Summer Build, but planning now

[FireWater]

Hey all, I'm putting together a build now for by the end of the summer. I really would like some input. Things I am salvaging are my optical drives.

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811133154

ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131028

eVGA Geforce 8800GTX
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130072

Thermaltake toughpower W0117RU ATX12V / EPS12V 750W Power Supply 100
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817153036

Core2 Duo 2.4Ghz
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003

Corsair Dominator RAM 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145168

WD Raptor 150GB
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145168


Final price of around $1900 what do you guys think, what would you keep or swap out.

Bare in mind I am waiting till the end of the summer to do this, but I wanted to get some research now.

Critique!

 

[deusex]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145034


Don't spend an extra 20$ for almost exactly same ram PROMOS....

 

[akhilles]

You're waiting for the c2d price drops, aren't you? Should be no later than end of may.

All look good. If you overclock, get 6300/6400 & DDR2-800 overclocked. Otherwise, buy as fast a cpu as & any slow ram you can afford.

 

[FireWater]

What else should I be wary about when upgrading my system?

It seems a little expensive now, what else could I improve or upgrade?

 

[Azzdude]

You're waiting for the c2d price drops, aren't you? Should be no later than end of may

Do you have data to back this up?

 

[akhilles]

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/Q2-2007-intel-price-cut-chipset-ftopict221157.html

http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/itnews.php?tid=714230&starttime=0&endtime=0

My bad. Not May. By end of June.

FireWater, I'd keep an eye on ATI R600.

 

[tajoh111]

ITs actually sooner than you think. Apr 22 actually look on the hk website more, in a newer report.