Revised $1400 build

[havefun79]

Okay so I have been doing ever more research and have revised my build to these componets. The big question is still whether to go quad or dual core. This will be primarily used for gaming so the quad seems to have the best specs for now. BUT. I probobly wont upgrade the cpu for a longgg time(last time i used the same one for 6 years). This seems to favor the quad as it is more future proof. Whats your opinion? Also I might try to overclock the quad it seems like people are getting 3ghz pretty commonly on air cooling.
Lesser question what do you think of this ram?
So here goes the list will be ordering after price drops.

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 139.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6811129021

GIGABY TE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail 139.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6813128050

EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail 389.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6814130071

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model after drop 266.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6819115017
or
Intel Core 2 E6850 expected price $266

OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK - Retail 125.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6820227139
or
SUPE R TALENT 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model T800UX2GC4 - Retail 103.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6820609026

Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model AD-7170S-0B - OEM 33.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6827152079

ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T OEM - OEM 17.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6827135151

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM 5.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6835100007

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail 34.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186134

I already bought these as they were on sale

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148140

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply - Retail 104.99 w/rebates
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6817341002

I might get another hard drive like this for raid 0. I also have a samsung 226bw lcd,keybord, mouse and speakers.
Thanks again for all th input.

 

[emp]

Well... it looks like you're pretty much set, all you need to do is buy everything.

One thing I'd change is if you're planning to OC, you might spend $25 more to get a better cooler like this:

Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001&Tp k=Tuniq%2bTower%2b120

 

[Noya]

I know cases are a matter of personal taste, but that thing isn't even aluminum (what metal it does have). Check out Lian-Li if you want some classy brushed aluminum.

http://www.lian-li.com/product/product05.php?pr_index=16&cl_index=1&sc_index=1&ss_index=4

 

[emp]

The Antec Nine hundred is a great case, I would've gone for a P180/182, but it's still quite a good choice.

 

[Kruesader]

Nice, very similar to what im looking at, please let me know how it turns out

 

[andybird123]

personally, I'd not bother with quad core until I see proven benchmarks in games showing that it actually matters... that graphics card will become a bottleneck long before a dual core will, I'd just get E2140 and overclock to 3ghz+ (which will outperform a standard E6700 according to the benches)

then in 1-2 years time when games actually need a quad core pick one up for less than half the price they are now

the RAM you've selected is good

 

[GenericName]

Better watch out for those large coolers if you plan to fit it into your case.

Dimensions on that are:

131 x 108 x 153mm

5.15 x 4.25 x 6.02 Inches

Thats almost as big as the Syth Infinity for height on the heatsink and the reviewer said it was too big for the CoolerMaster 832 Stacker

 

[TSIMonster]

ewiz.com has the ACFreezer 7 for $22 shipped. Thats where I got mine. Also, either of the RAM choices would work. I would go for the cheaper of the two. Quad Core is okay... definitely a hard decision. I myself would probably just go with an e6750 ($220) or something similar. Just think, most games are just barely starting to support dual cores.

 

[havefun79]

Thanks for all the input. I like the p180 case look, but I absolutly hate cases with a front door, the lian-lis look nice but they are laking in cooling. I chose the acfreezer because it price and size. the tuniq tower is huge and I dont want to have to deal with making it fit. I'm still going back and forth on the cpu. replacing video card and memory are no big deal, I dont want to have to change proccesors for as long as possible. But the faster clock speeds on the dual core is definetly better for right now.

 

[havefun79]

Okay since I want the processor to last thru several upgrades I have decided to go Quad. With most newer gamer being quad core enabled it will pay off to have the extra cores in the future and for now it is only a hair slower than the 6850 on most gaming benchmarks. thanks for the input.