New Gaming PC- Check the specs & Help me out

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#1 StealthKing93
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Now that it has been determined, I will get this. Just hoping that all of you can check up on this, make sure it is compatible and will run fine. I want to overclock, the last thing I would ever need is liquid cooling, so please find that and recommend me a good one.

Second, I want to make sure whether I should get Windows Xp Professional or Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit for gaming, check everything out and see if it will do for gaming!!!

Gateway XHD3000 Black 30" 6ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen HDMI LCD Monitor w/ 6-port USB Hub and Swivel Adjustment 400 cd/m2 1000:1 Built in Speakers - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824113013

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 3pk DSP 3 OEI DVD - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116494

ASUS Rampage Extreme LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131334

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Yorkfield 3.2GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 136W Quad-Core Processor-Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115051

Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EACS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (Will be buying 2 or 3 hard drives)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136151

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEMhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136260

CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171

VisionTek 900250 Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129114

AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card-Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829156005

Kingston HyperX 1GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400) Desktop Memory - Retail (Will be buying up to 4 or 8 GB)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104053

Logitech X-540 70 watts 5.1 Speaker - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121006

LIAN LI PC-P80 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112159

Yes, I can afford it. It's $5,896.88, all on Newegg...so please do not worry about the price and please talk about the computer and what else would be needed!

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#2 Berserker1_5
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Not that its really on subject but your wasting money even if you can afford it. It wil be outdated in a few years(not all of it) and it wont play games better then a computer with 4Gb, Gtx280, E8500, and the same motherboard as your. Anyways you seem to be missing Blue Ray player
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if u have alot of money on your hands and want thve very best then go for it. altough if u wanted to buy smart u could get similiar performance for alot less money of course u would have to drop ur monitor down a notch to 1920x1200.
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Yes, I know. But why sit there and let them make it for nothing? That sure is a waste of time for the companies. Might as well, because getting low end computers for gaming is pretty rough.
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That is a nice pc man. One recommendation for you is that you do not go with 64-bit windows, its known to have some issues, some, not many, but some. Why did you pick the 3 pack for $600? This is the one you need http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116493 Also, please do yourself a favor and get a watercooling kit, preferebly like a sunbeam or what-not. Check http://www.crazypc.com/products/cooling/watercoolingmain.htm

Get this sound system, you dont need that pos for $70. http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Z-2300-THX-Certified-200-Watt-Speaker/dp/B0002SQ2P2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1223243185&sr=8-1

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#7 Gamerkat
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Yes, I know. But why sit there and let them make it for nothing? That sure is a waste of time for the companies. Might as well, because getting low end computers for gaming is pretty rough.StealthKing93

Oh yea, its nice to see another pc gamer from the south, im in LA.

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O_O Someone's got a lot of moneh! Recommendations I'd make:
1. I'd go for an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600, just because it reaches 4.5GHz on air (I think the record for the QX9770 is 5.5GHz on liquid cooling... not sure), so you're paying around $1300 less for a decent CPU that will be perfect for gaming.
2. If you wanna stick with the QX9770, at least get a Harpertown core, not a Yorkfield.
2. SilverStone Temjin TJ07B-W. It's the best gaming case money can buy. Closely followed by the Antec Twelve Hundred.
3. I can't see a CPU cooler. Ideally, with all of that, you'd want liquid cooling. Anything by Swiftech (the Swiftech H2O-220 is one of the best CPU cooling blocks around) or DangerDen, or EK is top quality kit. If running on air (WHY?!), I'd recommend the Tuniq Tower 120 HSF.
4. Corsair DHX memory, something like PC3-14400 @ 7-7-7-20 timings. They come in 2x2GB modules, so you can dual channel, and push your RAM up to 16GB if you want to. That, or OCZ (Reaper or Intel Extreme certified with XML profiles for unparallelled compatibility with your beast of a processor!)
5. nVidia GTX280 over ATI HD4870X2. Unless you're looking to CrossFire. If so, ignore this one.
6. If you are looking to CrossFire, I'd go for a Sapphire HD4870X2 over VisionTek out of pure preference.
7. If running on air, deck your HD4870 out with an Akasa NEO-VORTEXX aftermarket VGA HSF.
8. Definitely a Blu-Ray player!
9. If you want to drop to DDR2, the D5400XS "Skulltrail" is calling your name. It goes hand in hand with two Q9770s for eight dirty great cores of pure LAN party-slapping Crysis-pimping Pentagon-hacking raw destructive power.
10. That PC is godly. Have fun! :)
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Wow. I'd rate that monster a 11, but no blu-ray player to finish it off = 10.1/10.


Seriously, I don't know what kind of help can you want, that's a monster and will slaughter anything in its way. Well, 99,9% of it anyway.