First Build advice/suggestions, anything plz

[cuztomized2]

Hi guys

long time reader. first post

i will get right to the point
im planning to run latest games on either 22" 1680 x 1050 or 24" 1920x1200 resolution
total budget $2000

Case: Coolermaster CM Stacker 830 E-ATX Black Aluminum Case 9X5.25 4X3.5INT No PS W/ 2X120MM Fan

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail

RAM: Mushkin XP PC2-8000 Redline 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit

Video card: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS KO 678MHZ 512MB 1.94GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card

Mobo: ASUS Maximus Formula LGA775 X38 ATX DDR2 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 2PCI 2GBLAN SATA RAID 1394 Motherboard

PSU: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad CrossFire 750W ATX V2.2 EPS12 24PIN Active PFC Power Supply Red

going air
HS: Thermalright ULTRA-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler LGA775 Heatsink *Fan Not Included*
Fan: Noctua NF-P12-1300 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1100-1300RPM 63-92M3/H 12.6-19.8DBA Molex
t paste: Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound Paste NON-ELECTRICAL Conductive 4 Gram

not sure on HDDs yet
gata buy new monitor and keyboard + mouse as well

im planning to do 450 fsb with this build

any advice/suggestions
or just drop by and say hi to a newcomer

thanks in advance

[Synth]

Looks like you're going to have a monster of a PC !

Good parts selection, especially on the case, PSU and CPU.

Have fun building, and please post pics

[cuztomized2]

Originally Posted by Synth

Looks like you're going to have a monster of a PC !

Good parts selection, especially on the case, PSU and CPU.

Have fun building, and please post pics

i shall :)

i will probably buy components in two weeks or so

[SugarJ]

If you haven't bought your GPU, check the Hot Deals forum, apparently DC has a limited number of them on for $289 no MIR.

Cheers and good luck with your build, I'm liking all of your parts selections so far.

[cuztomized2]

Originally Posted by SugarJ

If you haven't bought your GPU, check the Hot Deals forum, apparently DC has a limited number of them on for $289 no MIR.

Cheers and good luck with your build, I'm liking all of your parts selections so far.

ya thats the one i was gona buy

man only 20 left in stock
ty for reminding me SugarJ

[cuztomized2]

man im now convinced to get a 8800gts over the new gtx -_-;

[sswilson]

Did you have a look at the Gigabyte 8800GTS at NCIX http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...cture=Gigabyte ?

Not only is this card less expensive, but the version they're shipping is already clocked to 700!!! :)

I understand you might specifically want EVGA due to brand preference, but it's worth a look.

[cuztomized2]

Originally Posted by sswilson

Did you have a look at the Gigabyte 8800GTS at NCIX http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...cture=Gigabyte ?

Not only is this card less expensive, but the version they're shipping is already clocked to 700!!! :)

I understand you might specifically want EVGA due to brand preference, but it's worth a look.

i have now

but i really like the 3months stepup from evga
also considering nvidia is releasing(? hopefully) new gt200 chip in july

GT200 to become 9900GTX and 9900GX2, launch date set to July*Update* - Expreview.com