Alright, I sware this is the last time. :P

[kobaj]

My friend, (from a week ago) was going to build a pc for 800, he managed to scramble up another 800 (how do you scramble up 800 is a week??)

Anywho, he put this new rig together, and he wants me to get it double checked on the forums for him. Making sure everything will work together and is a good quality choice

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811119068
Model #: CAC-T05-UW
Item #: N82E16811119068
$50

ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131142
Model #: P5N-E SLI
Item #: N82E16813131142
$149.99 -$10.00 Instant $139.99

Foxconn FV-N88SMBD2-ODOC GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814186011
Model #: FV-N88SMBD2-ODOC
Item #: N82E16814186011
$399.99 $399.99

Sunbeam NUUO SUNNU550-US-BK ATX12V / EPS12V 550W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817709004
Model #: SUNNU550-US-BK
Item #: N82E16817709004
$74.99 -$15.00 Instant $59.99


Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6700 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115002
Model #: BX80557E6700
Item #: N82E16819115002
$512.00 $512.00

OCZ ATI CrossFire 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2A8002GK - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820227169
Model #: OCZ2A8002GK
Item #: N82E16820227169
$215.99 $215.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3320620A 320GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148139
Model #: ST3320620A
Item #: N82E16822148139
$94.99 -$5.00 Instant $89.99

Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2b 1pk w/Upgrade Coupon for Vista - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16832116175
Model #: E85-04964
Item #: N82E16832116175
$130

Total: 1600 (roughly)

 

[Hass]

If he's spending 1600 on a computer, why not go SATA on the drive?
Oh and uhm.. hmm.

Maybe he could drop the 6700 to a 6600.. and pick up the 8800GTX with the spare money.
Becuase personally, I don't think there's a $200 difference between the 6600 and 6700.
but then again, I don't think the upgrade from GTS to GTX is all that much worth it either.
Ohh what do I know, just ignore me :/
Oh but for reals.
Go with SATA

Maybe a better PSU too.
If he plans to go SLI on that board with 8800s.
(I like to plan ahead, save money down the road from upgrading the PSU later)

 

[stephensmia]

by the Feb issue of Maximum PC the cover says "Build Your Own $1,500 PC!"
and it is a pretty bad @$$ pc

 

[gottabamd]

Go with the E6600, use the extra cash to get a 74 gb raptor as a primary drive, upgrade that ide hdd to a sata 3.0 as a storage drive. I don't know why you would want ATI crossfire certified ram when you have nothing ATI.