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Ok guys, I just threw this list together of Want Im wanting in a PC.
Its got the right price tag, in fact its right at the bleeding edge of my budget. So, I was hoping one of you pro's could take a look at it and let me know if I made any bad decisions.

Also, my main concern is that I dont have a sound card, but from what I read ( well I thought I read it) my Mobo has built in sound. I will be buying a real soundcard at a later date.

1 x Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000 Aluminum Case 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS Black Mirrored W/ Window

1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 1.86GHZ 1066FSB 2MB Retail

1 x ASUS P5NSLI ATX LGA775 Conroe Nforce 570 SLI DDR2 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E 2PCI SATA RAID LAN Motherboard

1 x Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC5400 DDR2-667 CL 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory

1 x EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 GTS 500MHZ 640MB 1.6GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card

1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive

1 x OCZ GameXStream 600W ATX12V 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black

1 x Samsung SH-S182 DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 DL-8X DVD Writer IDE Black OEM W/ Software

1 x Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with SP2 OEM English W/ Vista Upgrade Coupon

1 x Microsoft Basic Keyboard PS2 Black OEM Single Pack (with System Only)

1 x Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical Black USB/PS2 OEM
$1,862.49 Canadian

My other main concern is again about the Mobo, Im wondering if it has much potential for upgrades in the future. Thanks for the help again.

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as for the motherboard try getting a motherboard with 965P Chipset. That will be better than the current Nforce 570 but other people may think other wise.

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Do you need sli? if not then get a p965 mobo. There is the 650i chipset which is affordable as well.

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Basically my build. If you won't be adding a second video card then get the ASUS P5B-E or Gigabyte P965-DS3.

Great PSU, mine has rock solid voltages.


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