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good choice on processor..if you're planning to overclock you would obviously want a G0 Stepping since it generates less heat and has a higher threshold...You are guaranteed a purchase of one from clubit.com unlike newegg...Where you get what they have..If you 100% want a G0 stepping (who wouldn't?..) you can grab that here for basically the same price...

 

http://www.clubit.com/product_deta [...] o=A1938452

 


Motherboard choice is good..But if you want you can get a Gigabyte p35-DS3R for a cheaper price. About the same performance and overclocks extremely well....If you plan too. Overall the performance is very similar between the two...choice is yours....

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 2bp35-ds3r

 

For your ram...Get these modules instead..They run D9 micron chips unlike those OCZ D7 microns...Great overclockers for the same price. I have OCZ myself...I love their performance/service. But you might want to grab these instead...Overall better....If you do decide to grab the p35-ds3r mobo which is very popular atm...These crucial ballistix modules are compatible...Always check to make sure...better safe then sorry ^_^.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148069

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148070

 

The black one has LED lights while the gold plate doesn't. Choice is yours. you can even drop the timings on these modules without much worry..Just run memtest if you plan to do so. Micron chips are the most wanted memory modules. May as well get the latest ddr micron chips which are D9...^_^

 

Great choice on the 8800 GTS card..But why'd you link a 8600 GT as well?..Get the 8800 GTS. The 8600 series is not very good for gaming unless you're talking about Superclocked versions of the 8600 GTS..But for their price you can get a x1900XT...Or even cheaper the x1950 Pro which give them a run for their money. The x1950 pro can also wipe the floor with the stock 8600 GTS cards...Overall the 8600 GT/GTS isn't worth...

 

Case is good and so is psu....only problem I have is with the cpu cooler. I'd nab a Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme...If you don't like these huge power heatsinks get a Thermalright Ultima 90....They are smaller and are overall FANTASTIC heatsinks. Also nab a Scythe S-Flex SFF21F fan to add onto it and you're good to go. The Ultima 90 comes with 2 brackets that can hold either a 90mm fan or a 120mm...Here are those 2 choices..

 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/ [...] Ready.html

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835185006

 

unfortunately newegg doesn't seem to have it. Not many places do. But for its size it can cool as good as the bigger 120 extreme...It's of course just slightly behind but for it's size it's fantastic. A lot of people are a bit worried installed the ultra 120 extreme or tuniq tower with god reason...They are huge!..but with this solution you can rest your worried cranium...the fan is a great blend of silence and cooling. These solutions are pretty much the cream of the crop. with the Thermalright ultra 120 extreme and tuniq tower at the top...This smaller version is literally on their ass...A great heatsink which gives unbelievable performance for its size.


Message edited by Kamrooz on 09-22-2007 at 06:42:57 PM
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ok cool thanks ;-) going to check all those sites out now. i knew someone would know more than me lol, thanks again for your insite ;-)

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ohh i wasn't going to link those two together i was just wondering if two cards would be as good as the really costly one lol. thought i might get out cheaper running two cheaper cards and better performance. and i'll have to stick to the motherboard i picked if i want to run sli with two video cards.

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^_^...Anytime..I aim to please. If you have any more questions feel free to ask.

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