Alright, I've never built a PC before, so bear with any novice mistakes I might have made. I've done a ton of research over the past few days and I think I've finally settled on the following build. When the prices on the 8800GTX drop a bunch I'm going to pick up another, hopefully tiding me over until the next PC I'm able to put together (in 3 or so years). Mostly going to be used for gaming, movies, and graphic work.
Motherboard
Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus
Processor
E6750 (Budget caps at 1800, otherwise I'd fork out the extra 100 for the Q6600)
Memory
G.Skill 2GB (2 x1GB) DDR2800
Video
EVGA GeForce 8800GTX
Power Supply
OCZ GameXStream 600W (SLI certified)
Sound
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer (Don't really know about this one yet, might opt for a cheaper but comparable card)
Case
CoolerMaster Stacker 830 Evo
Hard Drive
Western Digital 120GB 7200 SATA
Optical Drive
Samsung 18x DVD/R w/LightScribe
Monitor
Chimei 22"
XP SP2 is my OS of choice.
Thoughts? Ideas? Blatant issues? Input is greatly appreciated, planning on purchasing all this stuff tomorrow.
Motherboard
Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus
Processor
E6750 (Budget caps at 1800, otherwise I'd fork out the extra 100 for the Q6600)
Memory
G.Skill 2GB (2 x1GB) DDR2800
Video
EVGA GeForce 8800GTX
Power Supply
OCZ GameXStream 600W (SLI certified)
Sound
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer (Don't really know about this one yet, might opt for a cheaper but comparable card)
Case
CoolerMaster Stacker 830 Evo
Hard Drive
Western Digital 120GB 7200 SATA
Optical Drive
Samsung 18x DVD/R w/LightScribe
Monitor
Chimei 22"
XP SP2 is my OS of choice.
Thoughts? Ideas? Blatant issues? Input is greatly appreciated, planning on purchasing all this stuff tomorrow.