Can I save any money here?

[average650]

Can i change any of these parts to save money, but not lose performance?

COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 RC-532-SKN1 Black Aluminum bezel, SECC chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: RC-532-SKN1
Item #: N82E16811119094

APEVIA CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Case Fan - Retail
Model #: CF12SL-UBL
Item #: N82E16811998121


ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: P5N32-E SLI
Item #: N82E16813131073

EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Model #: 768-P2-N831-AR
Item #: N82E16814130072


SILVERSTONE ZEUS SST-ST65ZF ATX12V 650W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: SST-ST65ZF
Item #: N82E16817163108


Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Model #: BX80562Q6600
Item #: N82E16819115017


CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - Retail
Model #: TWIN2X2048-6400C4
Item #: N82E16820145034


Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD2500KS
Item #: N82E16822144701



Logitech 967557-0403 Silver/Black USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Slim Cordless Desktop S 510 Mouse Included - Retail
Model #: 967557-0403
Item #: N82E16823126180


Acer AL2416WBsd Silver 24" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Model #: ET.F16WP.B02
Item #: N82E16824009113

ASUS 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe and 14X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model DRW-1814BLT - OEM
Model #: DRW-1814BLT
Item #: N82E16827135145


Logitech X-230 32 watts RMS 2.1 Black Speaker System - OEM
Model #: 970123-1403
Item #: N82E16836121123

[LeftyAce]

What do you want this computer to do well? Gaming, graphics design, just web browsing?

Also, links to the newegg pages for the parts would make it a lot easier for us to quickly check how much some of your parts are, so as to offer alternatives.

My initial advice would be to drop SLI. It's only worth it if you can afford 2 of the best video cards right now. Otherwise, it's just a more expensive motherboard and powersupply. Also, adding a second card down the road as an upgrade option doesn't make much sense b/c 1 next generation card always outperforms 2 last-gen cards in sli (I didn't realize this until after I did my build. If I did an upgrade today, it would be to get an 8800, not a second 7800 :-)

[The Village Idiot]

Based on all that, you can save money but not getting such a ridiculous card, the 8800GTX is quite an over priced card, when really the 8800GTS 640mb should be far than adaquite for now, no matter what your doing, heck nVidia are brinigng out a GeForce 9 series by the end of the year, with guarantees for double the performance over the 8800GTX. So you could get something like an 8600GT now and then upgrade when they come swooping in.

Other things to consider, well i suppose you wont see much speed decreasements by getting a smaller hard drive. But thats just preference.

Your motherboard is quite a powerfull one, unless your going for SLi any time soon, you could do what i did, save $200 and get a 650i mobo, same as 680i basically only without the SLi.

Again as with preference, your monitor doesn't have to be so huge at 24", just imagine something that big as your computer screen, there s a limit one what will fit in your desk space, and what will be too big.

[average650]

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/...Number=6207466

there is the link to the shared wish list.

how much will the new 9 series cost? Same as the 8 when it came out?

Oh, and this will be used for gaming and light video editing

[The Village Idiot]

If it's only light video editing you could take it down to a dual core if you really wanted to save money.

[LeftyAce]

You don't need XMS2 ram unless you plan on overclocking. Corsair ValueSelect DDR2 667 is fine.

If you'll agree to drop SLI, switch to the ASUS P5K motherboard.

Since you're on a budget, get the 320MB 8800GTS. It'll handle anything out there right now just fine, and it gives you DX10 support. I wouldn't play the waiting game for the 9 series cards; we don't yet know how much power they'll require, or exactly when they're coming out.

I recently got a Hanns.G monitor, and am very pleased with it. This 22" widescreen is $260: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824254020

If there's something you need vista for (DX10 games, or something) then keep it. Otherwise, XP home is $90.

There's a few more changes I would make that don't save you money, but will get you a more reliable system.

For a quad core and an 8800GTS, I'd get a Corsair or FSP powersupply. They're more robust at the same power rating as the Enermax.
You may be ok with the 520W corsair: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...orsair%2b520hx
But I'd let someone else comment who knows the power needs of the q6600.

This seagate harddrive has a longer warranty (5 yrs instead of 3) for $5 more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262

The 320GB model is only $10 more than that.

Lastly, we recommend LiteOn for optical drives. This SATA Retail version comes with burning software: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106072

*EDIT* I'd keep the quad core if possible. More and more applications and games are being written to take advantage of multiple cores, so it would be a good investment.

[The Village Idiot]

The Q6600 requires 105watts of power, or theres a new 'Energy Efficient' version which gulps up 95watts. Personally you might be ok with a 520watt Power Supply, but i'd recommend something a little bit higher. My Core2Duo system with a 320mb 8800GTS, E6750, 2GB SLi ram was estimated that I needed a 470 watt Power Supply, so based on that a 600 watt is a minimum really, I like to be future proof, so i'd get a 700 watt if possible.

My OCZ 600watt should last me for some time because i decided to get higher.

[average650]

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/...Number=7878927 There's my new one. That saved a lot. I really liked the 24 inch, but it's probably not worth the extra 200. And I am planning on overclocking so I'll keep that ram.

[LeftyAce]

I would still suggest you get the ASUS P5K motherboard. You don't need the SLI option, and it's better to use an intel chip with an intel processor (The P5N is an nVidia chip).

[The Village Idiot]

The 650i does not have SLi just to clarify,

And LeftyAce, i'm not quite sure what your talking about, it doesn't matter if you use an Intel chip on an Intel motherboard or an NVIDIA motherboard, it really depends on the speed of the actual motherboard.

One thing I would point out is the P5K is Crossfire, while your getting an NVIDIA Card. Just bear that in mind if you do get a P5K.