is this a good build

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im just wondering if theres any think i could change for the better

intel C2Q Q6600 quad core plan to oc
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product. aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

artic cooling freezer 7 pro cpu cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as p?item=N82E16835186134

evga nforce 680i motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product. asp?item=N82E16813188019

2 sets of Adata extreme edition ram (pc2 6400) 4 gigs of ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product. asp?item=N82E16820211174

2 western digital caviar se16 250 gb sata hardrives
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product. asp?item=N82E16822136063

2 evga geforce 8800 gts 320 mb video cards
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product. asp?item=N82E16814130038

mushkin 750 watt power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product. asp?item=N82E16817812005

NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product. asp?item=N82E16811146025

Megavision MV220 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.tigerdirect.com/application s/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=282 5269&CatId=2775

windows vista 32bit home pre
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product. asp?item=N82E16832116202


i would like to know your input on the monitor cause i havent looked around to much

overall its gonna cost me 2 grand and i dont wanna go much higher so
 

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Don't SLI two 8800GTS 320, get a GTX (Slightly faster and less power consumption)

Get a P35 mobo instead, should be slightly cheaper and it's a newer chipset.

Get Vista 64 instead of Vista 32, otherwise you won't be able to address all 4GB of RAM (Besides 64 bit OS is the future anyway)
 

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really i didnt know vista 32 could not support 4 gigs of ram i thought it was just xp but it vista 64 good for gaming cause i know xp64 sucked

1 i dont want to get a p35 board cause it doesnt support sli
2 theres still a chance that the p35 wont be able handle any of the future processors without a revision
3 i dont like that theres only 4 sata ports on the cheaper p35 boards i could get 6 if i spend the extra money but i dont have the money to spend
plus im only planning on buying one card now and another one later and two 8800 gts can outbeat the 8800 gtx

but thanks for telling me about the vista 32 ram issue im just wonder on how 64 does on gaming
 

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I saw a review on XP32 and XP64 and it did pretty much the same when it comes to gaming, I'm guessing the same will apply to vista, in fact, I have my Vista 64 DVD besides me, but I'm not planning to install it until I absolutely have to :)

Well it's up to you really, I don't see a point because with the kind of power you get from 2 GTS (Very similar to a GTX) you're going to want that extra memory for higher resolutions, bigger textures, etc. the GTS (especially the 320 one) isn't that sweet of a deal when SLI'ed.
 

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well i kinda took your advice on getting a diffrent card but im not getting the gtx im getting the 640 mb gts just cause i dont have the money but i might do the evga step up program but i think your right 320mb is not that much and im also getting vista 64 bit