Helping a friend on Gaming PC

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dragoon38900

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Hi, Im helping a friend on building a gaming PC. His budget is around $1500.
We have this so far:

Mobo: EVGA 132-YW-E178-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI FTW ATX Intel Motherboard
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CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400
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GPU: BFG Tech BFGEGTX2801024OC2E GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
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PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
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HD: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (bare drive)
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Monitor: Acer H213H bmid Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen 16:9 LCD Monitor
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Ram: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX8500D2K2/4GR
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Mouse: Logitech G5 2-Tone 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Laser Mouse
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Keyboard: Logitech 967740-0403 Black USB Standard Internet 350 USB Keyboard
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Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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DVD Burner: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F
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What do you guys think? Does everything match up? Is there anything I should be warned about? Am I missing something? Are there better choices?

PS. He might consider going SLI if he needs to
 
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I would suggest getting a q6600 or another quad core. He doesn't need to SLI, but he could if he wanted too get even more power with another GPU (not too familiar with NVIDIA based cards). The HDD also seems kinda small for that system... You could also get a larger, cheaper HDD that is 7200rpm for general use and media and the like and use the other one for games only.

And your link to the mouse is wrong, it sends you to the RAM you picked out.

Oh, and if you want to, you could OC the CPU but you would then need to add an aftermarket HSF.
 
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The total so far is around $1515.63 with shipping.
Ive read somewhere that its not worth getting Quad yet because not alot of games support quad (but maybe in the future there will be more?). Hes using this PC strictly for gaming and general internet use, but I guess I can suggest getting another large HD.
 
I would take a look at the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard. It is a good motherboard and $137:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

The Q6600 processor is only $25 more expensive than the E8400. I would go with the E8400 personally because of its higher clock speed and lower power consumption. Quad-Core processors multi-task better than Dual-Cores but there really isn't much software to really take advantage of a Quad-Core presently. There likely will be software written for Quad-Cores in the near future. Either the E8400 or the Q6600 processor is a good choice in my opinion.
 
Correct me if Im wrong, but that Gigabyte does not support SLI.
In fact, we were looking at that exact model, and the more expensive Asus models like the Rampage, but they were all Intel boards that did not support SLI. So we went for the EVGA 780i because it came as a combo with the CPU for 30 bucks cheaper.
 
Its pretty late in the game to go dual now ,maybe a year or more ago it would have been ok. Games are allready starting to switch to multi core use from benchmarks I have seen.I would stick to quad maybe even an I7 if he can swing it in his budget due to the scaling ability of multiple gpu's if needed in those builds
 
I agree with the previous comments made by Atentora. Scalable Link Interface (SLI) is overated. If you want more processing power from a video card just buy a real high quality card.

I also noticed you don't have a third party heatsink and fan. I advise you to get one. Intel supplies a poor quality heatsink and fan with their processors.

Take a look at the ASUS V52 92 millimeter Sleeve Central Processing Unit Cooler for $27:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835101027&Tpk=ASUS V52
 
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