What else do I need to build this PC!

[Darkone]

I it's been more then a few years scenes I built my own PC so I'm real rusty!

Please some ADVISE:
8 gigs total, CRUCIAL ballistix BL2KIT25664AA804 4gb kit (2gb x 2) match pair pc26400 800mhz 4-4-4-12 240-pin ddr2 dimm w/heat spreader

2 of these and from what I read are the best for the size,# HITACHI 500gb 0A33437 / 0A35415 SATA3.0gb 7200rpm 16mb # hdt725050vla360 (bare drive)EXTERNAL ENCLOSURE OPTIONS
# 0.5m UV-BLUE SATA CABLE
# SATA POWER CORD


2 ( never had a day of problems with Pioneer ,# PIONEER dvr-212dbk 18x SATA double layer DVD rw drive w/sw(black-bare drive)EXT. ENCLOSURE OPTIONS
# ADD-ON MEDIA OPTIONS


# CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX ATX 12v v2.2 / eps 12v v 2.91 750w ul fcc power supply
# 6" UV-BLUE Y CABLE (BEST insulated power supply for the money!)


# THERMALTAKE m9 VI1000BWS (black) mid tower no power supply w/ see through side window front i/o & 120mm case fan x 212" BLUE COLD CATHOLD CASE LIGHT
# EXTRA 120mm FAN(BLUE LED)




CREATIVE LABS soundblaster sb0570 audigy se 24-bit 7.1 pci (retail)

3# COOLER MASTER TLF-S12-EB 120mm BLUE LED SLEEVE BEARING FANFAN SCREW OPTIONS



MWAVE slot cooler w/ball bearing fan & 4pin connector


4, MWAVE 0.5 meter (19") uv - blue serial ata hard drive cable


XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 heat-pipe direct touch w/ aluminum alloys cooler for amd (socket 754/939/am2) & intel (socket 775) processors


2,EVGA 512-P3-N862-AR Superclocked GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported (Retail) $20.00 Mail-In Manufacturer Rebate Available Till 4/30/2008

# ASUS M2-CROSSHAIR green nvidia nforce 590sli chipset serial ata300 ATX form factor 2xPCI-E(x16)/4xPCI-E(x1)/3xpci/4xddr2 w/sata2 raid,dual lan(gb),1394,usb 2.0 & audio (cpu type:amd - socket am2)PHENOM X4 9850 2.5G - BLACK

I'm getting the 9600 Gts because I'm going to get an independent HD video playback card that will be able to function without Video cards!


Again if you see something I might have forgoten and could benefit by having it then please let me know!

Anything Cords, devices!

[Dr-Timelord]

a mouse and keyboard might help

[Darkone]

I got those already, as well as a 32 Phillips Monitor/TV, designed for network viewing!

[Aresius]

Reads like the advertises of a new PC...

Might overread that, but unless this is a purely working/playing pc, you might want to have a card or your internet connection.

[Comco]

Well...You've gone with a lot of different components to what I would have, but it looks like a nice system. Have fun building it.

[Darkone]

Comco, what would you suggest?

I'm getting everything through MWAVE because it about 4% cheaper then NEWEGG!

[Comco]

Most of it comes down to personal preference. Like I alluded to above, there's not nessasarily anything wrong with any of the gear you're buying...

Personally, I can highly recommend the Antec P182 case, but it really depends on what you want in a case. I wanted good quality construction, low noise and good cooling. On these counts the P182 really does a great job. It also uses a pretty damned cool cable management system that feeds most of your cables (ATX power, molex power connectors, hard drive SATA and PATA cables etc) behind the mainboard tray so you don't see any of it when you open the case. Makes it great to work on (as long as you're not wanting to pull your main ATX power cable in and out of the board - That would be an absolute bastard hehe) and helps maximise airflow. It also uses a reversed power supply which sits in the bottom of the case. The lower hard drive chassis sits down in front of the PSU and that whole section of compartmentalised off from the rest of the case meaning that all the heat generated from your drives is just sucked out the back of the case instead of circulating up past your video card and CPU. There's a lot to talk about with that case. Best to give a few reviews a look if you haven't come across it before...One point that you may not like - It doesn't have a clear side window. I couldn't care less personally but some people like showing off their UV cables, LED fans etc. Personally, to me, an LED fan just translates to a noisy fan as I have yet to see any of them that are designed for low noise. The attitude seems to be that if you want glowy fans, you don't give a hoot about noise. Either that or people just won't be willing to pay for it. *shrugs* I prefer, these days, to go as quiet as possible.

On that subject, I can also highly recommend the ThermalRight 120 Extreme...
http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa... aHVzaWFzdA==

I did a lot of research when I looked at heat sinks because again, I wanted to be as quiet as possible but still be able to push the CPU and keep it as cool as I can. This heatsink is damned impressive. Even at full load and overclocked to 3.0Ghz, my Intel Quad Core Q6600 never even gets that heatsink anywhere near hot to touch. And did I mention it's quiet? It's a damned huge hunk of metal but I'd definitely recommend it if you care about such things.

On the sound card - I'm a bit of an audiophile and I have a $500 set of 5.1 surround speakers and I'm using the 7.1 onboard soundcard that came with my Asus board (the Fomula Maximus - possibly the stupidest named board I have yet seen ) and I have not missed my old PCI 24-bit Audigy 2 Platinum EX at all. With the huge improvements in onboard sound technology and audio chipsets in general these days, I find it a hard sell to justify a stand alone sound card unless you need additional sound inputs/outputs for recording etc. I used to swear by Creative sound cards but I just don't see the point in spending the money any more.

And as you've probably guessed, I'm an Intel fan myself. Again, just my personal preference.

Wow that was a lot more than I intended to write on the topic!

[Darkone]

Comco you've giving me some great advise I will think on what you wrote and will consider it!
I've already changed the case to an ANTAC, I got a set of great speakers and wan the ASUS Supreme FX Sound Card but out of stock (EVERY WHERE) and new supplies not out till at least JULY!

[Darkone]

HELP

I need a sound card for VISTA 64 bit!

Everything I read tells me I'm going to have a problem in that department because VISTA does not support direct sound anymore from hardware any suggestions?

[Melak]

I use an XFi Music, and it works perfectly.

Also, doesn't your board come with the the Supreme FX card?
If not it will only sit there glowing, apparently it only works with the special Asus PCI-E 1x/Sound slots...(and not even that is for sure. mine only showed up as a "ATC1100" or similar system device, no sound)