hey guys, i haven't posted here in a while (mainly bc i haven't bought a 360 yet) but I'm about to build a new computer and wanted ur input. here's what I've been posting around on other forums.

So this is my first attempt at putting together a kick butt system. Please let me know what you think.

Mobo - ASRockx38 - $107
Video Card - Radeon 4870x2 OC'd - $520
HDD Seagate 7200.11 - $60
Monitor Samsung 2253BW $210
Case XCLIO A380BK $110
PSU Corsair CMPSU 750W $99
RAM 2 x 2G Patriot DDR3-1600 $155
CPU Intel E8500 $189

Total ~ $1500

What do you guys think? It's my first build so please be gentle, but also tell me if something is horribly wrong, uncompatible or just a stupid buy.

A few notes: The Mobo runs x38 which I know is old but I don't really want to spend the money for a x48 and i want full speeds if i go crossfire, i also wanted DDR3 RAM to future proof myself. I don't know if I want to spend the extra money and get the E8600 so any comments on that would be good. The HDD and video card I got from Toms Hardware charts, just kind of pulled out ones near the top. A few of the items I found have open box specials on new egg which I'm excited about :-D

Not sure what the monitor is capable of, but look into getting a DVI-d Dual-Link cable. They are <$10 at http://monoprice.com/

What OS are you using? If you have a budget, keep the cost of an OS in mind.

Also curious if you are sticking to any sort of budget. The Intel Core i7 chips are just now coming out, which would bump up the cost by a couple hundred (would require a different motherboard).

Looks like a good rig to me though. Don't forget a DVD-Drive.

That video card will tear stuff to shreds.

Hey, this is what I ended up going with:

XCLIO A380BK Case
ASUS P5E x38 ATX mobo
2 Radeon HD4850
950W Rosewill PSU
Quad Core Q9400 CPU 2.66Ghz
OCZ Reaper 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 RAM
750GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HDD
Samsung 2253BW monitor
OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler

Plus mouse keyboard a couple fans etc. I hope it's as good as I'm excited about it :-D