NEW BUILD!!! comments/suggestions?

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chris22

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to save our sanity from clicking on 100 links, please use tags. a lot of people here are familiar enough with the hardware that we don't necessarily need newegg links
 
Unfortunately, my mind cannot remember newegg part numbers. It would help if you listed out the part names along with those links. Thanks.
 
haha sorry guys.

XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

EVGA 512-P3-N845-AR GeForce 8800GTS 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card -- 2x

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX ATX12V / EPS12V 750W Power Supply

OCZ Titanium XTC 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit

MSI P7N Diamond LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard with SoundBlaster X-Fi Extreme Audio

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler



there u go
 
Cases are personal preference.

Great HDD choice -- super fast.

What size monitor will you be running?

You won't notice a difference between CL4 and CL5, unless you're running benchmarks (and even then, the difference is negligible), so don't pay a huge price premium for lower latency. This RAM is cheaper:
$85 - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800 OCZ2RPR8004GK ($30 MIR)

Great cpu, cooler, and board (unless you don't need SLI; so, answer the monitor question ;)).
 
thanks. changed that ram. my monitor is relatively old but still pretty nice. its a NEC i want to say 21 inch? maybe bigger. is a new monitor something to look in to?

i understand cases are personal preference but i'm looking for one that will run cool with dual video cards and a pretty hot room. anyone have any suggestions?
 
You don't need SLI for a 21" monitor -- the performance gain just isn't worth the cost. Moreso if its a CRT, since you can lower the resolution for gaming. Do you plan on getting a new monitor?
 
well im looking for high performance. what would be the best move in your opinion? drop the 2nd card? I have never ran 2 cards before so im pretty interested in that.. how much would a decent monitor run at?
 
SLI doesn't really become cost effective until you hit the 24" LCD range, at 1920x1200 (or 1920x1080 for TV monitors). You can also look at the overall cost with a large LCD + SLI or a smaller LCD without SLI.

Single card setup:
$250 - a decent 22" LCD widescreen
$170 - most popular non-sli/crossfire board, ip35 pro
$260 - single 8800GTS 512MB
$100 - Corsair 520W PSU
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~$780

SLI setup:
$350 - a decent 24" LCD widescreen
$260 - most popular sli board for quad OC'ing, P7N Diamond
$520 - dual 8800GTS 512MB
$150 - Corsair 750W PSU
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~$1280

If you don't plan on getting a new monitor, or you plan on getting a 22" LCD, or smaller at 1680x1050 (or less) then yes, drop to a single 8800GTS 512MB, a cheaper P35 board, and a cheaper PSU.
 
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