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SuperiorRobot

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Cooler Master Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

GSKILL MEMORY
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098

Gigabyte DS3L
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059

Arctic 7 Fansink
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134

8800gt
Any ideas on good places to buy this?

Processor Question:
The quad is kind of expensive so i may just get a dual core, what is the best value if I overclock a little? Are the cpus with lower FSB easier to overclock?
 

Avenger_K

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Good choice on the case.

Memory is fine.

Mobo is good is you don't want Crossfire (P35 doesn't do SLI)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130098
This one's only ~$35 more (after shipping), but is has 5 SATA ports, Crossfire support, passive cooling (no noise!) and a $20 MIR.

CPU cooler's great.

8800GT is a great card for the price, but it's really hard to find in stock.
Here's what you could do. Buy the ATI 3870 and the MSI board, then you'll have the option of Crossfire sooner or later.

CPU: Definitely go dual core for now, the P35's give you the option of upgrading to a Penryn quad in the future. I would suggest: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116052
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115032
These both are based off of the Allendale core and have 800MHz FSB. Yes, the lower FSB CPUs are easier to overclock because the have higher multipliers. The first has a 10x multi and 1MB L2 cache (2GHz default clock speed, while the second choice, while more expensive, has a 12x multi and 2MB L2 cache (2.4 GHz default clock speed).

And in answer to your last question: no, I would definitely go with something with more juice, especially if you want to be future proof. I'll post some links in a bit.