LIST UPDATED

for the computer gurus, heres what i plan on building.

What do u think? will it work?

Monitor: $499.00

24" BenQ V2400W ( Best Design Award ) 2Ms Fast Panel Widescreen LCD Monitor – Glossy Black, Resolution; 1920x1200 (WUXGA), 5ms Response, Typical Contrast Ratio 1000:1, D-sub / DVI-D/ HDMI/ Earphone, Luminous LED touch pads, ( Best Gaming 24" LCD )

MoBo: $188.95

Gigabyte Mainboard GA-EP45-DS3P, LGA775 P45+ICH10R, FSB 1600 MHz, DDR2 1200, PCI-E x16 2.0(CrossFireXTM), SATAII, RAID, GbN LAN,1394, 7.1-channel, ATX

CPU: $190.00

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E8400, LGA775, 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache 1333Mhz FSB 45nm

HDD: $194.00

2 x 500GB 3.5" SATA-II Seagate Hard Drive 32MB Cache 7200rpm [ST3500320AS]

OS: $149.00

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit OEM Software SP1 DVD English 1-Copy [66I-01939]

Security: $55.00

Kaspersky Internet Security & Antivirus Suite 7.0 – OEM Single User with CD Installation Media

PSU: $199.00

750W "Corsair" TX-750 ATX Power Supply, 140mm fan, Dual PCI-E Graphics Card Connector, 8x SATA Connectors, Universal AC input 90~264V

Speakers: $355.00

Logitech Speakers – Z-5500D THX – 5.1 500W RMS 10" Sub Remote. Powerful and distortion-free bass, powerful controls, and connects to multiple sources. Ideal for movies, gaming, and music.

Sound: $163.19

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro – 7.1 Channel, 24-Bit Crystalizer/SoundFont, 64MB X-RAM, EAX 5.0 [SB-XFI-XGF]

Graphic: $359.00

Asus EAH4870/HTDI/512M/A Graphics Card, Radeon HD 4870, 2008, RV770 XT 55nm 512MB PCIe2.0x16 GDDR5 115.2GB/s-Bandwidth 256bit-Bus

Case: $301.73

Lian Li PC-B25 Black Case, Classical Silent Black "SILENT" w/Blue LED Ring. Midi ATX. 3x5.25",1x3.5" External,5x3.5"Internal. 3x 12CM Fans. Front Firewire,Usb,Audio

Keyboard & Mouse: $95.00, $98.95

Logitech G15 Keyboard, GamePanel LCD, Illuminated Characters, Programmable G-keys 920-000615

Logitech MX Revolution World Most Advanced Mouse, Rechargeable Cordless Laser Mouse [931689-0122]

Burner: $35.00

Pioneer DVR-215BK DVD-ReWriter – Black, SATA, 20x, with Nero Software, 20x. OEM

RAM: $99.00

DDR2-800 Kingston 4GB-Kit [KVR800D2N5K2/4G] RAM Non-ECC CL5 DIMM (Kit of 2)

Total = $2981.82

All parts sourced from Austin Computers in perth. Anywhere else i can get cheaper parts from pls let me know.

Am i overkilling anything? Any better options? Missing anything?

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

i would get a little bigger psu. i would also get 2 x 640gb drives as there a bit faster due to the size of the platters specially if your thinking about raid.

You will love those speakers. Z-5500's rock

ive edited the list and no longer thinking raid

Monitor: 24" Asus MK241H LCD Monitor
MoBo: Gigabyte Mainboard GA-EP45-DS3P
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E8400
HDD: 1000GB 3.5" SATA-II Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive 7200rpm 32MB
Software: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium OEM Software, DVD, 64-Bit
Security: Kaspersky Internet Security & Antivirus Suite 7.0
PSU: 620W "Corsair" HX-620 ATX Modular Power Supply
Speakers: Logitech Speakers – Z-5500D
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Graphic: ATI 4870 512MB PCI-E2 Sapphire
Case: Lian Li PC-B25 Black Case
Keyboard: Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
Burner: Asus DRW-2014S1
RAM: 2 x DDR2-800 Kingston 2GB-Kit

I have Z-5500's .. Currently got my Xbox 360 plugged into them via Optical .. Damn damn awesome.

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Logitech speakers FTW

I have logitech Z560 (old 4.1 system) on my compy. Bass is incredible.

and no point forking out cash for antivirus which you'll need to subscribe to every year: AVG free will sort that for ya.

you made a better choice on the PSU too... i have an antec, and it squeals like shit under load or when the weather is a bit warmer.

Looks like a good setup though

Dont go single 1tb drive either due to SLOW and if you lose the drive you lose the LOT !!! also id still up the power supply to minimum 700watt ! PM me and I will get you some good pricing for a very similar machine (just a little better imho)

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If your going to run 64bit windows may aswell up the RAM to 4GB (2 x 2GB Modules)

RAM is so cheap these days and you can never have to much RAM

I'm sure Kingston do a 4GB kit.

Not only that, i would get at least 1066, 800 is getting rather meh nower days. $100 for a 2GB 1066mhz kit i think.

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yeah, I recommend more than 1 hard drive as well.
I would opt for 2x500gb over 1x1tb