Is this build still good?

[cropper]

I put this build together back in June with some help from these forums. I now have the money to go ahead and purchase it. What I want to know is, is this the best build for my money or have things changed since June. I have roughly $3500 to spend total. I wish to stick with Intel.

Video Card - EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX w/ ACS3
processor - Core 2 Extreme QX6850
MOBO - eVGA NVidia nForce 680i SLI 775 A1 Version 122-CK-NF68-A1
Memory - 2GB kit (1GBx2) — BL2KIT12864AA804 DDR2 PC2-6400 NON-ECC
Sound Card - SoundBlaster X-Fi xtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro Series
PSU - Thermaltake Toughpower 850W
Monitor - Samsung SyncMaster 215TW - 21in Monitor
Thermaltake Armor w/25cm fan side panel - VA8003BWS


Thanks all!

 

[csquared587]

I think it is still an excellent pc.

Mine:

Q6600 @ 2.4 gHz
2 GB ram
8800 GTS 640 mb
Vista 32.


I can run every game I throw at it at max, besides Crysis lol. I can play Crysis on high.

 

[bigbeef2604]

Personally I would go with 8800GT instead of the 8800gtx - half the price and keeps up with it in the benchmarks - especially since you arent going to have a crazy high resolution.
Also I would get the Q6600 instead of the qx6850 but that's up to you.
Also the new 8800gts 512mb just came out so you might want to consider one of those.

 

[cfvh600]

Also,the 680i motherboard doesn't support the new 45nm quad core penryns.You might want to keep that in mind when thinking about upgrading to a quad core penryn in the future.