Any ideas on this build?

[donch]

Any thoughts on this build i thinking of buying?

CPU - Intel Pentium D Dual Core Processor 3.4GHz 950 LGA 775 FSB800 2MBx2
Memory -
Mother Board - ASUS P5ND2-SLI Mother Board
Hard Drive - Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA II
Optical Drive - LG 16X DVD RW w/ Lightscribe +- Dual Layer
Video Card - XFX GeForce 7950 GX2 520MHz Extreme 1G Dual DVI PCI E
Audio - Onboard Audio
Network Card - Onboard Network Card
Floppy Drive Card Reader - 7 in 1 Card Reader with Floppy Drive Combo
Case - Thermaltake Shark VA7000BWA Case w/ Side Window (black)
Neon Light - Sunbeam Cold Cathod Neon Light (blue)
Power Supply - 700 Watt OCZ GamerXStream Power Supply SLI Certified
Monitor - LCD Acer 19' 1916AB LCD 1280x1024, 700:1, 300cd/m2, 8ms
I/O Device - Logitech Keyborad Office Wired PS/2 Mulitimedia Keys Beige
Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition (OEM)
Warranty - Free 3 Years Parts & Labor Warranty (valid when operating system is purchased)

Priced At: $2,754.00 (Canadian Dollars)

Now i'm thinking of waiting for Windows Vista and the intel quad cores to come out

 

[Doughbuy]

Yeah... you don't look like your on a budget, so I don't know why your not going with the Core 2 Duo. You can hit that up with a P5B or a DS3 or AB9 Pro if you don't plan on going Xfire or SLI and you already have a pretty decent beast.

Memory wise, G. Skill, Crucial Ballistix, Corsair, OCZ, just choose one. I would go with OCZ since last time I checked they were a bit cheaper, but that was a while back. I would also go with the 18x Samsung Optical drive, unless you really want lightscribe...

Hmmm, just read about you wanting a quad core... make sure the mobo you choose will be compatabile. I'm not sure if the Asus one will be, I think the P5N32-SLI should be, but you might want to hold off until you hear more. The e6300 is already decently cheap, still think you should get that instead of the P4 you have listed now.

 

[niz]

If you're happy with only 160GB of disk space, I'd consider a 150GB raptor instead. They're $220 at newegg.
If you neeed more space later, you can get another one and raid them and have even more awesome disk performance.

 

[shadowduck]

If you're happy with only 160GB of disk space, I'd consider a 150GB raptor instead. They're $220 at newegg.
If you neeed more space later, you can get another one and raid them and have even more awesome disk performance.

He cannot shop at Newegg.. They are $340 for him. So, OP I would avoid that option.

 

[muffins]

Hmmm, just read about you wanting a quad core... make sure the mobo you choose will be compatabile. I'm not sure if the Asus one will be, I think the P5N32-SLI should be, but you might want to hold off until you hear more. The e6300 is already decently cheap, still think you should get that instead of the P4 you have listed now.

heres an article that has which mobos are compatible with quad core so far
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2848

 

[donch]

ya sorry about the RAM heres what i'm getting 4096 MB DDR II 800 Memory (Kingston HyperX) (Asus Intel & SLI Recom.)
and btw i'm getting an SLI mobo and PS because im gonna eventually get another 7950 GX2 some day

 

[shadowduck]

ya sorry about the RAM heres what i'm getting 4096 MB DDR II 800 Memory (Kingston HyperX) (Asus Intel & SLI Recom.)
and btw i'm getting an SLI mobo and PS because im gonna eventually get another 7950 GX2 some day

Don't fall for the marketing trap that is Quad SLI. SLI is a horrible upgrade path, especailly now. the GX2 will not be fully able to utilize DX10 and Vista. It makes NO sense to spend almost $1000 on video cards which cannot do this.

When "sometime" rolls around there will be a card that can beat your SLI setup with a single card using less power and costing less money. DO NOT fall for the trap.

Getting 4GB now makes little sense considering XP has issues with anything over 3GB. Save the extra 2GB for Vista.

 

[WR2]

CPU - Intel Pentium D Dual Core Processor 3.4GHz 950 LGA 775 FSB800 2MBx2
Video Card - XFX GeForce 7950 GX2 520MHz Extreme 1G Dual DVI PCI E
Monitor - LCD Acer 19' 1916AB LCD 1280x1024, 700:1, 300cd/m2, 8ms

7950 GX2 and a 19" LCD? or 7950 GX2 and a 24" LCD?
It doesnt make much sense to buy a SLI setup to run a 1280x1024 monitor. SLI doesnt really start to make any difference in gaming performace till you start using 16x12 or 16x10 widescreen of higher resolutions.
I'd suggests a single BFG GeForce 7950 GT for $375CDN and a 20" widescreen 1600x1080 monitor.

THG CPU CHART P950 vs E6400
According to the THG CPU guide an E6400 gets better FPS in FEAR and COD2 and costs less
950 $285CDN Fear 1280x920 MaxQ 102FPS
E6400 $265CDN Fear 1280x920 MaxQ 121FPS
950 Call of Duty2 1024x768 140FPS
E6400 Call of Duty2 1024x768 159FPS
(prices from www.pccanada.com)

 

[donch]

ok thanks a lot guys for the input.
i think i'm gonna wait for vista to come out.
thanks again