work/gaming rig

[Sanada]

so I have a p4 2.8ghz 2gb ram, and a radeon 9800 in need of a upgrade badly, I have about 1100 budget to spend. I have floppy, dvdrw, monitor, vista 64bit, already so I just need the other pieces. This is what I came up with so far....

Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299

Video Card: VisionTek 900244 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129113

PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

Ram: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10664GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227298

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218



Is this a good setup? should change anything?

 

[Dangman]

Drop the DDR2 1066 RAM. It's pretty much useless for the Q6600. I recommend getting a cheaper set of DDR2 800 RAM:
G.SKILL F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 RAM - $80

And if you can't wait till the 18th to order the 750TX, you can get it for cheaper from buy.com or provantage.com

IMO, there are much much better cases for that much money:

Antec 300 ATX Case - $58
Cooler Master RC-590-KKN1-GP ATX Case - $60
Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP ATX Case - $61
Antec Solo ATX Case - $84
Lian Li PC-7B Plus II Silver ATX Case - $90
Lian Li Lancool PC-K7B ATX Case - $90
AeroCool Masstige ATX Case - $105
Antec P182 ATX Case - $135
Thermaltake Armor VA8000BWS Full Tower ATX Case - $120

 

[Sanada]

never bought any gskill products, are they reliable?

 

[Dangman]

never bought any gskill products, are they reliable?

Yup. I have recommended that RAM hundreds of times in the past and not once have I heard of anyone having any kind of problem with G.Skill RAM. My own rig is using G.Skill RAM right now. No problems whatsoever.

With that said, you could pay $7 extra for Corsair RAM:
Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 RAM - $87

 

[engiNURD]

No point in spending $7 on a name. G.Skill has been one of the most recommended brands on these boards, and for good reason: they're good, reliable, and very affordable.

 

[Sanada]

sweet, will take your word for it. The case is kind of pricey but I really like it.