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Lockofwar
07-13-2008, 08:45 PM
I'm building a gaming PC for myself, and I need to know if the hardware I picked out is all compatible and sufficient for a gaming PC. I have checked compatibility, but may have missed something, so tell me if you catch something I missed. Also, I'm not sure I have a sufficient cooling system/power source. Current hardware specs:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

Motherboard: Biostar P35D2-A7 ATX Motherboard

RAM: 2X DDR2 2GB 800Mhz

Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 9800 GTX

Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme 7.1

Hard Drive: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200GB 7200rpm 9.3ms seek time

Case:XION II XON-101 (Comes with Power Supply and case fans)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208005)

Power Supply: 450W

Case Fans: 2X 120mm, 1X 80mm

OS: Windows Vista Home Premium

DVD Drive: Lightscribe 20X DVD+-RW

Wireless Card: Zonet ZEW MIMO

Monitor: Westinghouse LCM-22W3 22inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor

CPU Fan: Cooler Master X Dream 4