Suggestions For Future Build

[SnaeDL]

Suggestions?

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz
$222
ABIT AB9 Pro LGA 775 Intel
$146
CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (Thinking about getting 2gb but I want to keep it under $1k)
$110
BFG Tech GeForce 7600GT
$140
SONY DVD-ROM
$20
SAMSUNG DVD+R,DVD-RAM,DVD-ROM,CD-RW,CD-ROM, Light Scribe Tech.
$32
SCEPTRE Black 19" 8ms DVI Widescreen HD Ready LCD Monitor
$180
ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink
$54
Thermaltake A2018 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
$13

I already have case, psu, sound card, speakers, and hdd.

All in all this build here will cost me under $1000 unless i decide to get the 2gb of xms2.

[glc]

All compatible, but if you buy a retail boxed processor you don't need the Zalman. Is your PSU a quality ATX 2.0 unit?

[Cricket]

Are the Samsung optical drives more reliable now?

:) Cricket

[phatphoeater]

along the lines of glc's post, saving on the zalman, extra case fan (do you really need it?), and maybe a cheaper/smaller-feature-set mobo would put you closer to getting a 2gb ram kit, which will make a huge difference for gaming and day to day multitasking.

[glc]

Dunno, Cricket.

If "future" means waiting till April, the C2D's will be a lot cheaper too - and the E6320/E6420's will be out with double the cache.

[newbuilder14]

I'd suggest a P5B motherboard, they come highly recommended here and are solid.

[glc]

P5B's aren't the only motherboards on the planet, NB.

[newbuilder14]

Yes, that's definitely right, the only reason I suggested the P5B is because it is cheaper than the Abit and is probably a better board. Ultimately, it is probably a toss up, the Abit is probably fine, but I don't know because I've only used the P5B.

I'm sorry, I shouldn't try to talk the OP into something else.

[glc]

That particular Abit board is actually getting some really decent reviews. Did you compare features? That board has a lot more on it than the base P5B.

[Mr.Ferrari]

Wasn't too popular at first, but is coming up to be a good budget board.