this is the computer i will be making soon im mostly sure this is exactly what i want.

my final question is: will all these parts work togather or do i have conflicts and what is my weekest link in the build and what could i do to improvement

this computer is for games and 3d cad work and i hope to but a blu-ray dvd player in it some day down the road

NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retai

ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

ASUS EN8800GTS/HTDP/512M GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600

CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1pk for System Builders DSP OEI DVD

Scythe DFS123812-3000 "ULTRA KAZE" 120 x 38 mm Case Fan - Retail

ASUS V-60 92mm Vapo Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail

ASUS Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A-BK - OEM

Get 64bit OS. It cost around the same. No reason not to.

Also, the hdd is a bit weak, get a bigger/faster one. It's better to have all components as balanced as possible.

+1 for dagger

Get an eVGA 8800GT so when the 2xx cards come out you can trade up in 3 months.

Hard drive is way too small like dagger said. Go 500GB 32MB cache 7200.11 Seagate drive.

i dont need a bigger drive i have 3 500 externals and a 250 internal already

im not going to upgrade this comp for a few years... the 8800gts tested a tad better then the 8800gt and i found that asus for the same price as a gts after rebate

and i ment to say 64bit vista ...32 would be silly i agree

Wow.. you can get by with an 80GB then if you are only putting the OS on it.

2 questions if my grapics card is ddr3 does my motherboard need to be ddr2?

any one got a suggestion on cpu heatsink/fan 40$ limit

its accualy hard to find a 80g one lol and 160 is only 44$ so its fine

Graphics card memory is completely different. The graphics card is basically its own computer. What memory it uses is not relevant to your motherboard selection.

Heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233003 Best one out there right now.

Meh, let it go. It's his machine. Besides, it's easy to put in additional hdds later if he ever needs it.

Keep in mind smaller capacity hdds are also slower, even with same cache and rpm specs. More sparse sectors means the pin will have to move a bigger distance across the platter on access. Still, the difference is only a few seconds on loading at most. External hdds have horrible access rates, not good for installed programs, only mass storage. Get internal ones for future upgrades.

And yes, onboard graphics memory is independent of main memory in term of speed. It will use total I/O addressing cap though. Doesn't make a difference for 64bit os, of course.

plan is to put the os and word on the 160gig and the 250 i have in a external encloser put into the computer for games and ****. and then all the media on the externals

im tempted to get a 10k hdd but idk if the money is worth it

Consider a 500gb drive for $79.99. It's the lowest cost per gb, and delivers acceptable performance. 160gb drive has higher cost per gb, not to mention slower.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148136

Forget about 10k rpm drive. Solid state drive is coming out, dropping in price rapidly, and far outperforms the fastest 15k rpm drive. Wait a while and get SSD instead.

solid state would be great im always worried my hdd is going to break

anyone kno if this motherboard is compatible with this memory??

and how do i figure out if my power supply is enough??

Everything is fine far as the power supply and mb

If you have all of that extra external and internal HD, get a 80GB Western digital Raptor. 10000 RPM is never bad.

if i had 100$ more wt should i spend it on?

Save it for next gen graphics card when the current one doesn't cut it anymore. If you absolutely have to spend it now, get a x38/48 motherboard.

Just save it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 0&Tpk=mx-2 $6.99
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail

thats no fun lol