New gaming build

piagio

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Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 ( best gaming CPU imo )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115028

GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 ( cheap and reliable i think, im not going for RAID nor SLI )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128059

mushkin 2x1GB DDR2 800 ( i like mushkin and still running Win XP 32-bit, i can upgrade to Vista and 4Gb when it becomes better for gaming )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820146118

PCP&C Silencer750Quad ( i like 60A on +12V rail :D and im safe for the future VGA upgrade i hope)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817703009

ASUS 8800GTS 640MB ( already ordered yesterday, its smaller than GTX and still amazing performance and runs very cool )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814121034

WD Raptor 150GB ( i like raptors and i use PC only for gaming and small foto storage, no music, no movies)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822136012

ZALMAN 9700 ( i thought about [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001">
 

piagio

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Wow it cut it in half. Anayway there was also

COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119138

Some DVD and Floppy drive. I already have Win XP pro and AS 5 for CPU.
Total is $1,373.78 with FedEx ( dont like UPS ) its minus Geforce 8800GTS which i bought earlier

Should i change anything ? Is everything going to work together ? Im not going to overclock. Maybe build next comp in 2 years or so.
Just need to be sure if im making a good choice.
Thanks
 

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If I were to make one suggestion, it would be to swap the E6850 for a significantly cheaper but still very potent E6750. That would save you a little money and would not at all compromise the quality of the build.
 

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You are blowing a huge chunk on that PSU.

The Corsair 450w can handle the 8800GTX without a problem.
If you want some headroom, get the Corsair 520w.
(NewEgg is overpriced, so shop around.)

I would also get the Q6600 and OC it it to the low 3.0s.

The E6750/E6850 may do slightly better when they do better, but when the Q6600 does better it can crush.