I'm considering this build:
Sony NEC Optiarc Optical Drive
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache
EVGA NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Motherboard Can I get something cheaper that will work well with the rest of the setup?
OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V Power Supply Is this overpowered for the setup?
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 24-bit 96khz PCI Sound Card
Cooler Master Centurion 5 ATX Mid Tower Case Is this too small for the hardware to be enclosed?
Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s hdd Will this cause a massive bottleneck?
XFX GeForce 9800GTX XXX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card
Concerning memory, how much of a leg up is 3GB to 2GB? These RAM specifications match the motherboard, so be wary if you have another suggestion.
If not much... A-DATA 2GB (2x1) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
If there is a substantial increase in performance... 3x Patriot Extreme Performance 1GB 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Will this setup work very well?
Sony NEC Optiarc Optical Drive
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache
EVGA NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Motherboard Can I get something cheaper that will work well with the rest of the setup?
OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V Power Supply Is this overpowered for the setup?
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 24-bit 96khz PCI Sound Card
Cooler Master Centurion 5 ATX Mid Tower Case Is this too small for the hardware to be enclosed?
Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s hdd Will this cause a massive bottleneck?
XFX GeForce 9800GTX XXX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card
Concerning memory, how much of a leg up is 3GB to 2GB? These RAM specifications match the motherboard, so be wary if you have another suggestion.
If not much... A-DATA 2GB (2x1) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
If there is a substantial increase in performance... 3x Patriot Extreme Performance 1GB 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Will this setup work very well?