All right, I am hours away from buying the parts for my first build. I have recently learned that thermal paste is an absolutely vital component to getting your build working. This has however worried me that I could be forgetting something else vital. So I ask you, is this EVERYTHING that I need for my build?

DVD drive
Case
Hard Drive
Monitor
PSU
Keyboard/mouse
RAM
Headset/speakers
Motherboard
CPU
GPU
CPU Fan
Thermal Paste
OS

Cool, I was considering using some of the money to get a better mobo with two PCIE 2.0 slots so I can crossifire in a few months.

At the moment WAR is the next WoW killer.

At approximatley 12:01 AM on sept 18th the next WoW Killer will be the next fantasy MMO.

MEOWWW123

[QUOTE="rifton"]Basically, will I be able to max out HL2:EP2, BF2, and Sins with a playable framerate, with an OC'd E2180 and HD4870?kodex1717

Uhh, that's not saying much. You will be able to play Crysis on high settings and AA at 16*10.