First build!! any insight would be great!!

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Seanusaf

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heres my list of what im getting so far. the only things i have already ordered is the tower, PSU, and first hard drive. Is there anything else i might need. i'm also going with another 500 gb hard drive. thanks in advance


-APEVIA X-TELSTAR-JR S-Type X-TSJST-BL Blue / Black Steel ATX Mid Tower

- Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

- APEVIA Concord ATX-MR500W 500W ATX12V Power Supply 115/ 230 V

- ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

- EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

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

- mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

- HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card

- LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20

- SABRENT CRW-UINB 65-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader w/ USB 2.0 Port supports SDHC/VISTA
 
In my opinion, if your motherboard has on board audio, there is no need for a sound card unless you do audio work and will notice the differences.

If your a gamer, you might want something better than the 8800GT, considering that the 9600's just came out.
 
im not a big time pc gamer, the only game i play now is Age of empires 3. it's mostly going to be for media purposes, and maybe a little gaming. that's why im going for the 7.1 card instead of the on board audio. As far as budget. im not looking to spend much more than i already am. shipping is alot more to send it to my base here in Korea.
 
Get another PSU. StealthXStream 600W, just not Apevia. I was told some of their nicer looking power supplies actually melted.
 
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