How is this setup

[CX524]

Im building a totally new rig, mostly for Microsoft Flight Simulator X which is a computer killer lol, can you guys give me some advise on the setup i picked out?

-Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
-EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
-Thermaltake W0131RU ATX12V / EPS12V 850W Power Supply
-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600
-CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5
-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000AAKS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
-Logitech MX 3200 Black USB RF Wireless Standard Desktop Laser Mouse Included
-Hanns·G JW-199DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
-Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model DVR-215DBK
-M-AUDIO Revolution 5.1 5.1 Channels PCI Interface High-Definition Sound Card
-Logitech X-540 70 watts 5.1 Speaker

For video card i'll probably get a EVGA 8800GTS 320MB Superclocked cause I already have one in my current comp so I wanna do a SLI setup, as for the OS im thinking of Windows Vista 64Bit

 

[CPTMuller]

The monitor seems a bit underwhelming relative to SLI 8800GTS's. I also don't know much about the sound card, how were the reviews for it.

As far as I can tell it looks like a solid build.

 

[Justin]

hmmm. a bit overkill on the PSU. drop it down to a 550w or 600w. don't get the 8800gts 320mb. the newer 8800gt and gts (512mb) are better than the 320mb & 640mb due to their new chipset.

EDIT: i misread it. didn't see you were gonna SLI the gts 320 that you already have. woops. so, PSU stays since you'll be SLI-ing the cards.

 

[CX524]

general review of the card is great, but the problem is this card apparently might not work with Vista 64bit so I might need to pick out another sound card

any suggestions? i want a 5.1 card that supports 64 bit OS....either XP or Vista

 

[oscaryu1]

Fat1lity?

 

[CX524]

is that a brand name? do u have a link?

 

[G25r8cer]

It is actually called Fatality but whatever. Heres a link Kinda pricey though I also dont know if it works with Vista but more searching and you shall find out.


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2687622&CatId=2771

 

[daisymtc]

I personally will sell the current 8800GTS 320MB and get new 8800GTS 512MB.

 

[CX524]

after more thinking im now totally split...should i go for XP 64bit or Vista 64bit? what do you guys suggest?

 

[lovely?]

vista is the way to go now.

 

[CX524]

has the Vista 64bit performance settled down yet? cause Flight Simulator is very CPU and graphics intensive the last thing i need is to have it try and fight windows for CPU resources