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apresutt

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I know you guys have read many posts like this one before, so forgive me. I am in dire need of a new system, as i now have a 4 year old Dell. All i want is the ability for Dx10, and to play games like Crysis, Eve Online, and any to soon come out. I will use a 19" screen and a 720p LCD. I have those already, as well as speakers, mouse, and keyboard. I would like to keep it around 700-800 bucks as well. This will be purchased mid next month.

I also already have an optical drive (IDE) and a hard drive (SATA)

Here is what i was thinking:

Memory: G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) ?
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 ?
Cooler: Tuniq Tower 120
PSU: Corsair 520HX
Video Card: EVGA 8800GT

Any Suggestions?
 
wait for the new 45nm C2D's, get a SATA burner (worth it, trust me), and maybe get a Abit P35 instead, unless you're fixed on that MSI board. I'm also a Corsair fan, but that ram looks pretty good as well.

Otherwise your specs look good ;)
 
Do you already have Vista x64? You'll need it for DX10 and to take advantage of the full 4GB of RAM.

Your build looks good. I'd also suggest waiting for the Wolfdale chips if you could. Otherwise, the E6750 can probably reach 4Ghz with good air cooling and some DDR2-1000 4GB kit. There was some OCZ 4GB kit in the HotDeals section that could also reach DDR2-1000 speeds for like $55AR.

Oh, I had the Tuniq cooling my E6750. Then I noticed the Ultima90, so I gave it a go. As it turns out, the Ultima90 cools just as good as my Tuniq. However, its lighter, smaller, and easier to install! My only gripe is that you have to remove one of the mounting brackets if you change the CPU (install the CPU first if you do get it) -- the good thing is, its easy to do this.

My E6750 @ 3.8Ghz (475x8; 1.55v; VID: 1.35v) stays nice and cool (22°C ambient; AC MX-2 TIM):
27°C, 52°C: Tuniq w/ stock fan
28°C, 52°C: Ultima90 w/ 92mm Panaflo Hydrowave FBA09A12M

$46 - Thermalright Ultima 90 CPU HS + Panaflo Hydrowave Fan, FBA09A12M - Z ($3)
 
The Gigabyte board that you listed is fine. (Get it from ZipZoomFly, which has it for under $90.) In fact, everything that you've listed is fine, so if you can't wait for the new Penryn processors, you don't have to.

But did you already have a case that you were planning on reusing?
 
nah, i was thinking of using the Lian Li A05b, any suggestions otherwise? i really like Lian Li's, but dont want to go above 120 bucks.
 
Personally, I'm not a fan of that case. It's looks cramped and kind of ugly. But remember that cases are mostly a personal choice item chosen on looks and feel alone with the occasional great airflow reason thrown in. If you like the case, go for it.

However, here are some other recommendations just in case:
Cooler Master Centurion 532 ATX Case - $45
Cooler Master Centurion 534 ATX Case - $50
Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP ATX Case - $65
Cooler Master Mystique RC-632S-KKN1-GP ATX Case - $65
Lian Li PC-7B Plus II Silver ATX Case - $90
XClio Windtunnel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $110
Antec Sonata III ATX Case with Antec Earthwatts 500W PSU - $110
Antec P180B ATX Case - $109
Antec P180 ATX Case - $115
Gigabyte Aurora GZ-FSCA1-ATB ATX Case - $110
Antec P182 ATX Case - $124
 
If you're still looking at Lian-Li cases, I can vouch for the PC-7B. If you need case fans, purchase some Yate Loons from Jab-Tech... they're available for $3.50 each and perform about as well as the Scythe brand fans.
 
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