" 2053BW monitor-$199.99-newegg.com

Logitech MX1000 Cordless laser mouse-$65.98-eBay.com*

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU Combo-$364.99-tigerdirect^

EVGA nForce 680i Sli LGA 775 Mobo^

OCZ SLI-ready 4gb ( 2 x 2gb) memory^

Nvidia 8800GT 512 Graphics Card-$135.99-newegg.com*

Corsair 620HX PSU-$124.99-newegg.com*

Western Digital 500GB 7200 RPM HD-$99.99-newegg.com

Sony DVD-ROM Drive-$17.99-newegg.com

Sony DVD-RW Drive-$25.99-newegg.com

Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit OS-roughly $100-unknown

TOTAL $1381.84

Answer 1

Sounds great, I'm running a Nvidea 8600 GT 512 and I've downloaded Nhancer. (free) But I've heard vista is a recource hog. No experience with vista but people have told me to keep my XP pro because it will be hard to get soon. (legally that is)    

Answer 2

/Lenovo Y510 Laptop

http://ruggedlaptop.com/

Answer 3

Personally, I would avoid the Western Digital drive. I have read too many reports of drive failure with Western Digital drive, especially the My Book drives. You should check out drives made by Simpletech and FreeAgent.

Also, don't go with 64-bit Ultimate. 64-bit isn't compatible with everything yet, and Ultimate can cause similar problems as well. Sounds like your building a gaming system, so I'd hate to see you have problems with your games due to the OS.

Answer 4

The CPU that comes with the Tiger Direct bundle is an OEM model.  Don't forget to order a CPU cooler for it (maybe something like an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, though there are lots of other good alternatives).  I believe that the Freezer 7 Pro comes with thermal paste pre-applied.  If not, get something like Arctic Cooling  MX-2 thermal paste or Arctic Silver 5.

Vista Ultimate gives you a few features over Vista Home Premium. If you don't need one of the features listed here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows...

you might want to get Home Premium, instead. In either case, you'll save some money if you get an OEM version, the major drawback being possible license problems later on if you replace the motherboard on your PC with a different model.

The 64-bit version will have some issues with some games, but lots of things will work in compatibility mode.  If you have your heart set on running a particular game, you might want to check before you get your OS to see if it'll run under Vista 64.

If you plan on doing SLI, then that 8800gt is a good choice.  If not, maybe look at a Radeon 4850, instead. If you're not doing SLI, maybe also look at different motherboards, like some P45 chipset models.