Please, opinions on this build?

ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro1000 RS-A00-EMBA ATX12V / EPS12V 1000W Power Supply - Retail

OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR11502GK - Retail

Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM

I'm also getting the Q9450 quad core and 9800GTX2

any suggestions?

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get that over that WD hard drive, for one, you will need more space, two more warrenty, and three its a faster drive, i have one and it is really fast, hard drives can cause slowdown if you go cheap (overall system wise) and thats not much more anyways, also i dont know when the x48 is coming out, but id look out for it, and i wouldnt get the x38, its not really that good for the money, get the 780i instead if u dont want to wait for the x48.

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also get that ram over the ram you picked, its a WAY better deal and you can OC it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140

get that over that WD hard drive, for one, you will need more space, two more warrenty, and three its a faster drive, i have one and it is really fast, hard drives can cause slowdown if you go cheap (overall system wise) and thats not much more anyways, also i dont know when the x48 is coming out, but id look out for it, and i wouldnt get the x38, its not really that good for the money, get the 780i instead if u dont want to wait for the x48.

theshadowhunter

Agree

ok, I went with the hardrive but the ram I think I'm keeping. I really only trust corsair and OCZ (bad experiences) I've also had bad problems with my evga 680i board so i think i'll stay away unless the 780i proves otherwise. When is the x48 supposed to hit?

thanks for the suggestions

ok, I went with the hardrive but the ram I think I'm keeping. I really only trust corsair and OCZ (bad experiences) I've also had bad problems with my evga 680i board so i think i'll stay away unless the 780i proves otherwise. When is the x48 supposed to hit?

thanks for the suggestions

SSGWright

not going to argue about the RAM, but all im going to say is that all the RAM is made by micron unless its kingston or sumsung etc, and micron= crucial (crucial is a subsidiary of micron) but its your choice, anyways on the motherboard, ive heard good things about the 780i so far, and if u still have that EVGA board, you should be able to step up to a 780i board, cant say when the x48, cuz im not sure.

What's the point of an X38 and a 9800GX2? The whole (AND ONLY) point of an X38 is crossfire, because because PCI-E 2.0 really doesn't yield performance benefits yet.

Unless you are made of money, just worry about a board that can overclock your processor well. Personally I'd recommend a good p35 motherboard, since the x38s don't have anything over those overclocking wise. The X38's aren't bad, but they aren't worth the price either unless they are used for a crossfire setup.