New to building will this work?What am I missing?

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Romulan

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Well I most likely be purchasing my new Falcon Mach V soon but before I do I went to Newegg and put a system together to see if its better for me to build (I have never build one before) If you all can please tell me what I am missing here and if this is incompatible... If it doesnt make sense and you guys start laughing tell me and Ill just tell my wife she was right and just purchase my pre-made system instead... Im trying to convince her that I have the patience and knowledge to build one by myself though :)

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2 Spire NeonBarII Cold Cathode NeonBar II, Blue - OEM
Model #: NeonBB
$5.99 $11.98
1 Thermaltake Kandalf VA9000SWA Silver Chassis: 1.0mm Aluminum, Front Bezel: Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: VA9000SWA
$229.00 $229.00
1 ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: A8N32-SLI Deluxe
$245.00 $245.00
1 BFG Tech BFGR78256GTXCOD2 Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card bundled with Call of Duty 2 - Retail
Model #: BFGR78256GTXCOD2
$549.99 $549.99
1 CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TwinX2048-3200PT - Retail
Model #: TwinX2048-3200PT
$195.00 $195.00
1 Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD740GD
$155.00 $155.00
1 SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - OEM
Model #: DDU1615/B2s
$22.00 $22.00
1 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
Model #: 70SB046000007
$115.00 $115.00
1 ZALMAN CNPS7000B-AlCu LED 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail
Model #: CNPS7000B-AlCu LED
$31.99 $31.99
1 Klipsch PROMEDIA ULTRA 5.1 470 watts 5.1 Speaker - Retail
Model #: PROMEDIA ULTRA 5.1

$332.99 -$33.00 Instant $299.99
Subtotal: $1,854.95
 
Umm. I may be missing something, but I looked over it twice. I don't see a processor. Also you'll obviously need a power supply, probably around 500 watts as you're getting a SLI board (I assume you're going to SLI at some point). No floppy drive (not totally necessary but helps if you don't have a PATA drive to install to). I suggest a rounded IDE cable as well.
 
Well its meant to be a gaming system... This is the update although I still think getting a Falcon Mach V is the way I will go...


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2 Spire NeonBarII Cold Cathode NeonBar II, Blue - OEM
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1 ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
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1 SeaSonic S12-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail
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1 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail
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1 Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
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1 Klipsch PROMEDIA ULTRA 5.1 470 watts 5.1 Speaker - Retail
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embries said:
No floppy drive (not totally necessary but helps if you don't have a PATA drive to install to). I suggest a rounded IDE cable as well.
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You don't need a floppy to install windows on a SATA drive when you are using a chipset with native SATA.
 
Romulan said:
Well its meant to be a gaming system...
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I only ask because you posted in the Home Theater PC forum (HTPC). but skimming the system, it looks pretty good. My only advice about considering a prebuilt is to see if you can get a detailed component list. sometimes they just give you specs that are nice, but when you look at the components, they used some off brande mobo or PSU and the stock cooler.

as for your selections, I nice mobo, love the PSU. I only question 2 items. the DVD rom, why not get the NEC burner? why just a reader? and the hard drive. I like the raptor for performance, but you might want to add another large drive for data storage unless this is a truly dedicated gaming box.
 
Oops sorry Ill repost this on the correct board :)

or if possible can a mod move it please?
 
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