Over the next 2-3 months im building my new pc and just want to make sure i make a good investment in it. Here are the specs so far (note im on quite a tight budget);
Corsair HX520watt psu -Allready have
Pentium dual core e2160 - Apparantly this will overclock higer than other e2XXX due to L2 revision
Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R - Apparently quite a good overclocking board, even works with crossfire
Silverstone SST-LC17 htpc case - goes well with my amp and speakers
4-8GB of Apacer DDR2 800 - Cheap ram (around $80US for 4gb) i know but it has lifetime warranty so...
500GB HDD - Allready have, might get another for RAID
ASUS Quietrack SATA DVD writer - Allready have
8800GTS 512 - need help choosing one from here
Ascent Technology | New Zealand Computer Hardware and Software Online Shop , or should i wait for a good 9 series card?
CNET wireless pci adapter - Allready have
Need help finding good air cooler from same site as above, might end up with custom water cooling
Will run using Vista ultimate x64 and 22" samsung 226BW
will a sound card increase gaming performance noticeably? and if i one is usefull what is a good one that has optical/coaxial out?