building a new rig.....need your opinion

[wise_stoner]

well am building a new system and am wondering if you can help me out

cpu: am not sure yet i was going to get the e6750 but then the e8400 came out and now am wondering which one should i get

graphic card: xfx 8800gt 512 ( should i buy xfx or msi since they are about the same price )

motherboard: the gigabyte p35 ds3l ( is there any mb in the same price range but is sli compatible )

ram: ocz 2x1 ddr2 -800 ( does it matter if i get a g.skill or a Corsair if am not overclocking ? )

case and psu: well i didn't figure out which case to get but anything decent in the 75~100$ range and without a psu because i will be using my own 500w thermaltake ( is 500w enough? )

edit: btw am gonna build it this weekend

 

[hassa]

e8400
I'm assuming you are in US - Nine Hundred with rebate = $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

 

[amd_fanboi]

yeah, E8400 FTW...

personally i'd say XFX, but that's cos i've always wanted to own an XFX card .

if you're not OCing then you don't really need to worry about ram, though with he E8400, it'd be a shame not to overclock.

what's the budget and what's the use?

 

[wise_stoner]

then the e8400 it is

the budget is 1000~ and i'll be using it for gaming

and i might think about overclocking when it gets a bit old (a year or so) but for now i'll stick with stock

and i was wondering if the 8800gt is the best choice right now for a sub 300$ card since th HD3870 is 189$ now thats pretty cheap for such a powerful card

 

[wise_stoner]

ok now i got it down to this

cpu: e8400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059


graphic card: xfx 8800gt 512 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150273

ram: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) ddr2 800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098


case: Antec Nine Hundred http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

psu: Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182032

all good? and btw what hdd do you recommend

 

[amd_fanboi]

don't go for a rosewill PSU... can you afford the Corsair HX520?

 

[aevm]

550VX for only $60. Much better idea than the Rosewill...
http://www.buy.com/retail/usersearc...e=home&qu=550vx&qxt=home&display=col&dclksa=1

The MSI 8800GT has a good cooler, the XFX doesn't. Normally I'd prefer XFX to MSI but this is an exception.

HDD: the best price/performance ratio these days is WD7500AAKS.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136131

Your RAM is DDR2, not DDR3. That's good, you do want DDR2.