Before I order this, should I change anything?

I know these threads are everywhere, but I could really use some guidance here. My current PC is aging (P4 2.8C, 768MB mismatched PC2700, Ti4600, etc.) and it's having issues with the video card/display driver. While a format may fix it, as I've tried everything else, there's no fun in that. Plus I don't feel like just buying a new video card and calling it a day, it's time to step up.

My main goal is to have a decent gaming rig, SLI/CrossFire isn't important to me. I'm also not an audiophile, so the integrated sound will be just fine for me. I'll be overclocking it for sure though.

Please take a moment and look over this list and let me know if I could configure it a little better. I tried to do some research as I've been out of the game for a while now, but there's always something I overlook.

Thank you in advance, any input is greatly appreciated! Also, I have the keyboard/mouse/speakers that I'll reuse from this PC.

• NZXT ADAMAS BLK Black Aluminum Case
• ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X
• Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775
• G.SKILL (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ
• EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED HDCP
• 2x Western Digital Raptor 74GB (RAID 0)
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
• CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply
• LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05
• BenQ FP202W Black 20.1" 8ms DVI Widescreen LCD

List looks pretty good to me. You picked a good time to upgrade.

That is going to be a killer rig! Be sure to post some pics.

I would hold off on the storage drive you have planed out. The 7200.10 is good for sure but Maxtors new 32mb cache drives, which are faster then the 7200.10's, should be out soon. Also the higher sized 7200.11's should also be out soon. The new maxtors already ship with some dells and should be out offically soon and the 7200.11 was promised before the end of the month, although I havent heard anything for awhile. You should be able to work with only the raptors for the short term.

Also I would leave that TN baised BenQ monitor alone and get a refurb S-ISP biased dell 2007wfp direct from dell. If you are worried about it being refurb rest assured that dell has a far better warranty then newegg and benQ offer on that monitor. If the dell breaks for any reason you can turn it in for a new one.

BossBorot said:

I would hold off on the storage drive you have planed out. The 7200.10 is good for sure but Maxtors new 32mb cache drives, which are faster then the 7200.10's, should be out soon. Also the higher sized 7200.11's should also be out soon. The new maxtors already ship with some dells and should be out offically soon and the 7200.11 was promised before the end of the month, although I havent heard anything for awhile. You should be able to work with only the raptors for the short term.

Also I would leave that TN baised BenQ monitor alone and get a refurb S-ISP biased dell 2007wfp direct from dell. If you are worried about it being refurb rest assured that dell has a far better warranty then newegg and benQ offer on that monitor. If the dell breaks for any reason you can turn it in for a new one.

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Well, I'm really not too concerned about the speed of the storage drive. It'll work for what I need it for. That monitor looks great though, I think I'll go ahead and pick that up.

Well, here's what I ended up ordering. Can't wait to get it in. Once NewEgg has the Thermalright Ultra-120 in stock, I'll be ordering that as well.

Thank you guys for the help, I really appreciate it.

• NZXT ADAMAS BLK Black Aluminum Case
• ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X
• Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775
• G.SKILL (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ
• EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
• 2x Western Digital Raptor 150GB (RAID 0)
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
• CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply
• LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05
• Dell Refurbished UltraSharp 2007WFP 20-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor