First build

[iiiprimeiii]

is this a good and compatable setup?? also is their anything that is cheaper and just as good i could use or any changes someone might suggest????

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[The Wise Monkey]

Looks good, but I would suggest going for a P35 chipset board instead of the 650i. Something like the ASUS P5K-E iirc would be good.

Also, you didn't list any RAM there - have you chosen some already?

[Jamie Nixx]

The Gigabyte P35 DS3R is about the same price as the Asus P5N-E SLi but it has a much better chipset and it supports DDR2 and DDR3 so that would be your best bet.

Ram isn't listed, theres only one i will mention :D Corsair XMS2, its $47 with the rebate, don't you just wish memory was so cheap over here WM :rolleyes:

[The Wise Monkey]

Yeah, I would buy another 2GB of the Corsair straight away... XD

I have the motherboard that Jamie suggested - its is very good. :)

[iiiprimeiii]

yes i already have the ram. 2gb corsair xms2. got that my dvdrom, burner floppy drive...

[iiiprimeiii]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128048

this the mobo ur talking about??

[Jamie Nixx]

Yes thats the one :D

Well worth the extra money.

[RickyTick]

I've seen the 900 case much cheaper lately. Shop around, you can find it for around $75.

Its not a big deal, but you can find 22" monitor for $200 - $225.

You could save some money by not getting the 8800GT Superclocked and just get the vanilla 8800GT. Performance would still be really strong.

The processor will have thermal paste, so you shouldn't need the Artic Silver unless you're adding a aftermarket cpu cooler.

Just a thought.

[iiiprimeiii]

im probably gonna get the case pwr supply combo. it is 239 for the antec 900 case and a 950 watt power supply

[Jamie Nixx]

Just get the Corsair PSU, its one of the best around :rolleyes:

[RickyTick]

950 watt :eek:

[Jamie Nixx]

Yeah, it sucks big time, the Corsair is 10 times better.

Don't listen to how many watts a PSU has, look out for the quality.

[iiiprimeiii]

lol.. so the corsair i have picked out already is the best bet then??? thanks for all the advice:D