Need advice (please feed back!!)

[randomsauce]

this will me a gaming computer and ill also be doing some video editing and graphic dosing
need advice this will be my first computer.. make sure everything fits.. i have a budget soo dont go too far i only need a psu so far...

XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009145

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380

SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074

KEYBOARD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823166035

MOUSE Xd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104221

OPTICAL DRIVE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152

 

[Why_Me]

That mobo you chose is great for overclocking a cpu with a standard fsb of 800, and 1066, but not for a cpu with a standard fsb of 1333. You would want a P45 for that. On a good note the E7400 when over clocked hangs right in there with the E8400. If you simply move up your fsb to (10.5 x 333) and run that E7400 at 3.5GHz @ 1333 fsb you have a nice clock going on with little change in voltage if any. Also check out the gtx 260's. More often than naught they beat out the 4870's and when both cards are over clocked the gtx 260's smoke the 4870's not to mention better driver support of Nvidea cards. btw the monitor I posted is about identical with the one you have except this monitor has a quicker response time 2ms vs 5ms.

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=908 <--- E7400 OC benchmarks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.190818 Combo Discount: -$10.00 Combo Price: $189.98
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7400 - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154003 $4.99
Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Retail

or...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020 $7.99 Free Shipping*
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133270 $179.99 Free Shipping*
PNY VCGGTX260CXPB GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050 $159.99 ($139.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 5000:1) Built in Speakers - Retail

no psu... ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022 $74.99 ($49.99 after $25.00 Mail-In Rebate)
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

 

[Guest]

what about an OS?

 

[Proximon]

Given your usage and budget I think you would be better off with a quad core.

Gigabyte 790X board and AMD PII 940
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.190732

Cooler Master 690
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

OCZ 4GB 1066
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227298

Sunbeam CCTF (ONLY with AMD boards)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004&Tpk=CCTF

PC P&C 750W (red)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341011

 

[Outlander_04]

If you do stick with the intel build I agree with why_me about the processor

I have an e7300 , which I set to 333fsb to get 3.33GHZ and it is perfectly stable on stock voltage and benchmarks a fraction ahead of an e8400, but cost far less .

Of course if you overclocked an e8400 its different story again

 

[randomsauce]

That mobo you chose is great for overclocking a cpu with a standard fsb of 800, and 1066, but not for a cpu with a standard fsb of 1333. You would want a P45 for that. On a good note the E7400 when over clocked hangs right in there with the E8400. If you simply move up your fsb to (10.5 x 333) and run that E7400 at 3.5GHz @ 1333 fsb you have a nice clock going on with little change in voltage if any. Also check out the gtx 260's. More often than naught they beat out the 4870's and when both cards are over clocked the gtx 260's smoke the 4870's not to mention better driver support of Nvidea cards. btw the monitor I posted is about identical with the one you have except this monitor has a quicker response time 2ms vs 5ms.

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=908 <--- E7400 OC benchmarks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.190818 Combo Discount: -$10.00 Combo Price: $189.98
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7400 - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154003 $4.99
Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Retail

or...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020 $7.99 Free Shipping*
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133270 $179.99 Free Shipping*
PNY VCGGTX260CXPB GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050 $159.99 ($139.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 5000:1) Built in Speakers - Retail

no psu... ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022 $74.99 ($49.99 after $25.00 Mail-In Rebate)
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

dude thats awesome but are u sure that that videos card will take it.... like run any game on the market now with a decent quality????? and this is my first build and im nervous of overclocking well u tell me .. ill do what u suggest .. u sound like u know what u are talking about soo