Ordered my new comp

[Ripped85]

So after my 4 yr old comp went retarded on me, I ordered a new comp:

COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail

EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail

CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply - Retail

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM

Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK - Retail

 

[engiNURD]

Looks good, though I would have gone with the eVGA A1 board instead, and a Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B to help me reach 3.6Ghz+.

 

[Ripped85]

Was the A1 board more money?
yea, i went a few hundred over my budget already.

I don't plan on overclocking, so I didn't go for Ninja...but I will get into watercooling.

 

[Buckus]

Looks nice. I am considering an E6600 myself soon.

 

[engiNURD]

I don't plan on overclocking, so I didn't go for Ninja...but I will get into watercooling.

Then don't bother with DDR2-800 ram unless its really cheap (like the Ballistix DDR2-800 for $99AR). Stock speed on the E6600 is:
9 * 266 = 2.4Ghz, DDR2-533 ... so decide what you want to run
9 * 333 = 3.0Ghz, DDR2-667 ... or
9 * 400 = 3.6Ghz, DDR2-800 ... then get the cheapest kit of the three speeds

 

[Ripped85]

the ram was like 110 after rebate..so i can't complain