future extreme build

[Invisible]

get this for PSU
Newegg.com - XCLIO GREATPOWER X14S4P4 600W ATX12V 600W Power Supply 100-240V / 200-240V UL, CUL, TUV, CB, VDE, FIMKO, DEMKO, NEMKO, SEMKO - Retail

and note on vista...he will be fine with vista premium 64-bit

 

[krazyq]

I would recommend this psu

Buy.com - Corsair 520W SLI Certified Modular ATX Power Supply - CMPSU-520HX

 

[Invisible]

yea that one's good too

 

[Static_11]

HIPER 580watt is AMAZING!

 

[b1gapl]

I wouldn't say the HIPER 580w is amazing, because the Corsair 520HX being in the same price range as the HIPER 580w (according to buy.com), would be a better choice. But the HIPER 580w is indeed a good power supply. It looks good too.

 

[Invisible]

hmm i thought the black one didnt have LED's or did you get red/blue?
im probably going to get a xclio greatpower 550

 

[nerdygeek]

won't he need 4gb of ram for 64 bit?

 

[veg1992]

he won't need it.. as b1gapl told me "64bit can handle more ram, but doesn't hog more ram" or something like that...

 

[edwardopowers]

okay ive put together a list of hardware..just remember that i will update this before i purchase and if there is anything better that you guys would recommend...and would water cooling be worth the price,,i know it works great but its still more money

case : Newegg.com - Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
mobo : Newegg.com - ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
gpu:Newegg.com - ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP/768M GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
cpu:Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
psu:Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail
ram:Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
hdd:Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ES ST3320620NS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
cd drive: Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM
monitor:Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1(DC 3000:1) - Retail
keyboard:Newegg.com - Saitek PZ30AU Black 104 Normal Keys 4 Function Keys USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard - Retail
mouse:Newegg.com - Logitech G5 2-Tone 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser 2000 dpi Mouse - Retail
os: Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM

 

[lancec2c30]

Looks good. Just wait for the G92 gpu's to come out and who knows. Maybe the new amd quad cores will be awesome. Other than that, looks good.

If you have the money and are willing to do the research IMO water cooling is the only way. I will hopefully have my new rig on water before 2008.

:: On a side note, how are you affording this trick rig at 15?