first time rig! HELP!!!

EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card - 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card

Apevia / Iceberg / 680-Watt / ATX / Dual 80mm Fan / 20/24 Pin / SLI-Ready / SATA-Ready / Green / Power Supply

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor BX80570E8400 - 3.0GHz, 6MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Wolfdale, Dual-Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor with Fan

EVGA nforce 780i SLI Motherboard - A1 Version, NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, Dual Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID

Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer PCI Sound Card

NZXT Apollo Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports

Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024)

whatya guys think?? im pretty much a nooby when come to all this techy stuff, so any advice is very welcome!!

about $280.00

about 280.00

SmeagleTEhBomb

You can get a 4850 or a 9800GTX for 200$ and they are much better.

about $280.00

SmeagleTEhBomb

Is that in US dollars ?

any improvments i can make to motherboard,CPU etcSmeagleTEhBomb

No it's nice.

[QUOTE="SmeagleTEhBomb"]any improvments i can make to motherboard,CPU etcAngry_Bosmer

No it's nice.

Thanks for the input:)

[QUOTE="SmeagleTEhBomb"]

about $280.00

matrixian

Is that in US dollars ?

yeah i think i might be getting jipped.....goin to look into that

[QUOTE="matrixian"][QUOTE="SmeagleTEhBomb"]

about $280.00

SmeagleTEhBomb

Is that in US dollars ?

yeah i think i might be getting jipped.....goin to look into that

For 300$ you can get the much faster Radeon HD4870, or for 200$ the HD4850. If you like Nvidia more, the 9800gtx at 200$ is a better choice than the 8800gts.

Performance wise: hd4870 > hd4850 > 9800gtx > 8800gts

k thanks i might go with the hd4850 now

k thanks i might go with the hd4850 now

SmeagleTEhBomb

Do not buy the 780i motherboard, you don't need 3 PCI-e slots, save yourself like 150 bux get a nice single slot PCI-e board and get a better graphics card with the extra money yo have left over.