Please Rate New Conroe Build

shan2752

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Intel E6700 Core 2 Duo

Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe Motherboard

2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 - TWIN2X2048-6400C4

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply

(2) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

eVGA 01G-P2-N592-AX Geforce 7950GX2 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Dual GPU Video Card

SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s

BenQ 1655 DVD/CD Recorder

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum/Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

NEC Display Solutions AS900-BK Black 19" CRT Monitor D-Sub - Retail

This is my first build, I hope everything goes well. I really wanted to wait for the Nforce 590 for Intel, but I am tired of waiting. I've been sitting on a Pentium 3 866 mhz for almost 6 years.

This will be for gaming. I know the E6600 is the better value, but I cant find the damn thing online.

Please let me know your opinions. Its set to ship later tomorrow. Thanks!
 
This will be for gaming. I know the E6600 is the better value, but I cant find the damn thing online.

They're online, but the cheapest one in stock is going for $398 excluding $10 for ground shipping.

http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/simprod.asp?ad=fg&pid=15780

7950GX2 might be an overkill for a 19inch monitor. Consider a X1800XT or 7900GT instead. Especially with the possibility of next-gen cards this year.

Yeah, the 7950GX2 is an overkill. I was debating between the 7900GT for $245 and the X1900XT for $289; both after rebate. I decided to bite the bullet and pay the extra $44 for better performance.

The X1900XT should last me 2 to 3 years. Maybe longer since my gaming days are coming to an end.