After a lot of tweaks and advice from friends, I have chosen a list of parts that amount to $996.00 shipped from newegg.com. The only thing I am worried about is if I have enough power and amps to the rails from my power supply. The ram is also questionable since I will be OCing my processor to at least 3.0 ghz. I also am wondering if the heatsink and video card will fit in the case that I have chose. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you in advance to anyone who can provide me with positive feedback.


COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811119068
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$10.00 Instant $49.99
$39.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822148262
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$69.99

XFX PVT88GYDF4 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814150261
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-$30.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate $329.99
$299.99

ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T - Retail
Item #: N82E16827135143
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $20.99

Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM
Item #: N82E16829102003
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $27.99

Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU ATX 12V 2.0 500W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817153052
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-$10.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate $69.99
$59.99
CHANGED TO http://www.buy.com/prod/Corsair-VX [...] 52646.html Only about 5 dollars more because of free shipping. Thanks!

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007
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mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996527 - Retail
Item #: N82E16820146118
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GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813128059
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$89.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model HH80562PH0568M - OEM
Item #: N82E16819115018
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-$10.00 Instant $265.00
$255.00

Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835106061
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-$5.00 Instant $49.99
$44.99
Subtotal: $963.90

That looks like a pretty solid build.

The only suggestion you may get is about using the E8400, the new Intel dual-core proc. It will most likely net you better performance in games over that Q6600, but the Q6600 has other advantages that come to mind. (Better multi-tasking for one)

See:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] w=0&nojs=0
for OCing on the P35-DS3L. Nice Build . You might want to consider some Corsair XMS2 ($34 @ newegg after MIR) if you don't plan on OCing the RAM very much. If you do plan on OCing the RAM get some Crucial Ballastix.

Well it seems lots of new games are going to provide quad core support and I am trying to futureproof this for about a good 4 years. It seems my build is pretty good for the price so i will have no worries on ordering this sunday. Thank you.

I know alot of people love Arctic Silver5, but I got an Artic Cooling Pro 64 cooler for my 4800+ Amd And after 6 months of use I get 28-30*C idle and 40-43*c HEAVY load with the stock paste. I think the intel version is the Arctic Cooler 7. If you're like me and want to save as much cash as you can you might try that. Also a friend of mine just purchased this http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6817139004 . It's 550watts and seems like a good deal with the rebate. It also has just one 12v rail with 41A on it. I wish this has been out when I put my pc together for this price. I prefer single rails versus mult-12v rails

also I have an 8800gt in a centurion 5 case if that helps

Looks great, take a look at this PSU;
http://www.buy.com/prod/Corsair-VX [...] 52646.html

good changeup on PSU

Some possibly better alternatives:

EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported

ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound

To address:

and

I'm pretty sure Arctic Cooling coolers come with Arctic Cooling MX-2 pre-applied. So there isn't a reason to rebuy the same paste. Just thought I'd lay that out for everyone.

I think he was going with a Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm CPU Cooler thats why I recommended the compound.