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I'm trying to build a killer C2D system for my daughter that will be a good bang for the buck for non combat gaming and some Photoshop. She's got a 19" LCD so a super card would be a waste.
We are planning to overclock it eventually so I'll need a better CPU heatsink than the one that comes in the Intel retail box.
I don't want the total cost to grow very much as she is maxed out at the current ~$850 after shipping and MIRs. But if it's a really good improvement/deal, we could squeeze in an extra $50 for a total of $900.
I need help before I finalize this purchase.
Where are the weaknesses? Incompatible components?
Here's the proposed component list:
LIAN LI PC-7A plus II Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811112068
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128012
SAPPHIRE 100199L Radeon X1950GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814102034
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E4300
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115013
G.SKILL 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-1GBPK
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231094
Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822135106
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SH-S182D
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827151133
Thanx in advance
We are planning to overclock it eventually so I'll need a better CPU heatsink than the one that comes in the Intel retail box.
I don't want the total cost to grow very much as she is maxed out at the current ~$850 after shipping and MIRs. But if it's a really good improvement/deal, we could squeeze in an extra $50 for a total of $900.
I need help before I finalize this purchase.
Where are the weaknesses? Incompatible components?
Here's the proposed component list:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811112068
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128012
SAPPHIRE 100199L Radeon X1950GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814102034
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E4300
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115013
G.SKILL 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-1GBPK
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231094
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822135106
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SH-S182D
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827151133
Thanx in advance
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