Pardon if this thread is in the wrong forum... Been a while since I've gotten into OC'ing (think Celeron 300A's @ 450MHz - college days) but my current computer is quite far from current, so being a Yank I went to NewEgg after reading all the "big" sites (here, Anand, HardOCP, etc) trying to get current on the latest hardware.
I realize that the new nVidia cards are out, and the DX10 stuff is coming early next year, but I really don't want to wait it out, and will probably just upgrade GPUs next year, if it looks like I can't live without DX10. I'm also tending towards "higher" end components in order to hold off upgrading as long as possible, well, I think...
I'm a moderate gamer, EQ, NWN2, BF2, HL2, CS:S, and any decent FPS that comes along. I'll be driving most stuff at 1600x1200 or better.
Was wondering if anyone saw any glaring omissions / errors, or incompatibilities in the following collection of hardware. I plan on doing a little tinkereing with OC'ing but nothing crazy.
Appreciate any help / insight... thanks and cheers!
LIAN LI PC-101B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: PC-101B
Item #: N82E16811112107
(2) Thermaltake Smart Fan II A2029 120mm 2 Ball Case Cooling Fan - Retail
Model #: A2029
Item #: N82E16811999145
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: P5WDH DELUXE/WIFI-AP
Item #: N82E16813131025
HIS Hightech H195XTX512DVN-R Radeon X1950XTX 512MB GDDR4 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Support Video Card - Retail
Model #: H195XTX512DVN-R
Item #: N82E16814161025
OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: OCZ700GXSSLI
Item #: N82E16817341002
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6700 - Retail
Model #: BX80557E6700
Item #: N82E16819115002
(2) G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK - Retail
Model #: F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK
Item #: N82E16820231087
(2) Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000YS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD5000YS
Item #: N82E16822136032
(2) LITE-ON 18X DVD±R Burner Black IDE Model LH-18A1P-185 - OEM
Model #: LH-18A1P-185
Item #: N82E16827106042
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI
Sound Card Quick Start Leaflet Driver Disk - Retail
Model #: 70SB046A00000
Item #: N82E16829102005
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 w/SP2B - OEM
Model #: M93-00294
Item #: N82E16832116049
ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail
Model #: CNPS 9500 LED
Item #: N82E1683511822
I realize that the new nVidia cards are out, and the DX10 stuff is coming early next year, but I really don't want to wait it out, and will probably just upgrade GPUs next year, if it looks like I can't live without DX10. I'm also tending towards "higher" end components in order to hold off upgrading as long as possible, well, I think...
I'm a moderate gamer, EQ, NWN2, BF2, HL2, CS:S, and any decent FPS that comes along. I'll be driving most stuff at 1600x1200 or better.
Was wondering if anyone saw any glaring omissions / errors, or incompatibilities in the following collection of hardware. I plan on doing a little tinkereing with OC'ing but nothing crazy.
Appreciate any help / insight... thanks and cheers!
LIAN LI PC-101B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: PC-101B
Item #: N82E16811112107
(2) Thermaltake Smart Fan II A2029 120mm 2 Ball Case Cooling Fan - Retail
Model #: A2029
Item #: N82E16811999145
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: P5WDH DELUXE/WIFI-AP
Item #: N82E16813131025
HIS Hightech H195XTX512DVN-R Radeon X1950XTX 512MB GDDR4 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Support Video Card - Retail
Model #: H195XTX512DVN-R
Item #: N82E16814161025
OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: OCZ700GXSSLI
Item #: N82E16817341002
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6700 - Retail
Model #: BX80557E6700
Item #: N82E16819115002
(2) G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK - Retail
Model #: F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK
Item #: N82E16820231087
(2) Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000YS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD5000YS
Item #: N82E16822136032
(2) LITE-ON 18X DVD±R Burner Black IDE Model LH-18A1P-185 - OEM
Model #: LH-18A1P-185
Item #: N82E16827106042
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI
Sound Card Quick Start Leaflet Driver Disk - Retail
Model #: 70SB046A00000
Item #: N82E16829102005
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 w/SP2B - OEM
Model #: M93-00294
Item #: N82E16832116049
ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail
Model #: CNPS 9500 LED
Item #: N82E1683511822
