New PC Build..suggestions please.

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Fubz

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~ up to 2K budget.

Current Specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1066MHz FSB 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor $193

OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX12V 600W Power Supply $130

ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard $259

Crucial Technology Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory $340

GIGABYTE GV-RX19T512VB-RH Radeon X1900XT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 428.99

AuzenTech XPlosion 7.1 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card 115.00

~Total: 1465


How does it look?
 
Not bad, I would go with the previous posters' thought on the processor upgrade. Also you are keeping in mind that you will need harddrives, optical drives, and a monitor if you need one... i'm assuming you would know that but they were not listed.
 
Going to overclock, I hope? Here's a build for a moderate OC - say, 2.8GHz or so:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 - $184
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 - $140
Enhance ENP-5140GH - $58
Shipping from ewiz - $12-$15 UPS 3-day

Mushkin 2x1GB DDR2-667 5-5-5-12 - $151
Sapphire Radeon X1900XT 512MB - $313
Samsung HD400LJ 400GB - $140
Pioneer DVR-111D - $32
Shipping from newegg - $10-12 UPS 3-day? (can't calculate shipping on OOS HD)

Auzentech X-Plosion - $118
Western Digital WD740ADFD - $156
Free 2nd day shipping from ZZF

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - $17
Antec SLK3000B - $34
Shipping from provantage - $21-$27
 
I think your build looks great, except I don't know anything about that soundcard. Have you hit the Asus forums to check compatibility with Crucial RAM? Crucial is good stuff, but just make sure that the Asus board likes it. Otherwise you might want to use whatever seems to work best with that board. The only other thing is check ClubIT for that mobo. They had it Friday for $205 or something like that, though they may be out of stock again... ;)
 
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