Just about ready to buy, need a look over.

Decent choices so far. I would however look strongly into not getting a P35 mobo. Yeah the board is an awesome overclocker but you will never be able to run 2 8800GTS' on that sucker. I would look into getting a 680i board (considering they are cheaper than the newer 780i and just as good) or if you are willing to get ATI cards get an X38 board.

I like that case but like the Antec nine hundred better.

I would get the 750 pc power and cooling instead... just incase you decide to run two cards plus water cooling plus your homes air conditioning system all from you computer case.

Proc is a good choice and more than likely an excelent overclocker.

The faster memory is a fine choice. Good brand too. You will be able to overclock your cpu just fine with that memory. I personnally wouldnt try to run the memory to far out of spec though. You may not be able to run a 1:1 ratio (always try to run linked... I think it performs better) but if you crank that fsb up to 400 you will be able to run a ratio to allow for a solid 1000 fsb on the ram.

A good build overall though. Good choices!

I would change the mobo only because of my personal desire to run more than one gpu in the future. And the case because that nine hundred is awesome with all the cool fans.

I see what you mean... but if you change your mind these boards here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813188015 are in your budget as far as the price of the board you originally want but only after the rebates. I love rebates!

Although, if I upgrade to a 750watt for the same price maybe I could work it out.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817182069
granted, the rosewill isn't as good.

That is damn near the same build I was looking at. One thing about the PCPC PSU - it is big. It's a bit longer than standard ATX specifications and the cables are very long. It makes cable management difficult, especially if you're going to use the bottom chassis fan on the P182. You're really going to have to hide a lot of cable behind the motherboard tray. If you don't use the fan, then there is plenty of room in the bottom chamber. The other one I might look at is the Corsair 620HX - because it's modular:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139002

However, you can't beat the price on PCPC (which is amazing because they used to be the most expensive).

You made some good choices.. I'm wavering between the E8400 (now) or Q9450 (February). Also, if you're willing to go with PC-6400 RAM, check out Corsair, probably the best deal around:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145034

Or For SLI http://www.pcpower.com/power-suppl [...] black.html Mine seems like it could jump start the mothership from close encounters...its powerfull.

Yes your new chip will work just fine on the older 680i. They used to speculate otherwise but they were just rumors.

The thing is the memory you get is basically a good batch of ddr2 800. It's just clocked upwards. You will be able to overclock your mobo to 1000 very easily. All boards that support higher memory are just overclocked anyway. YOu will be able to run it at 1000 just fine you will need to increase your fsb though.

Good choices... oh and a 610 watt pcpc will run 2 8800GTS just fine... probably run your car too. I would stick with that one for sure... if you have extra get the silencer... put by no means do not switch brands.

First off... do your research! That mobo doesnt even have a built in RAID controller. It's cheap!

With all that set aside though I would consider a corsaid modular... that's about it... good price find on the 8800GTS too.

Those are very good hard drives... toms charts show them as outperforming raptors on half the tests.

If you dont decide to do RAID and run SLI I think a cheaper P35 would be a good choice... but you will regret not wanting to go SLI! Trust me!

Alright, with all of the input I think this is a better setup. And maybe I'll go raid 0 with this for the better performance, but I doubt it since I'm dual booting.

Case: 79.99
Cooler Master 690
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &Tpk=CM690

Motherboard: 159.99
EVGA 122-CK-NF67-T1
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6813188015

Graphics Card: 309.99
XFX 8800GTS w/rebate/google checkout/and buy.com
http://www.buy.com/prod/xfx-geforc [...] 52474.html

Processor: 219.99
E8400 Wolfdale
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6819115037

Memory: 114.99
G.SKILL 4gb(2x2gb)
DDR2 PC8000
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6820231145

Hard Drive: 69.99x2
Segate 250B 7200.10RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148262

Optical Drive:27.99
Samsung SATA DVDRW
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6827151153

CPU cooling: 21.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6835186134

Thermal Paste: 5.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6835100007

Power Supply: 149.99
Corsair TX 750W
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-tx [...] 78325.html

this should enable me to run SLI in the future if I decide, and provide a nicer OC if I do go SLI and need the extra wattage.

Thanks guys
I'm posting from my new compy and it runs crysis at incredible rate. 1680x1050 ftw.

Anyway, for those of you thinking against 680i because you'll have to flash the bios, don't worry. The procedure of flashing the bios is easy, and the results are smooth and working as intended.

Sorry missed the change in psu's... 750w is more-than-enough.

I would seriously look into the GA-X38-DS4 mobo.