Evaluate my new build

[King Mir]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail $189.99
EVGA 640-P2-N829-AR GeForce 8800GTS SSC 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $289.99
ABIT IP35-V intel p35 chipset ATX form factor $64.00
WD SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive-OEM $103.99
Light on DH-20a3p-04 Supper Allwrite 20x DVDRW $32.98
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12 EPP & SLI Ready Dual Channel Kit Retail TWIN2X2048-6400C4 $29.00
Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail $119.95
Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $169.99
ProAudio PT-168 Beige 400 Watts (PMPO) 2.0 Powered Amplified Multimedia Speaker $2.99
Act-On ADM-1551BKU USB 800dpi Optical Wheel Mouse (Black) $2.99

total $1,005.87

[Alaron]

Pretty good list. Just a few tweaks.

Go with an 8800GTS with 512MB. They are updated models that perform much better. eVGA is good to stick with.

Check that your DVD Burner comes with software. It's worth the extra few bucks to get a Retail drive that comes bundled with Nero.

I'd suggest buying everything from one source, like Newegg.

Finally, those speakers are going to be completely worthless. For $3, I don't know who they are kidding with that 400w rating. They have 6w between the two.

[King Mir]

Originally Posted by Alaron Go with an 8800GTS with 512MB. They are updated models that perform much better. eVGA is good to stick with.

The runner up for the video card was BFG Tech BFGE88512GTSE GeForce 8800GTS. What do think of that?

Check that your DVD Burner comes with software. It's worth the extra few bucks to get a Retail drive that comes bundled with Nero.

I'll look into it.

I'd suggest buying everything from one source, like Newegg.

Why? That would cost more.

Finally, those speakers are going to be completely worthless. For $3, I don't know who they are kidding with that 400w rating. They have 6w between the two.

They're $3 speakers. I don't expect much. They'll do the job. If I find I need something better, I'll buy it then.

[King Mir]

Updates:

BFG Tech BFGE88512GTSE GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $279.99
Intel Core2 Duo 8400 LGA775 3.0 GHz 6MB L2 Cache 64-bit - Retail Box $216.00

total: $1,021.88

[Cricket]

Make sure that motherboard supports that new CPU before you buy.

Cricket

[doubledragon5]

Did you price out each to newegg and include rebates to see if indeed it would cost you less?

[King Mir]

Originally Posted by Cricket Make sure that motherboard supports that new CPU before you buy. Cricket

Originally Posted by uabit.com Support Intel Core™ 2 Extreme/Duo/Quad processors with 1333/1066/800MHz FSB

The e8400 has 1333 MHz FSB.

Any other speck I should check?

[King Mir]

Originally Posted by doubledragon5 Did you price out each to newegg and include rebates to see if indeed it would cost you less?

All prices include shipping and MIR.

I may have missed some free shipping for over $200 deals that may apply. But I don't think any do.

[shadowpr]

Make sure your dvd burner is a sata connection.

[doubledragon5]

Originally Posted by King Mir All prices include shipping and MIR. I may have missed some free shipping for over $200 deals that may apply. But I don't think any do.

If you had all the patience to do that, good for you I sure as heck couldn't do it..

[David M]

FYI, the 8800 GTS 512 has the newer G92 GPU. Overclocked, it is darn near as fast as the GTX with the G90. Excellent choice.

[King Mir]

Changed the motherboard (that one didn't support e8400):
MSI P35 Neo2-FR LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard Retail $97.48
total 1055.36

[King Mir]

Originally Posted by doubledragon5 If you had all the patience to do that, good for you I sure as heck couldn't do it..

That was the easy part. Most sites make it easy, by proving the shipping upfront. Those that don't you have to watch out for, cause they can have extra handling costs, that make the part wind up costing more then other apparently more expensive deals.

Especially hard was searching for a Hard disk and an optical drive. So many choices.