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New computer after holidays

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I will be getting a new comp after the holidays and am curious what you all think of the systems I am looking at

This is the one I am looking at from Avadirect

INTEL, Core™ 2 Duo E6700 Dual-Core, 2.66GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache, 65nm, 65W, EM64T EIST VT, Retail

eVGA, nForce 680i SLI 775 Mainboard, LGA775, nForce 680i SLI, 1333MHz FSB, DDR2-1200 8GB/4, PCIe x16 SLI, SATA 3Gb/s /6, HDA, Gb LAN /2, FW, ATX, Retail

CORSAIR, 2GB (2 x 1GB) XMS Xpert PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL4 (4-4-4-12) SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC, LEDs

BFG TECH, GeForce™ 8800 GTX, 768MB GDDR3, PCIe x16 SLI, 2x DVI, HDTV-Out, Retail
BFG TECH, GeForce™ 8800 GTX, 768MB GDDR3, PCIe x16 SLI, 2x DVI, HDTV-Out, Retail

SEAGATE, 320GB Barracuda 7200.10, SATA II 300MB/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache

MITSUMI, Black Internal 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive

SAMSUNG, Super-WriteMaster SH-S182M Black 18x DVD±R/RW Dual Layer Burner w/ Lightscribe, IDE/ATAPI, OEM

NZXT, Trinity Silver Mid-Tower Case w/ Window, ATX, No PSU, Steel

SILVERSTONE, Zeus ST85ZF 850W Power Supply, 24-pin ATX EPS12V, Dual +12V, SLI certified

CUSTOM WIRING, Black Wire Management, Installed

MICROSOFT, Windows XP Professional Edition SP2b w/ Free Upgrade Coupon for Vista, OEM

MCAFEE, McAfee® VirusScan® 2006 v10.0 Antivirus Software, Retail

GAMING PC, Gold Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts & Lifetime Labor Warranty, Express/Priority Service)




Here is the one I am looking at Maingear

Exterior Automotive Color: Speed Yellow

Power Supply: MAINGEAR 750W Ultra Quiet Power Supply

Motherboard: NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard

Processor: E6700 Core 2

CPU Cooling: Intel Quiet CPU Cooler

Memory: 2GB Corsair XMS2-8500 DDR2-1066

Hard Drive One: Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - SATA II

Flash Card Reader: 7-in-1 Internal USB 2.0 Card Reader w/ Floppy Drive - Black

Optical Drive One: 16X Dual Layer DVD±RW Drive w/ LightScribe Technology - black

Video Card: 2x NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX 1536MB PCIe in SLI

Sound Card: Integrated 8-channel High Definition Audio

Network Card: Integrated Gigabit Network Card

Security Software: FREE! eTrust™ EZ Antivirus

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse Gaming Keyboard - Free Paint Match!

Mouse: Logitech® G5 Laser Mouse - Free Paint Match!

Warranty: 3 Year Maingear Warranty
 
They're very comparable systems, in fact I'm shopping both of those system builders myself. I haven't decided yet so I'm anxious to see some of the responses here. The things I like about AvaDirect is that the individual components are top notch while Maingear has some 'generic' stuff like the PSU. Maingear however has a stellar reputation and you're assured of getting a solid system. AvaDirect seems very keen to challenge and appears to be up and coming at a sharper price.
I'm looking at very similar systems except I think I'm going all out for the Quad QX6700 and some more hard drive space. I think you might be cutting it a little close with a 750W PSU with the 8800GTX in SLI. It'll probably work fine, but it doesn't have a lot of room for future demands.
 
Order the main gear and opt for the free overclocking, order today and you should receive it by Jan 15th.
 
Looking at the slizone site there are several 750 watt psus that supposedly are certified for quad sli... My concern atm is not replacing the apc ups I currently have and if I go too beefy on psu end I will have to replace that.... I know it cuts it close on future needs power wise but I figure if I need to change parts it will be easier to afford a new ups and psu then.
 
I would go with Maingear also. I bought a computer from them three years ago and it still as good as new. What I like about them most is the configuration help they give you when you call. I needed much help when I got mine and instead of configuring it over the internet I did it by phone.

I think that might help you being that you are looking between two boutiqe shops. It wont hurt to talk to them especially if your spending a few grand.
 
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