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I was on earlier building a cheapo system, but now I think I might take a chance an get something good and upgradeable.

1 EVGA 01G-P3-1284-AR GeForce GTX 280 SSC Edition 1GB
512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported
Video Card - Retail

1 Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer
Case - Retail

1 SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM

1 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W
Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9450 - Retail

1 EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI
DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

1 OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3
1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model
OCZ3RPR16004GK - Retail

1 ZALMAN CNPS 9300AT SuperFlo CPU Cooler - Retail

2 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s

1 CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91
SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active
PFC Power Supply - Retail

1 HT OMEGA CLARO Plus+ 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound
Card - Retail

1 SAMSUNG ToC T220 Rose-Black 22" 2ms GTG Widescreen LCD
Monitor - Retail

Total: $2,748.88

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Total: $2,748.88

:ouch: Twenty-seven forty eight eighty eight!

Lose the 790i for a P45.

Lose the 280GTX for a 4850

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Don't you need 790i for ddr3?

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DDR2 is like so reasonably priced. I would go with a MB that uses DDR2 right now.

Like this or find a 2 x 2GB kit of PC26400 even cheaper:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231122

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Total: $2,748.88

:ouch: Twenty-seven forty eight eighty eight!

Lose the 790i for a P45.

Lose the 280GTX for a 4850

P45 performs better than 790i, just no sli. Although 4850 is a big downgrade from gtx280. It's just not a same thing. Get 9800gx2 instead, both an upgrade from gtx280 and cost less. Factory overclocked version for $280:
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------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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I installed this yesterday on a 965/Q6600. Best single card I own. I have a 9600GT too. Plays all the games my son plays just fine so far. He needed a DX10 card for the Vista 64 I installed for him. He was using XP/Q6600/7900GTO. He's happy. I'm happy with it so far. Runs cool too which really surprised me. $115 after rebate and free Crysis, $49. Lots of great deals out there for OP.

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