Please rate my build

dragon0421

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This will be my first build. I plan on attempting to overclock it, but at this point I'm not sure how that works. Will I need better/additional fans and heatsinks? Anyway, please give me your comments. I'm trying to keep the total cost below $2k and so far I'm at about $1500 w/monitor and speakers so I have some room for improvements if you guys think they're worthwhile. I plan on using the system for gaming almost exclusively.

Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059R&Tpk=p35-ds3l

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

PSU: CORSAIR HX CMPSU-520HX 520W Active PFC NVIDIA SLI Certified Modular ATX Power Supply Retail
http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA6200026

GPU: EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130312

HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148262

RAM: Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134066

Soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006

Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811129021

DVD/CD: SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache PATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151151

Monitor: SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1(DC 3000:1) - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001096

Speakers: Creative Inspire P7800 90 Watts 7.1 Speaker - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836116153
 

akhilles

Splendid
We have a winner.

The 8800GTS 512MB will be a good match for a 22 incher. The only thing you might wanna consider is an aftermarket cpu cooler for overclocking. Ninja, Infinity, Tuniq, U120E, Typhoon & Geminii are good ones.