Proposed system from AVAdirect

[michael.pa2]

Finally got my bonus at work,about ready to pull the trigger on a new system.It'll be mainly for gaming and Internet use.This is what I've come up with so far.Any suggestions welcomed.
GAMING PC, Core 2 Duo SLI Gaming System $2260.24 $2260.24
INTEL, Core™ 2 Duo E6600 Dual-Core, 2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache, 65nm, 65W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail
ZALMAN, CNPS9500 LED Copper CPU Cooler, Blue LED
SERVICE, Overclock This Rig
eVGA, nForce 680i SLI 775 A1, 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) XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500 DDR2 1066MHz CL5 (5-5-5-15) SDRAM 240-pin DIMM, Non-ECC, Heatsink
eVGA, e-GeForce 8800 GTS 500MHz, 640MB DDR3 1.6MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, 2x DVI, HDTV/S-Video/Composite Out, Retail
SEAGATE, 160GB Barracuda 7200.9 Low-Profile, SATA II 300MB/s, 7200 RPM, 8MB cache, OEM
RAID, No RAID, Independent HDD Drives
MITSUMI, Black Internal 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive
SONY, DDU1615/B2S Black 16x DVD-ROM Drive, IDE, OEM
LITE-ON, LH-20A1H Black/White 20x DVD±RW Dual-Layer Burner w/ LightScribe, EIDE/ATAPI, Retail
NZXT, Apollo Orange NP Mid-Tower Case w/ Window, ATX, No PSU, SECC Steel
OCZ, GameXStream 700W Power Supply, 24-pin ATX EPS12V, SLI Ready
CUSTOM WIRING, Standard Wiring with Round Cables
LOGISYS, Dual Cold Cathode Case Lights Kit, Blue
CASE FAN, LED Fans Maximum Package, Blue
MICROSOFT, Windows XP Professional Edition SP2b w/ Free Upgrade Coupon for Vista, OEM
GAMING PC, Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty)
SERVICE, Standard Shipping (UPS, DHL, or Fedex

 

[PinataUT]

NZXT, Apollo Orange NP Mid-Tower Case w/ Window, ATX, No PSU, SECC Steel
OCZ, GameXStream 700W Power Supply, 24-pin ATX EPS12V, SLI Ready
GAMING PC, Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty)
SERVICE, Standard Shipping (UPS, DHL, or Fedex

You might consider changing power supply to 620W Corsair. Should be sufficent power for your set-up and without the power ripple issues. Check the power supply forum where similar rigs have been posted with similar suggestions.

I don't know anything about the case.

I upgraded to gold service on the warranty but hope that I don't need it.

Nice rig!

 

[Technoob]

I've noticed their harddrive defaults to a 160 with 8 mb cache. For 25 bucks more you can get a barracuda that's 250 gigs and 16mb cache.

 

[michael.pa2]

You might consider changing power supply to 620W Corsair. Should be sufficent power for your set-up and without the power ripple issues. Check the power supply forum where similar rigs have been posted with similar suggestions.

I don't know anything about the case.

I upgraded to gold service on the warranty but hope that I don't need it.

Nice rig!

Think the Corsair could handle two 8800GTS's,if I go to SLI later on?The review I read here said it wasn't certified for the 8800 series in SLI,but Corsair themselves used 8800's in demo systems.

 

[hyt3k9]

I use a OCZ GXS 700W and it pushes my 8800GTX with ZERO problems. Not sure what the heck the ^^ post is talking about.

 

[PinataUT]

Think the Corsair could handle two 8800GTS's,if I go to SLI later on?The review I read here said it wasn't certified for the 8800 series in SLI,but Corsair themselves used 8800's in demo systems.

I was told that it would by the folks in the power supply forum, but opted to upgrade to a Seasonic M12.

I use a OCZ GXS 700W and it pushes my 8800GTX with ZERO problems. Not sure what the heck the ^^ post is talking about.

See http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1168607

It isn't that the OCZ is horrible or won't work or anything like that. Just that there are power supplies that are regarded by some as superior. I'm glad you've had no problems with yours and your mileage may certainly vary.

PinataUT