any suggestions before its built?

this will be my first DS computer
and i was wondering, is there anything i don't need, something i should upgrade? im going to be using this computer for gaming, my budget is 2500 roughly can go over a little if need be, its at 2400 as is roughly.

any advice would be greatly appreciated. :]

Specifications:
Chassis: Antec 900
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: NVIDIA 780i Core 2 Quad (Chipset: nForce 780i SLI)
System Memory: 4GB DDR2 800MHz OCZ
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: Setup hard drive 1 and hard drive 2 in a Raid 0 Stripe Configuration (Expert)
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite CPU Only
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Green Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Modifications: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed)
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: McAfee Internet Security (Includes: AntiVirus, FireWall and AntiSpyware)
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

198031, sorry about that

You might want to go with a Razor or Asus sound card if you're going to be using this rig for gaming.

no, CPU OC is more CPU, mombo and ram.

the ram you had was 800MHz speed.

so

800 ÷ 2 = 400

400 x 8.5 = 3400, meaning your max OC speed with that ram is 3.4GHz

with liquid cooling and a q9550, we are expecting you to be more around 3.6GHz, but with 800MHz ram that will not be possible, so I moved up your ram to 1066MHz.

HAF is a great case and since stock its pretty much stage 3, with you liquid cooling the CPU, the bigger fans can simply be responsible for cooling down the rest of your system.

since you are in a budget, my recommendation is for you to get the most out of your money now, and add easy things later.

for example few month down the road, the price of a veloci raptor will be down, you can get one then and use that as the OS drive.

Edited by DST4ME - 24 Oct 2008 at 2:59am

You are very welcome, keep in mind these are just recommendations, I'm just giving you info, so you have more facts when you make your decision.

good luck

I mean we can change other things but the price will go up

Ya I tried ddr3 for you yesterday also, but even with qa q9450, the price was not comparable.