[DGO]

Sole purpose is to run flight simulator in max resolution without pausing or jerky operation.
I took parts from you $800 and $1200 systems. DVD you suggested is no longer available.
I was afraid of the Corsair memory as there are many reports of bad units. Will my substitute work?
I have an aTX case.
For O/S, I get free Windows XP (sp2) legally from employer. Employer will probably change to 7 next year. Will I have problems with either on this system?
Total price is $890.
Thanks for you help.



Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI ... -
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - select item 10 quantity
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500

 

[Tyree]

Looks goos and Windows 7 will not be a problem.
You won't really need the AC/5 or the Zalman cooler.

 

[DGO]

So I don't need any cooling for the CPU?

 

[Tyree]

The CPU will come with a heatsink-fan-thermal pad.

 

[DGO]

My last question, I noticed in reading through the threads in this section is that many manufacturers list compatible components. i.e Motherboard manufactureer list compatable memory and vise-versa. Because the MO and Ram I picked is not listed in each other's site does that mean I can't use it or is it just overlooked.

 

[Tyree]

Mobo listsings for compatible RAM are usually pretty dated and not updated.
G.Skill is good quality RAM. I use it with Asus Mobo's with no issues.