Critique the gaming build pleasee!!

[Omizzle]

https://secure.newegg.com/NewV...hDetail.asp?ID=4370971

Antec P180 - $130

EVGA 122-CK-NF63-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Motherboard
- $145

EVGA 8800GTX - $517

Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails - $130

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz LGA 775 - $330

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800- $120

Western Digital 150 GB Raptor - $205

Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 - $32

2x NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA - $62

Total: $1639

Thats the list of parts, although I will buy some off of Zipzoomfly for a little bit cheaper...The total comes to $1639+tax, shipping, etc. I already have a monitor and keyboard, so no need to worry about that.

How does it look? Could I get any mroe bang for my buck? Anything better coming out soon in the same price range? Help me out here!

Thanks a lot guys, you rock.

 

[Omizzle]

help please!

 

[xitshsif]

Originally posted by: Omizzle
Could I get any mroe bang for my buck?

The parts you're looking at aren't really "bang for the buck" parts, they're pretty high-end.

My first question is what's your current monitor? If it's not a high resolution, I'd say that video card is overkill.

For the same price as the E6850, I'd consider the Q6600.

Is 2 optical drives necessary?

Of course there's the standard debate about the benefits of a Raptor. It's definitely not "bang for the buck".

What OS are you going to be running? If it's 64-bit Vista, I'd suggest another 2 GB of RAM. So many things want memory these days.