[New System Build] Gaming PC.

mojokoko

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Hey guys, I have decided to build a new gaming PC for myself. I have around 2500 to spend.
So far here are the parts I have.

Case
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case
170

MotherBoard
ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX
220

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
280

Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
130

Monitor
SAMSUNG 226BW Black
340

Video Card
e-GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB x2 SLI
580

Let me know what you think so far. I haven't decided on the Power Supply, Ram, and or CPU cooling.
Those are the 3 I was looking for your advise on.
 

ramo

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Looks realy good!

CPU:
change your E6850 to the Q6600 (more future proof)

PSU:
Corsair 620HX wil do at stock speeds
invest in a PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad if your gonna do some serious OCing

DDR2:
Patriot or crucial

CPU cooling:
Freezer 7 Pro stock or light OC
Termalright Ultra-120 eXtreme with aditional fan for Big OC
 

VoidPhantom

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Lets see...
Newegg for these items.
You can get these (my preferences for future plans):

CPU: Intel C2D E6750 and overclock it (or become future-proof like they recommend, but for me, I would get this and wait until the Intel's Penryn comes out)
195

MoBo:
IF Crossfire:
Asus P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 (new chipset)
235
IF SLI:
Your current one

RAM:
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 (4-4-4-12 timing, not 5-5-5-15)
100 (60 w/ rebate)
-or two of these, no real use for more than 4 Gigs now, but if you want to be future proof and add more, get this:
Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC6400 (5-5-5-12)
185

CPU Cooling:
Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme

PSU:
Either
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad like ramo stated
180
-or-
OCZ GameXStream 700
140

If you want, you can drop the two 8800GT and buy a 8800GTX/8800Ultra, which costs about the same amount/a little more but performs better and uses less power (from my reading of reviews anyways).