My new rig.

[GJ_Matt]

Ok so I'm about to purchase my parts for my computer, but I would like some input first. Here we go:

Case:
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811133021

Mother Board:
ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131074

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6850
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115028

Ram:
Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400ELK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820220227

Power Supply:
Thermaltake W0116RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 750W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817153038

Graphics Card:
EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130072

Sound Card:
Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829102005

HD:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822136074

Network Card
LINKSYS LNE100TX 10/ 100Mbps PCI EtherFast LAN Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16833124107

CD/DVD writer
Pioneer 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model DVR-112D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827129007

CD/DVD
Sony NEC Optiarc Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827101131

Generic 3.1 drive.

A few extra thoughts: I'm making this machine for gaming purposes mainly. Any recommendations? I was looking at the killer network brand card but they seem so expensive, should I up the quality on the card since I'm going all out on every other piece of the machine? Any recommendations on on a good value LCD monitor, or good headset/microphone combo? Thanks for looking my thread over and any possible advice

 

[Maziar]

looks very well , but STRIKER EXTREME is overpriced , i recommend ASUS P5N32-E SLI PLUS over that, it has the same specs ( the reason that STRIKER is more expensive is because it has LCD poster and ...)

also for CPU , E6850 is good , but u may want to look @ Q6600 , although it depends on what u do , here are 2 good reviews:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q6600.html
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3038&p=8

 

[GJ_Matt]

Thanks for the input . Consequently, would you feel that I need to buy more cooling devices for this machine?

 

[Maziar]

If u are going to OC the CPU , yes

TUNIQ TOWER , OCZ VINDICATOR , THERMALTAKE BIGTYPHOON , THERMALRIGHT ULTRA 120 are good CPU coolers

 

[killz86]

The Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS us a HUGE case but it is a very good case has very good air-flow the 250mm is huge also it keeps my mobo very cool i have asus P5k-V which i o/c my q6600 to 3.0ghz/1333fsb and it ran good but i just will stay with stock. i have a zalman 9500 cooler btw its G0 on the stepping. my cpu stays beblow 33c and my mobo stays below 35c so the case will give you awesome air flow. but the case is a awesome choice. but like i said it is HUGE. and its heavy lol

 

[bfg72]

Impressive Spec .. !!

Nice to see people going for Dual cores, and not pointless quad cores (just an opinion)

Although I do think you have killed a good thing with your hard drive selection.

Firstly I wouldn't say buying a single 320GB drive was "Going All Out"
I would of opted for the 2 x WD Raptor 150GB 10,000rpm in RAID 1.
AND keep the other (320GB) drive for data storage.

And you never mentioned what operating System ??
If it's Vista, I think ya crazy ...
If it's XP Pro, I would lose the 4GB of RAM, because it will do you no justice at all. Stick with 2GB (2x 1GB)

 

[Grimmy]

For $279.... I'd rather go for a quad, or OC a E4400 or E6450 to 3.0ghz (or higher). But dat's just me.

 

[nhobo]

SLI mobo wasted and too slow - get a 1333 FSB P35. You are going to pay a 50% premium in price for the E6850 for a 12% increase in performance over the E 6750?

This mobo (or a good P35) has Gigabit LAN, so you don't need a network card. The P35's have excellent audio onboard as well. You can save a bundle on RAM, the PSU is overkill, etc. etc.

 

[Avenger_K]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127281
You may want to check out this as your video card, it's cheaper and comes overclocked. I don't know if you plan on overclocking or want to use Evga's step-up when the G90s come out, but if you don't this should serve you well . You already have a good case so heat shouldn't be too much of a problem.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=373110
Try this as a power supply. It's cheaper than the one you selected but almost as powerful (it actually pulls more than 620 watts, that's just the continuous power rating) with a combined total of 50A on the 12V rails.
I'm not sure what you mean by a good value LCD, do you mean a sweet one that has good value or just a cheaper one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001236
Here's a sweet one .
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254024
Here's a cheaper sweet one .
If you want lower end just get one with 700:1 or great contrast ratio, and 16.7 million colors and a good price .
Good luck on your build!

 

[GJ_Matt]

Thank you for all the comments! I'm finally happy with my pc build and am going to make it sometime this week *Cross fingers* unless I need to rma something.