Final build need Feedback please

deathgrind

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OK so now im preety sure this is my final build
this rig is going to be used mainly for gaming and general use.....music, web-browsing,recording music,and some video editing....
ihave case (A900) and psu (Rosewill Xtreme 950) so far.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model HH80562PH0568M - OEM ($179.99)

ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ($289.99)

CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX - Retail ($105) + 30 MIR =$(75)

EVGA 01G-P3-N891-AR GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail ($284.99)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM ($89.99)

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders - OEM $(179.99)

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model iHAS220-08 - Retail ($31.99)

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail ($59.99)

ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail ($6.99)

BELKIN BE112234-10 10 feet 12 Outlets 4120 joule Surge Suppressor with Phone/Modem, RJ45 and Coax Protection - OEM ($29.99)

all this comes down to $1,258.91 + tax ($91.27) + shipping ($16.56)
a whopping $1,366.74.So what do u guys think? I want to oc the cpu to atleast a stable 3.2ghz......

Now for my last question........the monitor
what do u guys recommend for a nice 24 inch monitor w good display and low input lag for gaming my limit is about 500$...

thanks





 

spunks

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Dump the 9800 gx2. I think the GTX 260 might be a better card. Consider a hd4870. I think you have a crossfire board and thats ATI most powerful card (at least for a few weeks, I think the dual GPU version of that is coming out) and if it aint enough, put in another hd4870 (or just go ahead and get 2 hd4850's because that whoops a GTX 280's rear end)


Nice Build

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effel

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I have to disagree with some of the selections you made. For one, you could get a much better DFI motherboard for ~235$ on newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136047
The next thing is OS. I somehow doubt you need the benefits of Ultimate over Home Premium 64bit. Save yourself another $70.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
For the graphics; you selected an Nvidia video card, on a motherboard that utilizes Crossfire. With that money you save on the two things aforementioned, get two 4850s, you'll get amazing performance gains, by spending slightly more than the cost of 9800GX2.
The last thing I have to pick on you about is the Heatsink. Don't get me wrong, that Zalman thing is nice-But I have a problem with one's designed in that fashion. Should the Fan ever fail/crap out, you can kiss your heatsink goodbye. With something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004
You get more cooler performance, with the option of replacing the fan with something that has high airflow, or silent operation. It also saves you a few bucks.

Definitely check out my recommendations.