New Gaming build, please criticize

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ribs1

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Hey Guys,
I'm getting ready to order these parts for a new gaming rig.
Any comments, suggestions etc would be appreciated

Mobo: Asus A8N-E
Processor: Opteron 170
Ram: G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Model #: F1-3200PHU2-2GBZX
Case: Lian Li V1000b-plus
PSU: Antec TRUEPOWERII 550
Video Card: MSI Geforce 7800GTX NX7800GTX-VT2D256E
HD: WD Raptor 74gb
Optical: Plextor DVD burner

I probably will not overclock this system except maybe the auto overclocking
Here's a couple questions
1. Will the stock fans in the v1000 case be enough and will the AMD HSF work?
2. Will all of this fit in my case without any modification?

Please criticize the whole build as well as these questions if you can.
Thanks
Ribs1
 
people might have different opinions about the hdd. 74 gigs fills up fast, and read//write speed doesnt matter when its full.
 
The 3.0gb/s sata drives are supposedly faster than the raptors... Id suggest going with one of those.
 
Yeah, looks good, but drop the HD. Sure, the Raptor is super fast, but the speed doesn't make up for the lack of space. Grab a 250GB Seagate Barracuda for the same price.
 
Agreed, the Raptor is a waste of cash. Get a 250-300 gig Maxtor 16mb drive instead, great performance (won't notice a difference inside of games, maybe a slight difference in load times, but who really cares about a couple seconds compared to having the space for all you need...) and drop the Plextor burner for a NEC 3550, superior drive for less moola.
 
All the stuff you have listed looks pretty good to me. However, as others have mentioned the Raptors are a waste of money (unless you have a lot to waste). I was going to get two of them for the system in my sig, and run them in RAID 0 as an OS drive, but after using my two Hitachi drives for the last couple months, I don't see the point in wasting cash on the Raptors.

I've never heard of the company that makes that RAM, I'd go with a more reputable RAM source. If G.SKILL is a reputable company, then nevermind this.. heh
 
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