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Well its been about atleast 4 years since I built a computer (back when AMD 2000XP was champ) so I find myself a relative noob once again. So any help and or suggestion would be great but here is what I am thinking of so far... (cost is a factor)

1. Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L
2. CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz
3. Video Card: MSI GeForce 8800 GT NX8800GT 512M OC
4. Memory: mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
5. Power Supply: Antec BP550 Plus 550W (modular connections)
6. OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium

As far as the case goes I will just have to find what I can here in hawaii as the shipping cost is almost as much if not more the the cases. Over 100 bucks for shipping is a lil nuts for just the case lol.

That is what I have so far so if there are any cons in what I thinking here please let me know :)

Oh and as far as price goes after rebate this will be running me $675

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What ya got for a graphix card or gonna get?

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MSI GeForce 8800 GT NX8800GT 512M OC is the graphics card I am considering but there is also this one here

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125088

which is overclocked at 700mhz already.

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anyone have any ideas on the memory I chose? I am thinking of jsut springing for 8g vs the 4g so price is a big factor


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