How's This Build

My friend wanted me to put something together for him at the budget of 2500..but im not too savy with whats new and whats the best stuff out..so can someone lend an opinion to make sure everything looks fine..



EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188013

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink

2 EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130319

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

2 Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (storage drives)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148274

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive(main drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288

AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

SAMSUNG 245BW Black 24" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height Adjustment 400 cd/m2 1000:1 (DC 3000:1)

MONSTER DVI400-2M 6.6 ft Super-High Performance DVI-D Video Cable for HDTV

SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner

Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800 MCE Kit 1128 NTSC/ATSC/QAM/FM TV Tuner Card w/MCE Remote

Thermaltake SHARK VA7000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Antec TPQ-850 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, C-tick, CCC, CB

You have come at a time when things have just changed a good but, especially in the GPU world. Nvidia is out and ATI is in.

With that in mind:
Q6600
Asus Rampage
2x4850's
Faster than the 8800GT's. He could also wait on the 4870's due out in a couple weeks.
4GB G.SKill PC8500
WD 640GB Hard Drive get how many you need for space. They are faster than the 7200.11's
Zerotherm HSF Much better than the Zalman and close enough to the 120 Extreme without worrying about getting a bad base.

I don't use sound cards but I have heard good things about that one. The monitor is fine. Don't even think about getting that monster cable. Go to mono price or somewhere similar and get one for $5. The burner is fine. I am not up on tuners so I'll skip that one, good brand though.

I don't like the case but that's just me. I am liking the Cosmos right now, or an Evo Stacker. PSU isn't bad but I would go with a 750W Corsair.

ou_phidelt said:

You have come at a time when things have just changed a good but, especailly in the GPU world. Mvidia is out and ATI is in.

With that in mind:
Q6600
Asus Rampage
2x4850's
Faster than the 8800GT's. He could also wait on the 4870's due out in a couple weeks.
4GB G.SKill PC8500
WD 640GB Hard Drive get how many you need for space. They are faster than the 7200.11's
Zerotherm HSF Much better than the Zalman and close enough to the 120 Extreme without worrying about getting a bad base.

I don't use sound cards but I have heard good things about that one. The monitor is fine. Don't even think about getting that monster cable. Go to mono price or somewhere similar and get one for $5. The burner is fine. I am not up on tuners so I'll skip that one, good brand though.

I don't like the case but that's just me. I am liking the Cosmos right now, or an Evo Stacker. PSU isn'y bad but I would go with a 750W Corsair.

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Thanks alot..