Yet another Newbie : Please critique $1500 gaming PC

[flyingace]

Hi all,
The last machine I built was a 500Mhz PIII 8 years ago. So yeah, please look at these parts I have chosen and tell me if I am brewing the right recipe that will overclock with ease and will last a few years.

Here is my wish list from Newegg.

Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000SWA Silver All aluminum made Modern Dream Tower Chassis Computer Case - Retail
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
eVGA 256-P2-N563-AX Geforce 7900GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Sunbeam NUUO SUNNU550-US-SV ATX12V/ EPS12V 550W Power Supply - Retail
AMD Opteron 165 Denmark 1GHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model OSA165CDBOX - Retail
G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ - Retail
MITSUMI Beige 2.0MB 3.5" Internal USB 2.0 digital card reader and Floppy Drive Model FA404M BG - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU 120mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Copper Heatsink - Retail
Logitech X-530 70 Watts 5.1 Speaker - Retail

Please let me know if I am missing something critical.

The thing that I am worried about is the power supply, after reading the article on tomshardware about how power supplies don't live up to their claims. Can you guys suggest a good power supply ? The Sunbeam really does not have 2 power sockets for SLI, if I am not mistaken.

Eagerly awaiting your suggestions

Pras

 

[steveosazninvazn]

It looks great, you might want to go with a DFI Mobo instead, their BIOS are more OC-friendly. On the other hand, since you haven't built a computer for so long, and Asus is great of beginners and vets alike, Asus is still a pretty good choice. Everything else looks fine though, and should be a great gaming and multitasking machine.

 

[Maxiius]

The thing that I am worried about is the power supply, after reading the article on tomshardware about how power supplies don't live up to their claims. Can you guys suggest a good power supply ? The Sunbeam really does not have 2 power sockets for SLI, if I am not mistaken.

PC Power & Cooling, Antec, and Enermax are all great PSU companys. The Antec TP 550w, seems to be the sweet spot right now.

 

[a1ien]

Kudos to you, you've done some great research for your parts.

Asus is a great motherboard company for stability and has good overclocking options, not as many as DFI, but still a good many.

I would suggest the Antec TruePower 550W psu.

Are you going to get anothe reVGA 7900GT to put in SLI?

I personally haven't had any experience with G. Skill RAM, but I know OCZ is great for overclocking.
Check this out before you make your final decision: http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2676

What's your budget, and how much does it currently come out to now?