noob to builds...please comment!

[palehorse]

i couldn't decide on where to put this thread, so i guess here wuld be as good a choice as any.

i'm a complete newbie to building systems, but i've done my share of research. so far this is what i have decided to use for a gaming system:

cpu: intel core 2 quad Q8200 (LGA 775 socket)
mobo: evga nvidia nForce 780i (LGA 775 socket)
gpu: evga nvidia GeForce GTX 260 superclocked edition
case: coolermaster HAF 932 full tower

i'm leaning toward the seagate barracuda 1 tb hard drive. i haven't yet decided on the ram or psu.

does this all seem in order? any comments would be more than welcome.

 

[daisymtc]

Are you going to SLi? If not, save your money from 780i motherboard.

PSU - if you want to SLi. Go for 750W. If you just run single card, 550W would be enough.

And I just want to remind you that intel will get their mainstream core i5 at Oct 09, the LGA 775 will come to end...

 

[palehorse]

Are you going to SLi? If not, save your money from 780i motherboard.

PSU - if you want to SLi. Go for 750W. If you just run single card, 550W would be enough.

And I just want to remind you that intel will get their mainstream core i5 at Oct 09, the LGA 775 will come to end...

I'm gonna be building this paycheck-to-paycheck, and I want to leave my options open in the future without having to take out a mobo and replace it with a new one should I decide to SLI in the future; same with the PSU. I'd rather spend extra first and save the money of upgrading the parts later.

Thanks for the heads up on the CPU/mobo socket info, I'll take it into account when I actually go ahead with the build. I'm in the researching stages now.