Help a First Timer

[Setreal]

This is my first ever attempt at building a system and would love to hear any advice you guys might have.

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018

MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341001

GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102770

RAM (New!)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231192

Hard Drive (New!)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001268

DVD/CD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129032

Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134

Cooling Compound
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100009

Keyboard
?

Speakers
?

Wireless Card
?

 

[emp]

Pretty much flawless in all aspects. However I'd change two things:

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

ZEROtherm ZEN FZ120 120mm CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887016

Also, I'll show my personal favorite thermal compound (better than Arctic Silver 5):

Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100009

Logitech G11 Silver & Black 104 Normal Keys 29 Function Keys USB Standard Gaming Keyboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126009

Depending on your budget you might want to look at these speakers

Logitech Z-5500 THX Certified 5.1 505-watt Dolby Digital & DTS Hardware Decoding Speaker System

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...s.asp?EdpNo=1068250&sku=L23-6334&srkey=Z-5500

Creative GigaWorks ProGamer G550W Wireless 5.1 Speaker System ( 51MF4080AA001 )

http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Giga...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1222834717&sr=8-1

 

[Setreal]

Thanks for the suggestions, I think I'm going to go with that HDD and thermal compound. The
keyboard and speakers are indeed out of my price range, probably going to just go with something
cheap. By the way is that CPU Cooler compatible with the rest of my stuff?

 

[dirtmountain]

Take advantage of the combo deal for your CPU that knocks $30 off the price of a Corsair 750 power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Your motherboard choice has a combo deal that will knock $35 off the Asus HD4870, making it a $205 purchase after rebate, yes it's an extra $55, but may well be worth it for you.
Getting picky i like this RAM more $63 after rebate, lower latencies and 1.8v stock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731
and yes that cooler is compatible

 

[emp]

Definitely. The cooler was made for LGA775 boards. And I figured as much about the Speakers, but thought maybe you wanted some super nice earth shaking PC speakers Here are a few more realistic suggestions:

I own this keyboard and it's pretty good (I love Saitek and Razer products, they are great), it has backlighting even on the letters, which is something not commonly seen.

Saitek PZ30AUR Red 104 Normal Keys 4 Function Keys USB Wired Slim Eclipse Keyboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823175104

These are my speakers (Logitech X-530), good quality and are decently loud, but I wish I had the G51 set now... just for the slightly bigger subwoofer (I have a Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer sound card). But these do a decent job, you can still host a party and with correct placement people will be amazed at how loud they can be.

Logitech X-530 70 watts RMS 5.1 Black Speaker System - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121126&Tpk=X-530

Logitech G51 155 watts RMS 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121012&Tpk=G51

If you're on a budget you can't beat those X-530 (Experience speaking here), however if you can do $130, I recommend the G51 set instead.

 

[Setreal]

Take advantage of the combo deal for your CPU that knocks $30 off the price of a Corsair 750 power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Do you think I need the extra 150W because even with the combo it still ups the price.

Getting picky i like this RAM more $63 after rebate, lower latencies and 1.8v stock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731

Is this better than the ram emp suggested? I can't tell.

and yes that cooler is compatible

Just double checking here but you mean that the cooler emp suggested is compatible right?

Thanks for suggestions guys, keep them coming.

EDIT: By the way I was considering possibly playing around with OCing this, do I currently have enough cooling if I decide to do so?

 

[Setreal]

Sorry to bump this, but I'm probably going to pull the trigger today as I'm currently without a computer and wanted to know if there were any last thoughts.