hi guys, like the title says, i'm starting to put together a new system since my old 5-6 year old computer just died. I'd appreciate some constructive criticism on the components i'm looking at. I'm going to be using it as a gaming and 3d modeling/rendering machine.
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021
PSU: 1000W Antec (probably dont need this much, just a combo deal from newegg w/ the case) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371012
MoBo: Asus P5E3 Deluxe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131218
CPU: Intel quad Q9400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115131
should i step up to q9450 for the larger cache, superior stepping(supposedly)?
HS&F: artic cooling freezer 7 pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186134
RAM: 2GB DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Tpk=geil%20240
i'll be using 32bit xp, would it be worth it to go to 3-4GB?
Video Card: evga 9800gtx http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...512-p3-n878-ar
i've heard newer ATI cards have been quite good, i've had some pretty bad experiences with them in the past and am not really considering them now unless you guys think they are overwhelmingly better than Nvidia
HDD: 750GB Samsung spinpoint f1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152100 i want to set up a RAID configuration so 2 of these
is it possible to make an exact duplicate of my current HDD over to the RAID hdds?
i'll be stealing the dvd drive and keyboard and mouse from my old system
i've also been thinking of upgrading my wireless set up from 802.11g to 802.11N
i'm looking at the D-Link Xtreme N Gaming Router http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...aming%20router coupled with a D-Link DWA-556 PCIe network adapter http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...18&Tpk=dwa-556. i've heard mixed reviews about the router, but the fact that it prioritizes gaming traffic seems like a very nice feature.
i'll appreciate the feedback