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[latch]

Thinking of buying two sister systems (one for me and one for my GF). The prices are in Canadian, which is slightly less than USD funds right now. Looking at buying everything from directcanada.com due to positive past experience.

I'll probably play with mild overclocking, but nothing extreme. All running Vista 64bit.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 1066FSB 8MB - $294.99
ASUS P5K Deluxe - $239.76
OCZ Gold XTC PC2-6400 2x2GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-18 - $284.55
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB - $115.88
Antec P182 Case - $140.92
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 - $443.08
ThermalRight 120 Ultra Extreme - $60.00
Noctua NF-S12-1200 120MM Fan (1x for CPU, and 1x for Case) - 2x $18.35
Antec Earthwatts 500W Power - $91.30

Total: $1677.33

I've seen all types of people getting huge PS (like 1KW and stuff), but most people seem to think that's stupid overkill. The Earthwatts is rated over 80% efficient, so I'm hoping it'll be enough.

Any thoughts/recommendations?

Thanks,
Karl

 

[undeclared]

sounds fine, only thing is that you might be able to get the ram cheaper.. and the video card a little cheaper.

Shop around.

 

[Sinn707]

Get Corsair 520HX instead:
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC4384

Save $140 and get Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R instead, great, stable board with nice overclocking capabilities.
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD0443

Use the saved $140 to get a 8800 GTX.
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=22315 or http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl...ails.asp?EdpNo=2597917

Rest looks fine, good luck.

 

[latch]

Thanks, I'll make both adjustments.

Karl