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new computer build help

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snarfbot

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this is the build im looking at:

e2140 cpu
patriot extreme performance ddr2 800 2 gigs
apevia 500 watt psu
evga 7600gt
rosewill r604-p case

im cannibalizing the hard disk and optical drives from my current rig.

the motherboards im considering are:

P35
biostar tforce tp35d2-a7 $105
abit ip35-e $120
gigabyte ga-p35-ds3r $130

650i ultra
evga 122-ck-nf66-t1 $97

all are good overclockers, all are compatible with intels penryn. although the 650i would allegedly require a bios flash.

out of the above what would be the best bang for the buck?
 
650i is good, but you'll need to cool the NB and SB if you plan to overclock. The stock configuration runs HOT! There are also un-confirmed report about the inability to run four sticks of RAM.
 
the ram issue doesn't really effect me too much as i dont plan on using xp for a while anyway, and hopefully they can get it sorted out in a further bios revision.
 
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