last call..my 1200 build..good?

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gamefan

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Been tinkering with it back and forth, decided to go with the i5 750 processor. I'll actually be purchasing these parts tonight..so just trying to get some final last-minute advice :D

MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128412

PROCESSOR - Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215

VIDEO CARD - SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857

PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

MEMORY - CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260

CASE - COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

DVD - LG Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136177

HD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395

OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

GRAND TOTAL ~ $1,120 (Taxes and Shipping should put it up to 1200)

1. Any compatibility issues?
2. Any suggestions?

This will be a PC mostly for heavy gaming (Battlefield Bad Company 2!) and regular use

Thanks again!
 
Fatal1tyXx said:
Who cares about a crappy xp theme? Home premium is mainstream, and I would stick with that. Otherwise, build looks awesome.
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It's not a theme, it's basically a virtual machine, you can run certain apps sandboxed in case they work with XP but not with Vista/7.

But I'd certainly get Home Premium, I haven't yet seen a program that refuses to run under both Vista as well as DOSBox.
 
i have windows 7 home premium 64bit and it has compatability mode all the way back to windows 95....

i would chose home premium all the way, its the sweet spot
 
Do you plan to run crossfire in the future? say in a yr or two? coz im pretty sure that mobo isnt great for crossfire (if you plan to do so). If not then u can disregard my post :)
 
Fatality, please learn about what you were trying to criticize next time. Also, compatibility mode and the the "Virtual Machine" are completely different. Although compatibility mode will probably work most of the time, the XP mode that comes with pro should work 100% of the time. It's basically like running 2 operating systems at the same time.
 
Sorry, didn't mean to be crude/bland about it, but I personally see the point of an xp mode when I personally reckon Win 7 is way better.
 
Fatal1tyXx said:
Sorry, didn't mean to be crude/bland about it, but I personally see the point of an xp mode when I personally reckon Win 7 is way better.
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The XP mode simply allows you to run apps that run in XP but don't work in 7. That's all. You don't have to dual-boot with XP or open a separate virtual machine or anything like that - to the user it's no different from running any other program.
 
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