need advise on this setup

[imported_Race]

I'm building my first new system, and with the budget I have, I've picked the following components:
Does anyone know of any conflicts or potential problems with the hardware I've selected?? Will this hardware all play together nicely?
This will be my gaming rig. I've had Crysis sitting here in the unopened box, until I put a system together that will run it at good res/frame rates! Can't wait any longer.
Any suggestions/input appreciated...
Thanks very much.


EVGA 790i Ultra MB
Intel Q9450 Quad CPU
4 gigs DDR3 system ram
Seagate 750g SATA HD
Nvidia EVGA 9800 GX2 GPU
Creative X-Fi Fatality Pro Gamer audio card
DVD R-W drive - (haven't decided specifically which brand)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750w Quad PSU

Also would like to add a 24" monitor, so any suggestions on this would be appreciated as well.

 

[Urtho]

Motherboard - 790 not needed unless you're going to run multi-SLI, and that isn't recommended at all. Get a good P35 board and you're all set - Gigabyte DS3L or Abit IP35 are popular choices.

CPU - quads are not needed for gaming 99% of the time. Unless you play Supreme Commander or FSX all the time it's a waste of $. E8400 is the chip of choice for gaming these days.

RAM - DDR3 is a SERIOUS waste of money right now. Get some good sticks of DDR2-800 in a 2 x 2GB flavoring.

Hardrive - Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB or Western Digital 640GB are the drives of choice these days. The WD drive in particular is very fast, very queit, and very cheap with an outstanding price/GB ratio. $100 on Newegg right now.

Video Card - if you're planning to step up to the new cards, fine. If not I wouldn't waste the money on a GX2 but this is certainly open to debate. For a 24" LCD it's less of waste than with other choices so leave it if you want - it isn't a bad choice, just a lot of money for one component.

Sound - onboard is fine, if you must go discrete avoid Creative. ASUS makes some nice cards these days.

DVD - you pick, any is fine really. ASUS, Samsung, Lite-On are good names.

PSU - ok choice if a bit noisy, I like Corsair/Seasonic's myself. Wattage is a bit much although perhaps not anymore with the new cards coming or if you stick with that GX2.

LCD - Newest Dell's are getting good reviews. I got in on the Sayo 24" Office Max deal a while back and I love it. Perfect for games and other typical computer tasks.

Hope I helped.

 

[imported_Race]

Thanks for the input Urtho.
My budget is 2k for the box and hardware, and $500 for the monitor.
I realize I'd be buying some stuff that isn't fully utilized yet, or at all for that matter, but am trying to future-proof the system for a few years anyway.
I'm not going to have the funds to put together another system like this again for years, and I'd like to get components with the latest technology, and that would be potentially upgradable down the line.
That's basically the thinking behind the 790i mobo with the faster 1600 FSB speed, CPU, and DDR3 memory.
I'm looking at the PCPC 750w PSU since I may add another HD, graphics card, etc. when prices come down a bit. This unit is on sale for $109 w/rebate.
Any of this make sense?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

no, that doesn't make sense...

no such thing as future proofing in the PC world. you don't know whats coming out in the future. prices drop at ridiculous rates. PC parts do not hold any resale value.

790i is a pos and ddr3 is a pos. invest in a solid stable p35 motherboard and 2 x 2gb of nice DDR2 1066 ram. + a strong cpu and strong *single card* GPU!

you say you won't have funds like this for years, but you will have funds from the money u saved from not blowing all of it now and having it all worth close to nothing in a year.

 

[betasub]

:thumbsup: LOUISSSSS

A decent monitor is usually a worthwhile investment.

Of the "2k for the box and hardware", about half of that will get you a very nice rig. Save/invest the rest for the inevitable upgrade/hot deal.