Suggestions for my gaming pc

Snappy70

Snappy70

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With all the great pc games that are coming out I want a pc that can play them at the highest settings. Right now I just have a laptop but it's not exactly one that can play games and it's starting to slow down on me. So I figured this is the perfect time to build a gaming pc. Since I have never built a computer before, I have come here for help and suggestions. So far I picked these parts from newegg.com:

ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard- $229.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131219

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor- $279.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

OCZ Platinum 4GB(4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Channel Kit Desktop Memory- $141.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227252

XFX PVT88PYDF4 GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card- $269.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...50252&Tpk=XFX+PVT88PYDF4+GeForce+8800GT+512MB

Rosewill RX750-D-B ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 750W Power Supply- $124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182069

BenQ FP202W V3 Black 20" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1- $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014146

x2 LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DH-16D2P-08- $35.98 ($17.99 each)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106087

Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive- $184.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136011

Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive- $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136178

ALTEC LANSING VS4221 35 Watts 2.1 Speaker- $74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836113168

Logitech G11 Silver & Black USB Standard Gaming Keyboard- $48.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126009

Logitech G5 2-Tone 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Laser Mouse- $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104076

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan- $164.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133021

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD- $179.99

Total: about $2,102.84 (thermal paste included)

I would like to know if all the parts will work with each other. I would also like to hear some suggestions. The highest I'm willing to spend is $2,500 but I would prefer that it cost near $2,000.
 
Oh, and as for the sound card, I think the motherboard has one included. But if you think I should buy a seperate one, then I'll get it.
 
you dont really need to ask for are opinions do you really you just want to say "hey look at me ive got a better system than you"

EDIT: can i just say why you buying 2 dvd roms dont you mean buy one rom and one ram???
 
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$2100 Fully Fledged Gaming Rig:

http://www.securemart.com/cgi-bin/future/SMA0092053.html?pcode=1
Antec 900

http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA1938452
Q6600 G0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059
P35-DS3L

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034
XMS2 CL4 DDR2-800

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127288
MSI 8800 Ultra

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136011&Tpk=wd+raptor
WD Raptor 150GB SATAI

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074
WDC SE16 SATAII 320GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002
OCZ GameXStream 700W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009121
Acer 20" 5MS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121126R
Logitec X-530

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116215
Vista Ultimate 64bit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126009&Tpk=G11
G11

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178
MX518 Logitech

Total after rebates including shipping: $2031.03
 
Thanks for all your suggestions. I made some changes to my pc:

Monitor:
Acer X203Wbd Black 20" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009126

GPU:
Acer X203Wbd Black 20" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009126
I changed because this one's in stock.

PSU:
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad (Black) EPS12V 750W Power Supply - $169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009

Optical Drives:
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black SATA Model SH-S183L - $29.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151141

ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T OEM - $18.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135151

Hard drive:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288

Mouse:
OCZ Technology OCZMSEQRD Blue 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Laser Gaming Mouse For Desktop - $29.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826100001
This one costs less.

Total cost: $2,175.84
 
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