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#1 mrbales
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Case: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail
Motherboard: EVGA 122-CK-NF68-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Graphics card: EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Power supply: OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX12V 600W Power Supply - Retail
RAM: Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2N5/1G - Retailx2
Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

LITE-ON Combo Black IDE Model LH-52C1P-187 - RetailLITE-ON 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black IDE Model LH-18A1P-186 - Retail

Monitor: Westinghouse Silver/Black 37" 8ms 1080p HD-Ready LCD TV Model LVM-37W3 - Retail

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#2 ch5richards
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Pretty nice. The ram is your weak link. I would want more and a different brand (I have had bad experiences with kingston.)
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#3 mrbales
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Could anyone make a suggestion on ram?

Or any suggestions
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#4 DirkVDV01
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Could anyone make a suggestion on ram?

Or any suggestions
mrbales
Depending on how much you want to spend on RAM, I would recommend the Kingston RAM Or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231098
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#5 matthewjackman
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2GB's of ram would be better and I'd definitely go for it if you are going to run Vista. Other than that...nice rig =D.
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#6 jremi
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I'd definetely spend a few bucks more and get a better PSU like the PC Power and Cooling 750W Quad SLI. You can find them for under $199 online. For the ram why not get PC 6400? Are you going to use the stock HSF or buy an aftermarket? I'd suggest the Zalman 9500/9700 or the Tuniq Tower.
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From the looks of things, you want nothing but the best, in which case I would suggest switching to Corsair XMS for the memory and a PC Power and Cooling PSU.
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#8 Minion_24
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Get the Corsair 620W psu
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#9 mrbales
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I changed it up a little. How's it look now? Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan - Retail Item #: N82E16811133021 $20.00 Mail-in Rebate $174.99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Item #: N82E16822148140 $94.99 EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814130072 -$10.00 Instant $30.00 Mail-in Rebate $569.99 $559.99 CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply - Retail Item #: N82E16817139002 -$20.00 Instant $20.00 Mail-in Rebate $189.99 $169.99 CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400 - Retail Item #: N82E16820145590 $40.00 Mail-in Rebate $204.00 ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813131030 $124.99 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail Item #: N82E16819115003 $314.00
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#10 DirkVDV01
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Looks very nice!
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#11 jremi
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Spend the extra money for the better PSU that will allow you to SLI should you ever decide to.
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#12 mrbales
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I wasn't really going for SLI. My motherboard isn't an SLI motherboard. If I did get something like the 680i, would it have any other benefits besides SLI support? Also could you link PSU. Thanks :).
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#13 jremi
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I wasn't really going for SLI. My motherboard isn't an SLI motherboard. If I did get something like the 680i, would it have any other benefits besides SLI support? Also could you link PSU. Thanks :).mrbales
Amazing OC potential, stable board, nForce4 chipset... hmm I like it :) http://www.pcpower.com/products/viewproduct.php?show=S75Q
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#14 jremi
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Oh and even if you dont' plan on SLI now, for a few extra bucks this PSU is one of the best, literally. Its amazingly stable across all the rails. Instead of seperate 12v rails it has 1 thats rated at 60A instead of 4 at 15A each. You can read all about it on their website and all the raving reviews its got. Very high quality PSU. :) I ordered mine from some other site because the manuf. was backordered and newegg wasnt a good price. If you want it I will lookup the name of the company I bought it from.
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#15 mrbales
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Here's my final build. How does it look? Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail Item #: N82E16811133154 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $25.00 Mail-in Rebate $149.99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Item #: N82E16822148140 Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy $89.99 EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814130072 Return Policy: Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy -$10.00 Instant $30.00 Mail-in Rebate $569.99 $559.99 CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply - Retail Item #: N82E16817139002 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$20.00 Instant $20.00 Mail-in Rebate $189.99 $169.99 CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400 - Retail Item #: N82E16820145590 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $40.00 Mail-in Rebate $207.00 EVGA 122-CK-NF68-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813188010 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $15.00 Mail-in Rebate $219.99 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail Item #: N82E16819115003 Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy $314.00 Microsoft Windows XP Home Sp2b 1pk w/Upgrade Coupon for Vista - OEM Item #: N82E16832116169 Return Policy: Software Return Policy $89.99 Subtotal: $1,800.94
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#16 jremi
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Looks good but I sitll won't budge on the PSU :) I Just got mine and upgraded from another 750W (silverstone strider) and I can already see the difference. The PC PSU has much more stable voltages :) But either way your system looks great and your going to LOVE it, its very similar to my system and theres not a game I cant run completely maxed out at 1920x1200.