Possible build for neighbor kid. How's it look?

[Static_11]

CASE:
Newegg.com - NZXT LEXA BlackLine Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$100

MOTHERBOARD:
Newegg.com - ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$115

CPU:
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
$200

RAM:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
$75

VIDEO:
Newegg.com - PNY VCG88GTS32XPB GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported HDCP Video Card - Retail
$280$

PSU:
Buy.com - Corsair 520W SLI Certified Modular ATX Power Supply - CMPSU-520HX
$100$

HDD:
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
74$

OPTICAL:
Newegg.com - Sony NEC Optiarc Black 18X DVD+R 6X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 18X DVD±R DVD Burner, OEM Version - OEM
$32.99

COOLING:
80mm top fan replacement:
Newegg.com - APEVIA CF4SL-UGN 80mm 4 x Green Lights LED Case Fan - Retail
$4.99

Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
$19.99


**just throwing them in there for looks**
ACCESSORIES:
Y splitter for fans: (not sure if i'll need this or not.. if not, i could always use one for another build)
Newegg.com - Link Depot 3 Pin Fan Power Y Cable Model POW-ADT-3PY - Retail
$1.50

Cathode X2:
Newegg.com - LOGISYS Computer CLK4GN 10cm Cold Cathode Light - Retail
$4.99

Fan grill:
Newegg.com - GENERIC NET12 Fan Guard/Grill, chromed, for 120mm fans - OEM
$1.50

Newegg.com - GENERIC NET08 Fan Guard/Grill chromed for 80mm fans - OEM
$0.99



Plans:
Mounting the two green cathodes in the front part of the hdd bays (invisible with side panel on) and then having the top 80mm fan replaced with a green led one. Green/red contrast would look pretty good I think. Replacing ugly stock grills with chrome ones just for some more added "ooh ahh".

 

[peterhuang913]

Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

 

[san21893]

Cathodes are ugly and too bright, the kid will most likely get sick of them, get into led's instead. ^And yes the p35 ds3l is also a good board for cheap.

 

[Static_11]

they shouldn't be too bright if they're kind of tucked back behind stuff. the light fades sooner or later. lol

 

[saltynay]

get a seagate barracuda or a Samsung spinpoint hdd

 

[lancec2c30]

looks pretty good to me.

 

[Grievearz]

I'd recommend getting the Q6600, it's not that much more expensive and for the price it's an amazing processor. I also agree with the LEDs, cathodes are way too bright for me, just LEDs on my fans light up my entire case enough. It's up to you though (or him as it were).

 

[nhlrocker]

Nice looking build man, id be happy with it for sure.
Really nice GPU too!
And about the cathodes, i ordered the exact same ones exept blue, and i got UV lights? lol

 

[Static_11]

Wiremanagement idea.
Solid lines will be visible.
Broken lines will be behind tray.
Im going to dremmel a few holes in the tray to run wires. I didn't put the sata power cables in this because it would've made it confusing to look at but im going to just run them behind the tray and make them come out behind the drive bays.

Oh, and add some Right angle sata connectors to my buy list

 

[veg1992]

get a seagate barracuda or a Samsung spinpoint hdd

hey salty... welcome back!!

anyways

i agree

get a p35-ds3l with Crucial Ballistix or Geil BlacK Dragon or Patriot Extreme

also... get a Seagate with a Perpendicular Recording Technology