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stabgotham   11-26-2007 at 06:40:59 PM

I'm not looking to SLI, but I'd would like to have some room for the future (i.e. DDR3 when the prices come down to earth). Here's what I was thinking:

Case: Antec Nine Hundred
Mobo: ASUS P5KC LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard (cause it supports both DDR2 and DDR3)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor
PSU: Corsair CMPSU-620HX
Mem: G.Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
HD1: Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150
HD2: Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150
Vid: BFG Tech GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB 384-bit GDDR3
Snd: Use SoundBlaster X-Fi from old system
CD/DVD: ASUS 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe SATA Model DRW-1814BLT


Message edited by stabgotham on 11-26-2007 at 06:44:37 PM
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rgeist554   11-26-2007 at 08:04:12 PM
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Everything looks good, but if you're going to OC that Q6600 you'll want an after market cooler. TT120 (Tuniq Tower) or Thermalright 120 Extreme are good choices and should fit your case.

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warezme   11-26-2007 at 09:05:54 PM
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trade out one Raptor for two 500GB drives. I am sure you will need more than 300GB of storage down the line.

------------------------------ Evga X58 3XSLI : i7 920 @ 4.2Ghz :GTX295+ x 2 :12GB XMS3 Dominator 8-8-8-21 1600 :XFi Fatal1ty:150GB WD VelociRaptor: 150GB Raptor: 4TB WD 32MB x4: Monsoon Vigor III: Lian Li P80 (black): BFG 1Kw PS: 37" Westinghouse 1080p 8ms :Vista64bit
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akhilles   11-27-2007 at 01:36:01 AM
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If you can wait 1 more week, do that & get the new 512MB 8800GTS that's 2nd to Ultra for 300-350 bucks.

I'm quite sure you're getting this deal:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231122

The rest looks great.

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