second build

[blazer]

my first build was pretty much exactly what Rob suggested. it went so well i was hooked and decided to upgrade my old pc. well one thing led to another and this is how it turned out. comments and suggestions welcomed.

case: antec 900
psu: antec neopower 650 blue modular
mobo: asus M3A78-T
cpu: AMD phenom 9850 BE 2.5g quad
memory: 4x1gig crucial 1066
cooler: zalman 9500
video: ati radeon HD4850
HDD's: 74g WD raptor 10k & seagate 750
optical: sony DVD writer
monitors: 2 samsung 19" 931b- retained from old pc
speakers: yamaha yst-ms50 subwoofer and satelittes- retained from old pc
OS: vista ultimate 64

[RickyTick]

Wow, blazer. That looks great. Are you sure you need Ultimate? Home Premium works just fine.

[blazer]

i bought ultimate awhile back cuz i wanted the remote desktop feature.
i know now that home premium can be modified for it.
http://photos.imageevent.com/cj5scott/misc1/large/IMG_1107.JPG

[blazer]

i went to a 24" monitor instead of the dual 19's. swapped the zalman 9500 for a 9700 for better cooling and the blue leds of the 9700 are a better match.
i've never overclocked before but was able to clock the cpu to 3 ghz up from 2.5 and overclocked the video card also.
i can run crysis at 1920x1080 with all settings on high and it looks awesome.
thanks rob for this site that gave me the courage and directions to build my first pc and thanks for all the advice from other posters that helped me build this one.