New computer..toughts please..

[IgsTer]

well im getting my first own pc for christmas..and would just like some toughts on it..ill be using it for mostly for gaming and would like to hear from ya if you could tell me what kind of performance id be getting it playing games like E.T quake wars when it comes out...without any laggy fps...and any compatibiliy issues you think there would be..thanks

OCZ Technology Powersupply ATX 450W
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Socket
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2b
Corsair Value S. PC5300 DDR2 1024MB
NEC DVD±recorder AD-5170 IDE Black OEM
Acer 19" LCD AL1916WAs TCO99 Monitor,
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB SATA2
Gigabyte Poseidon GZ-XA1CA-STB Black
Gigabyte GA-945P-S3, I945P, Socket-775,
Gainward GeForce 7950GT 256MB,1,2ns DDR3

 

[engiNURD]

Do you plan on overclocking? If so, you'll definately need a better motherboard and faster ram (see below). Even If you don't plan on OC'ing, I'd still suggest a motherboard that uses the P965 Express chipset instead of the 945 chipset.

$100 - Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$116 - GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$140 - GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express

$100 - Wintec AMPO 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-800 (1.8V) 3AMD2800-1G1K-R
$210 - G.SKILL 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-800 (1.8V-2.0V) F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ

 

[IgsTer]

no i dont really plan on overclocking it as i know it wouldnt be capable of doing so with out some changes to the ram etc..this is kind of topping my budget at the moment and i cant really go any higher over it so i cant really get any quicker ram..im stuck with the ram ..but i would just have to wait a month or so to get the other gig of ram to add to it..

and whats this about the chipset.. whats the difference in the p65 one and the p45 one??

and how do you think this computer would perform at high settings at the wide screen equivelent to a 1024 x 768 (i think thats it ) on a game like ET QW which is supposed to be just like doom 3..

cheers



EDIT: well im not sure what the different chipset makes..but i found this board listed below for just 12 euro more than the one i had listed..and because im getting this like off a place that you can pick the parts you want off the list and they build it for you..most other boards wil lnot be availble on the list so im kind of stuck with whats on the list..

MSI P965 NEO-F, P965