New "rig" :) Suggestions?

Hey guys, I’m planning on making a new build from scratch. I will say I’m a gamer, and that’s exactly pretty much what this PC will be used for, with some word procession on the side for schoolwork.

Any different suggestions or findings of better deals regarding the following hardware I plan on purchasing would be greatly appreciated.

Budget’s around $800-900. (Hardware total listed below is $752)

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-M750SLI-DS4 ATX AMD Motherboard

CPU
AMD Phenom 9950 2.6GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor

Video Card
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS SSC Edition 640-P2-N829-CR Video Card

Memory
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Power Supply
OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI 600W Power Supply

DVD Drive
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A3T

Case
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEB Foldout MB Computer Case With Side Panel Window

Welcome to HWF :slight_smile:

This is a nice rig you’re planning there. However I would recommend to get a Geforce 9 series (9800) if it fits into your budget. If not, then the 8800 GTS should do just fine :slight_smile:

And a word of advice; because you got 4 GB of RAM, it’s recommended to use Windows Vista x64 (64-bit) as Operating System, because the 32-bit version of Vista and Windows XP only recognise/use 2-3 GB of the current RAM.