After a day of deliberation, this is the system I’ve settled on.

I’m going to use my old ATX case that I mentioned in another thread. Not sure where to get Windows Vista at a decent price. Any ideas?

Anyhow, with the advice I’ve received here and elsewhere this is the PC that I plan to build.

What do you think? Is the cooling a little much? I plan to overclock quite a bit, but I wasn’t sure how liquid cooling was necessary.
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From Directron.com:

-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 CPU BX80562Q6600, 8MB L2 Cache, Quad-Core: $278.00 w/ free shipping

-eVGA LGA775 ATX Motherboard 132-CK-NF78-A1, nForece 780i SLI Chipset: $249.00

-Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 Dual Channel Memory, DDR2 800 (PC2-6400), 240-Pin: $89.00 w/ $40.00 Mail in Rebate

-Black ASUS LightScribe 18X SATA DVD Burner DRW-1814BLT, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 8X DVD+/-R DL, 14X DVD-RAM. Retail Box: $35.00
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From Newegg.com:

-2x- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM: $239.00

-2x- EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card – Retail: $516.00 w/ 2 $30.00 Mail in Rebates

-Rosewill RX850-D-B ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 850W Power Supply - Retail : $99.00 w/ $70.00 w/ Mail in Rebate

-KOOLANCE EX2-750BK Liquid Cooling System – Retail: $244.99
(not sure what I should get by way of cooling parts though, and I don’t need a heatsink right?)

-3x- MASSCOOL BLD-08025S1M 80mm Blue LED Case Fan – Retail: $9.00



Total: $1759.00 w/o shipping, and CA taxes from Newegg



So, whatcha think?

that seems a bit expensive to be honest, and rosewill PSUs aren't good

Go with this liquid cooling system, it is cheaper and comes with more parts.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835128015

I was actually at directron in december. I had to pick something up from the warehouse/store. It was a Asus Formula mobo, and even with tax it was only about $15 more than newegg. Anyway, if you are going to run dual cards, I would go with the 3870's, or just get the X2. Or, you could wait and get one of the new Nvidia cards that are coming out. The 9600GT is supposed to be faster than the 3870's, and is very easy on the wallet.