NEW BUILD SANS XP/SOUND CARD/SPEAKERS/WEAK VID CARD
Case: Thermaltake Kandalf VA9000BWS [Full Tower, Window, Black] - $182.66
PSU: OCZ OCZ700GXSSLI GameXStream 700W PSU - $149.99 [$25.00 MIR]
Processor: Intel X6800 Core 2 Extreme - $949.00
Memory: 2GB Mushkin DDR2-800 Xtreme Performance Memory [Latency: 4-4-3-10] - $299.00
Hard Drives: Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB SATA Hard Drive - $87
Motherboard: Asus P5N32-SLI Premium - $259.99
Video Card: eVGA 7600GT [To hold out until R600/G80] - $134.99 [$20 MIR]
Optical Drive: NEC ND-3550A 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive - $45.99
Mouse: Logitech G5 - $49.99
Keyboard: Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse [Blue Backlighting] - $44.99
Monitor: Viewsonic VX2025 20.1" WS LCD Monitor - $329.95
TOTAL - Just over $2500
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Cooling [Yes, it deserves its own section, lol].
http://www.petrastechshop.com/pecogpuex.html
Petra's Tech CoolKit GPU Extreme WaterCooling Kit [Get it if ever freaking gets in stock]
• (1) Swiftech Storm Rev.2 CPU Waterblock (w/Socket 939/775/478/462 compatible USMA)
• (1) AquaXtreme MP-1 GPU Waterblock (Universal)
• (2) AquaXtreme 50Z-DC12 Pumps
• (1) Swiftech MCR320-QP Triple 120mm Radiator (w/fittings)
• (3) Yate Loon D12SL-12 120mm x 25mm Fans (47CFM, 28dBA)
-Or- (3) Yate Loon D12SM-12 120mm x 25mm Fans (70.5CFM, 33dBA)
• (10') 7/16" ID (5/8" OD) Masterkleer Tubing
• (1) 1/2" OD Polypropylene T-Fitting
• (14) Stainless Steel Worm-Drive Hose Clamps
• (1) Machined Delrin Fillport/T-Line Cap
• (1) Swiftech MCB-120 RadBox
• (1 bottle) Swiftech HydrX Coolant Additive
• (1) Petra'sTech Water Cooling Setup Guide
Price: $374.95
TOTAL, FINAL PRICE - $2900 without the rebates
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Message: You could wait on building the entire system for Windows Vista and DX10 compatible cards, especially considering you are putting such a large investment in your computer. Supposedly, MS will allow a new form of DX 9 to play DX10 games, but I highly doubt that you will be able to use the new graphical features that DX10 is bringing.
ATI - R600 <<<<<< The DX10 compatible lines coming out in
nVidia - G80 <<<<<< the next few months [no specifics yet].
Also, just my opinion, but I dont think any processor is worth $1000 but w/e, you have the means to get it. I would personally recomment the E6600 as the best performance/price CPU.