New Build :) Suggestions?

JohnDoH!

JohnDoH!

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A friend asked me to build him a decent computer, so I dug deep and found these, any suggestion/comments apprciated
I'm a total amature when it comes to computers so I sorta played around a bit so NEED HELP!
The basic layout, the rest he can find on his own,

Mobo : eVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813188009
$259.99

CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M sharing L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor – Retail
$311.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003

Ram : CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145168
$315.00

HD : Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000KDRTL 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136038
$177.99

Case : UltraBlackAluminusATXMid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and AudioPorts
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1215768
$99.99

PSU : OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817341002
$144.99

Graphics : eVGA 512-P2-N635-AR GeForce 7950GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130061
$279.99
 
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that memory is a little pricey but good.

i would recomend maybe 2 320GB Seagate drives almost te price of the one 400GB you have picked.
 
Great choices! The only thing I might change would be the video card, maybe to an X1900XT or so.
 
8800gts

I would get the EVGA 8800 GTS from newegg for $469. Much faster than the 7950 and it would compliment the system you're building much better.
 
thanks a ton for the info's, i've checked out the hd and vcs, i'll definetly look more into the hd and video card, but the memory is a 20 combo discount deal and additional 40 from rebate ^^ so 255 for 2 gig isnt bad right?
 
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$255 for 2GB is decent, but you can find cheaper before rebates.

And as others have said, I would look into the 8800GTS/GTX.
 
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JohnDoH! said:
thanks a ton for the info's, i've checked out the hd and vcs, i'll definetly look more into the hd and video card, but the memory is a 20 combo discount deal and additional 40 from rebate ^^ so 255 for 2 gig isnt bad right?
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No thats not bad at all. I'd get the 320GB Seagate HD too. It's $94 and I have one. It's better than my other 300GB Western Digital by far. Newer tech. Are you buying a new Monitor?
 
He has a nice fancy LCD Tv that hes planning on using for his desktop, Nice wide and fancy, sigh* i have a 15" square tv :(
 
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