Fantastic card, this is the best card you can buy for the money. With this card I play games like Half Life 2 1280x1024-max settings, Doom 3-1280x1024 High Quality, and Call of Duty 1280x1024-max settings. All of theses games run at 60fps+ on avg., and this is without oc. I am thrilled with this card, and new egg is the best for having it the cheapest!!! Without a doubt I recommend this card for any gamer on a budget.
*SYs SpeCs*
-P4 3.2ghZ
-1Gig DDR2-400mHz Ram
-160Gig HD
-Geforce 6600Gt PCIe
-DvD RoM DrIvE
ya but does he really ned it. prob with your setup is the graphics card is too powerfull and the cpu is weak. and i dont think he is gonna need 160gig of hhd space i have an 80 ig and i use like 15gigs tops
Diablo, that's pretty much exactly what I was thinking. Along those lines is probably your best bet castro.
I don't like aspire's setup at all. The CPU is too powerful and the video card is too weak. It's not a very balanced system at all. And the audigy 2 value is just crap, trust me you don't want value stuff, you want the audigy 2 ZS.
Anyway the case is going to be disaggreed on probably because with cases there is a lot of variance and you have to decide for yourself what case you think looks best and also has the best cooling (very important). I will now take the time to suggest a more in-depth system.
Total (+.99 shipping per piece per special newegg deal going on right now):
$1274.46
Oh yea and btw, this computer would completely own. That video card is currently the 2nd most powerful card on the market. Second only to the x850 xt platinum edition.