Hi, This is my first computer I am building and I have been reading how how things work but before I go any farther I want to make sure that what I have picked out will all work together. Below is the parts I have selected and I would just like to know if they are all compatible together.
Hard Drive:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136260
Newegg.com - Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
Those are the main things that I want to be sure about, I can figure out the rest of the stuff. And for the Hard drives would it be be a bad idea to have the operating system and other data on the larger Seagate hard and then use the Raptor for just games. Would that slow down the computer doing that or would it not matter?
Looks like it would all work. If I were you, I would put the OS on the Raptor with your games, and then use the other one for apps and stuff like that.
To be fair, there's not a lot in it actually. The 9600GT is less than 20% behind the 8800GT and is a fair amount cheaper. HOWEVER, I'd advise you not to use an EVGA card, they're not as good as BFG or XFX.
Additionally, you don't want an SLI motherboard, neither do you need one.
You could just use the Velociraptor for games, but it would make MUCH more sense to use it for your OS and a couple of bigger games, as it will halve the amount of time it takes for your PC to boot up, especially once you've got a lot of programs installed.
Also, why not get everything from newegg? It's simpler that way and it shouldn't cost you very much extra at all - a lot of newegg components come with free shipping.
