thanks for all the help (final build)

It looks pretty good but there are a few things that i would change about it if i were you. The first being that power supply. I honestly have not heard much about that brand, but if would go with somthing like a PC Power and Cooling. You dont need that much wattage for that kind of sytem either, even if you play on Sli later. This power supply has a cheaper price, is plenty of power for you needs, (even if you Sli later) and is better quality than that.

Also, do you really need ddr2 1000? Unless you plan on doing some heavy overclocking, ddr2 800 would be just fine, and cheaper. Might i recommend some if this,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148183

It is also cheaper, but better quality. They use Micron D9 chips if I remember correctly, which are some of the best quality memory chips made.

Another thing I would change is that video card. The 8800gts is a geat card, but I have not had very good luck with MSI. Evga makes solid cards and also have a great warrenty/stepup program. Take a look at this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130312
Yes it is $10 more expensive, but much worth it IMHO.

Other than that it looks like a good build, good luck, and ask any questions that you have.

this is where i got the power supply recomendation
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forum [...] p?t=108088

i totally agree with the evga vs msi and will take your advice

as far as the memory i feel the prices wont signifacantly drop on ddr3 for awhile so i figure'd go with a little faster ram since the evga 780i mobo supports up to 1200 it would be a shamed to put 800 in there right? especially for the few bucks difference and muskin got great warrenty and setup help like evga does...

Ok-

3 items need changing right off-

1- No aftermarket cooler for your cpu listed, that quad is a heat beast, need to tame it prior to moving up much in speed.

2- Dump the redline ram, get 4 gigs of some good Corsair DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 stuff for about $80 AR.

3. Go get a good 550-650 watt psu from Corsair or Thermaltake in the $150 range. Most all of these have outside source tests giving them passing marks on quality.

My 6750 Oc'd to 3.6, 8800 GTX oc'd to ultra, 4 gig ram, 2 x dvr's, 3 x SATA hd's, and a watercooled setup pulls 385 watts at max under load for several hours.

Also, spend another $30 on the new WD 640 gig drives, ALMOST raptor speed in those babes, 20mb/sec different transfer vs the one you mentioned, and slightly better seek times.

1. PSU, i would rather the higher wattage, so i think the p& c definately, the reason i was looking at the xclio was its modular and decent priced but i'm sure the p&c tier one will out last the xclio, i really liked the abs/tagan bz800 but it seemed all flash and dash and couldn't find tier listings sees like you cant have both modular & powerfull
2. memory it just seemed a waste to have a 1200 rdy board with 800 ram in it but my funds are not unlimited so i may just go that route but im trying to future proof as much as possible but i'm planning on going 8 gigs total so maybe the speeds wont matter as much as i think

3. will take advice on the WD 640 instead of going 1 x 500 for now and one later

4. am i jumping on the pci-e 2.0 bandwagon to soon i waited till the 8800's came down in price only to find out pcie 3.0 is coming in 2010!!!

oh and this is the cpu fan

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118019

I agree with all that.

I'd get the Silencer 750W Crossfire, not the Silencer 750W S75QB. Same price, same quality, but it has 6/8 pin connectors instead of fixed 6-pin connectors.. For example 9800GX2 and 3870X2 need 8-pin connectors already. It doesn't matter now, for the 8800GTS, but it will matter for your next video card.

I have WD5000AAKS disks and WD7500AAKS and I can tell you the speed difference is big. DVD Shrink used to stop and report 1 GB of buffer in use and to stay there 2 or 3 minutes to flush it. That part isn't happening with the WD7500AAKS. I haven't tried the WD6400AAKS, but I suspect it's pretty fast too because it has perpendicular recording like the WD7500AAKS.

I don't like Zalman 9700 coolers, they get noisy under load and they're overpriced. I'd get this one:
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233003

edited original post once again thanks so much i didnt think to look at that crossfire edition of that P&C 750 , i didn't think it would be applicable on an sli sys but your right about the connections

True, it may be a little bit harder to clean. But it yeilds better performace. And how often do you really clean your cpu cooler? lol
The zalaman is a good choice though.
Well I must go for tonight but i will be back tomarow
Good luck

I like this one:
Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen, $230 including shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009094

None that you will notice, I used a dell 24" with 12 ms for the longest time, now on a 28" with 5ms.

That zalman failed a few tests a week or two back due to poor mounting brackets.

And yes, we do not currently max out x16 or 1.0 on the pci-e slots, so no worries for the next few series of cards.... 2.0 might be relevant in a few years.

Remember, quality beats watts anytime on psu's. A good quality 650 will be more than adequate for what you are doing.

this pc is geared for gaming only cod4 , wow, crysis, eq2,

and suicidesilence that's pretty nice monitor i like the button layout