PC Build Advice

Hi i was thinking about buying these parts from one of my local stores and building my own computer i would like your opinion on the parts and what you think of it over all. p.s i went for a DDR3 motherboard and DDR3 ram because i dont want to have to buy a new motherboard in the future when DDR3 is more popular. thank you in advance

CASE-Thermaltake Armor Super Tower w/ 25cm Fan, Black Steel

CPU- Intel CoreTM2 Duo Processor E8500 3.16GHz w/ 6MB Cache

MOBO-Asus P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n w/ DualDDR3 1600, 7.1 Audio, Dual GB Lan, WiFi-AP @n, 1394, PCI-E x16 CrossFireX

RAM-OCZ 4GB PC3-10666 Gold Edition Dual Channel DDR3 Kit (2 x 2GB)

HDD-Hitachi 500GB Deskstar T7K500 SATA II w/ 16MB Cache

OPTICAL DRIVE- LG 16X DVD-ROM, Black (OEM)

GPU- VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDTV-Out, HDMI(planning to either buy a 4870x2 instead of this depends when it comes out or crossfire this with another 4870 or 4870x2)

PSU-OCZ 1010W GameXStream Power Supply w/ Quad +12V

OPERATING SYSTEM- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic x64 (64-bit) DVD w/ SP1, OEM,

All good choice, but you can reduce the cost with core 2 duo e84oo 3.0Ghz (overclock it...)

2GPU is enough... I've heard there is no game can be played with 4 GPU due to lack of drivers...

The PSU isn't very good compaired to a Corsair.

And DDR3 RAM is a complete wast of money.

I like PC power and cooling PSU's myself, but yeah, corsair is great

well the total for all of this is around$1700 bucks and i have the money to spend so other then my power supply not being as good as corsair and DDR3 a waste of money when it will be better than DDR2 (just planning for the future) is it a good computer? Will it be able to run games on high and crysis on very high? I would be playing on a low resolution because i am waiting on a new monitor.rapboyz

It's RAM DDR2 is just as good.

well the total for all of this is around$1700 bucks and i have the money to spend so other then my power supply not being as good as corsair and DDR3 a waste of money when it will be better than DDR2 (just planning for the future) is it a good computer? Will it be able to run games on high and crysis on very high? I would be playing on a low resolution because i am waiting on a new monitor.rapboyz

Yep.

[QUOTE="rapboyz"]well the total for all of this is around$1700 bucks and i have the money to spend so other then my power supply not being as good as corsair and DDR3 a waste of money when it will be better than DDR2 (just planning for the future) is it a good computer? Will it be able to run games on high and crysis on very high? I would be playing on a low resolution because i am waiting on a new monitor.minorthreat5776

Yep.

Well you can't say that thinking of RAM because honestly I don't see where RAM clocks even help your game, the GPU does almost all the work with CPU here and there (and in RTSs).

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[QUOTE="rapboyz"]well the total for all of this is around$1700 bucks and i have the money to spend so other then my power supply not being as good as corsair and DDR3 a waste of money when it will be better than DDR2 (just planning for the future) is it a good computer? Will it be able to run games on high and crysis on very high? I would be playing on a low resolution because i am waiting on a new monitor.Angry_Bosmer

Yep.

Well you can't say that thinking of RAM because honestly I don't see where RAM clocks even help your game, the GPU does almost all the work with CPU here and there (and in RTSs).

Whether ddr3 RAM is a waste of money or not (which it probably is), his question was whether that rig would be able to play new games/Crysis on high.

[QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"][QUOTE="minorthreat5776"]

[QUOTE="rapboyz"]well the total for all of this is around$1700 bucks and i have the money to spend so other then my power supply not being as good as corsair and DDR3 a waste of money when it will be better than DDR2 (just planning for the future) is it a good computer? Will it be able to run games on high and crysis on very high? I would be playing on a low resolution because i am waiting on a new monitor.minorthreat5776

Yep.

Well you can't say that thinking of RAM because honestly I don't see where RAM clocks even help your game, the GPU does almost all the work with CPU here and there (and in RTSs).

Whether ddr3 RAM is a waste of money or not (which it probably is), his question was whether that rig would be able to play new games/Crysis on high.

With the difference of RAM, yet you were write anyway.

thank you for all the help i have decided to go with DDR2 cause it is alot cheaper. Thanks Bosmer for saving me almost an extra $300. With that extra money i added on a VelociRaptor 300GB 10,000 RPM SATAII w/ 16MB Cache.:D The only difference i have now is....

RAM- OCZ 4GB PC2-8500 Reaper HPC 4GB Edition Dual Channel DDR2 Kit (2 x 2GB)

MOBO- Asus P5Q Deluxe w/ DualDDR2 1200, 7.1 Audio, Dual GB Lan, 1394, PCI-E x16 CrossFireX

Thank you again to Bosmer cause now i am a VelociRaptor HDD and to everyone else that has put there opinion into my build