my new mid-range rig, comments please

case and psu: 500w ATX

processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

motherboard: Asus P5N-E SLI

memory: Corsair 2GB DDR2-800

optical drive: Lite-On LH-20A1H

hard drive: WD 250GB 7200RPM

soundcard: onboard?

videocard: GeForce 8800GTX 768MB

any specific recommendations for my PSU and which OS should i go with?

and any monitor recommendations? thanks...

well i would like this to last me roughly 2 to 3 years without upgrading.

is the processor sufficient or would an Intel Core 2 Duo x6800 serve me better?

any thoughts on the motherboard?

i am gettin the same sort of rig except with a Q6600 tht comp wud last u yes roughly 2 years but u might need to upgrad the grafix card like in a year and a half cuz well thts how it is new stuff jst keeps coming out. my X1300 pro used to be a mid-ranged card and its lasted me a year it was still sorta crappy then but ye urs shud easily out last mine and processor dnt really matter as much as long as its decent my proccessor E6400 @ 2.13ghz will last me abouta year longer.

and the ASUS motherboards are really good that one is good. and yes gettin tht other proccessor wud last it a bit longer but i wudnt reccommend byin an expensive proccessor mid ranged one is gd enof

Q6600 instead of the E6700 (or even an E6850 or w/e). And as others have noted that's far from mid-range. That's high-end buddeh.

Oh, and I use that motherboard. Aside from running hotter than my cpu most of the time, it overclocks very easily and it's rock solid. Good choice.

how come I don't see the post?Luminouslight

same, i feel ive just seen the less important half of the conversation?!

yep i'll probably get a Corsair VX550W or HX520W.

looks like everything is all set except for the processor.

im rather new to all these specs and stuff, so you guys recommendthe Q6600 over the E6700?

alright ive been doing some research and imho i dont think the price difference between the Q6600 and E6700 warrants the difference in having 2 additional cores.

for now at least...