My system as of 5/16/07.. let me know what you think.

[km23]

I'm particulary concerned with the motherboard and even the RAM. Any suggestions on any of the products would be appreciated. The CPU price is based on the July, 22nd pricing Intel announced. This will, of course, be a gaming system, but overall, I'll be using it more for work.

Case: Lian Li PC-60BPLUSII Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112100
129.99 + 15.99 + Tax = 156.05

PSU: Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817371001
129.99 + 8.02 + Tax = 148.70

Motherboard: EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188013
249.99 + 6.94 + Tax = 276.04

Video Card: EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130071
319.99 + 6.13 + Tax = 351.39

Proc: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
266 + 6.99 + Tax = 293.00 - ESTIMATED

RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145034
154 + 0 + Tax = 155.08

Hard Drive: Western Digital 150GB Raptor X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136011
199.99 + 6 + Tax = 221.95

DVD Burner: NEC Black ND-3550A
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058
29.99 + 5.64 + Tax = 37.96

Thermal Paste: Arctic Silver Compound 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835100007
5.89 + 4.99 + Tax = 11.24

Sound Card:
Onboard Sound

Total - $1651.41

 

[Zardnok]

I think you should spend the extra $10 and go with a SATA burner instead of the old school IDE. Have you thought about possible using the new P35 Bearlake boards? They look to OC better than any current boards.

 

[aCynic2]

You might be able to save $20-30 on the PSU searching froogle.com and bizrate.com. When I bought my system, I ended up buying the HS from jab...something, the speakers (Logitech Z-5500) from mwave and the PSU from zipzoomfly (this is giving me order trouble), everything else from newegg. I think I was able to shave an additional $70-80 off the end price.