Building ultimate custom PC, need help with the list.

[eapro]

I've got around $4,000 to spend and I want to build my first custom PC with the most bang for my buck.

The final list:

Display: Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-4335

CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115011

Video card: BFG Tech BFGR88768GTXE GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143075

Sound card: Creative SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Platinum
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102190

CPU cooler: Zalman 9700
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118019

Motherboard: EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813188009

Hard drive: Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFDRTL 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136035

Memory: CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145043

Power supply: Enermax Galaxy Modular PFC 1000w Quad SLI & Crossfire Ready
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/4..._Crossfire_Ready_Power_Supply_EGA1000EWL.html

Optical drive: PLEXTOR Black PX-716AL/SW-BL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131352

Casing: Antec Nine Hundred
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129021


Adds up to: $4,214.93......

All items ordered. Thank you all for helping.

 

[Kage]

CPU-

Your choice is excellent

"Video card: One of the top NVIDIA ones (undecided)"

The 8800GTX should last you a while, but like others have mentioned, it may be worth waiting until Viesta arrives, and so, Direct X 10 featured games along with it, to test the card out, as this is what it was built for. To be the first card to support it.

The 8800GTS is also a nice starting point to this and is slightly lower in spec, yet I don't think its out quite yet.

You could be in two minds about these cards for that reason. They'll be fantastic for Direct X 9 games, yet, won't be able to do much more yet, and so, is a very expensive price to pay for something you can't take full advantage of.

You could though, buy a decent 7 series Nvidia card that'll play the games you'll want to play for a while, and then get a 8 series card when more come out, and so the prices will drop to more manageable amounts.

Monitor-

On a recent CustomPC review, these monitors came out on top:

"NEC MultiSync 20WGX2" acheving a Approved Rating, and the "Belinea 10 20 35W" achieving a Premium grade.

CPU cooler-

Well, since the Intel Core 2 DUO runs rather cool, a good old Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 should do wonders

Sound card-

If your going to game, a Sound Blaster X-FI will be the perfect choice. It also offers superior MP3 playback quality (Havent tested that myself)

 

[Celegorm]

CPU-The 8800GTS is also a nice starting point to this and is slightly lower in spec, yet I don't think its out quite yet.

yes, the 8800 GTS is out, and seems to just nearly as well the gtx.

 

[eapro]

OK, I need help with the other parts.

 

[CompMan]

Yea I would get the 8800 series because Vista is coming out in like a month not even. So I would get it now but damn $4000 Heres a build,

Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115011

Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131142

Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145043

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112120

Video Card (2 of these)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143075

Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102181

HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136035

Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817790001

That comes to a total of $3,730.93 US.

 

[Celegorm]

the only change i'd make to compmans suggestions is a EVGA 680i board.
linky:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813188009

 

[AlexM33]

Pretty sure that he'd need 2 8800GTX's? don't you think that's a tad bit overkill?

 

[joelbeveridge]

Buy a IBM machine...lol. so i will support your tech needs..lol.. Well you need to buy it with Lenovo because IBM doesnt make desktops or laptops anymore. oh you need to live in Australia or New Zeland for me to look after you.lol. So no Raff you cannot call me..lol

 

[Celegorm]

seems like overkill for two 8800 gtx's at the moment.... somewhere in here some1 made a post about one of those doing better tahn 7950's in sli.

 

[Fisher]

ok dont mean to high jack your thread but im also thinking about updating my pc and i was thinking along the line of what you have. pure gaming and media only. im going to wait till the ati editions of the directx10 cards comes out first before i update that. in the mean time i was thinking of this

CPU:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-128-IN

Mobo:

still looking, just having alook at the mobos celegrom and compman suggestions

Memory: would i be able to use the memory i have now (see sig) and then upgrade to ddr2 sometime next year?

Powersupply: keep same

edit: sound card:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SC-044-CL

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SC-032-CL

is it worth the extra £50 as I would like to keep prices as low as possible.