How does this custom-built PC fare?

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BigRieg

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I start college for Game and Simulation Programming, and need this computer to be current for the four year term, or at least as long as possible. Do these specs match up for the future demand of graphics processing, etc for my class? I went through ibuypower.com for the build

Case ( Nzxt Alpha Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black )
Case Lighting ( Cold Cathode Neon Light Blue )
Power Supply ( Standard Case Power Supply )
Processor ( Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (2x 3.0GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) )
Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink )
Motherboard ( [SLI] MSI P7N SLI-FI Nvidia nForce 750i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Three PCI-E MB
Memory ( 4 GB [1 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Hard Drive ( 320 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
CD/DVD Drive ( Sony Dual Format/Double Layer 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( 600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System FREE!)
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Monitor ( LCD Monitor 22" Widescreen TFT LCD Monitor Support up to 1080P with HDCP [Black] )
Keyboard ( Combo: Multi-Media/Internet Keyboard + Optical Internet Mouse Blue )
Mouse ( Logitech Optical Internet Mouse Black )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )
Operation System ( MS Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2 )
Case Round Cable ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower )

total cost after shipping: $1467 anything that anybody would add that I forgot? (they are in process of building, can call and change) THANKS!!!!
 
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Geoff

Geoff

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I would strongly suggest not going with the 8800GTS 640MB, that card is over 2 years old already. Also I would get 2x 2GB of DDR-800, not 4x 1GB. Have you looked at the new Core i7's?

How much is this going to cost?
 
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BigRieg

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yes, ati hd 4870 512MB pci express 16x about $243
the 1GB about $305 and X2 DDR5 2GB about $503
no GTX 260
SORRY, FOUND GTX260 896MB $288
AND GTX 280 1 GB $476
 
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Geoff

Geoff

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Either the 4870 or GTX 260 would be the best choice. If you want to run two cards in SLI later on then go with the GTX 260.
 
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