Intel Gaming System Review

I was hoping I could get some feed back on this system I am saving up to build and what you all think of it. Please feel free to pick it apart and suggested various other options if you think better. And one important question, should I invest in Vista or stick to XP, i know XP is not made for DirectX10, so is it worth it in the long run to go with Vista for the future?

Cheers


Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail Item #: N82E16819115003 $235.00

Cooling Fan - ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835118020 $64.99

Motherboard - ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131153 $186.99

RAM - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - Retail
Item #: N82E16820145034 $180.00

Power - ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817194003 $109.99

Graphics Card - ASUS EN8800GTS/HTDP/640M GeForce 8800GTS GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814121034 $399.99

Monitor - Acer Value Line AL1716 Fb Black 17" 5ms LCD Monitor - Retail
Item #: N82E16824009107 $159.99

Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822148144 $69.99

Case - Antec Solo Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129018 $99.99

DVD - Pioneer 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model DVR-112D - OEM
Item #: N82E16827129007 $31.99

Keyboard - Logitech Media Elite 967559-0403 Black USB + PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16823126178 $23.99

Mouse - Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical Gaming-Grade Mouse - Retail
Item #: N82E16826104178 $39.99

WINDOWS - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium DVD - Retail
Item #: N82E16832116142 $219.99


It will come to about $1,850.00 (including shipping).

 

Hmmm what you should do is Keep running XP for now Until you find a nice good smooth reason to move to Vista, Geez man you system looks like it cost more then mines but I can not tell Lemme add up what I have spent so far... omfg... Over time and just by luck... I spent $2957.42 dolla for my entire computer... wow thats a lot. I just calculated that out And I am being dead serious too . ANY WAYS, Hawk the Keyboard and the mouse cause thats where you will save money in the end cause I assume you have a working Keyboard and mouse right now... But I feel your system is really nice, but if you are saving and you make slow money you might wanna see what AMD got cooking up cause they got new chips comming for AM2+ and just AM2 I think they are quad cores too man But yes its a great setup so far

 

Thanks guys. Wow you spent loads on your system. I need a new keyboard and mouse though, I am building an entirely new system.

I think it will be awhile till the DX10 games are out and readily available so I will probably stick with XP until then.