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Old 08-01-2008, 04:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Help On New Build Plz

Hello, well for x mas i got loads of money around 1900 and i want to spend every penny on a computer.

now im not experienced but im planning on building my own ( ordering all my parts from newegg)

here is what i have so far,

Thermaltake CL-G0102 VGA Cooler - Retail

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply - Retail

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

OCZ Gold 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8004GK - Retail

ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail

Thermaltake CL-R0026 Aluminum Heatsinks only - Retail

MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan - Retail

ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail

Total 1433 dollars, WITHOUT SCREEN

Now my questions are is there anything i should change?

and whats OEM, 2 of my products have that next to there name.

And should i change my mobo to one which supports SLI incase in the future i want better performance?

and whats the Q6600 compared to Q6600 G0?

I dont have a monitor picked out, i dont know anything about them. but any help on thaty would be heklpful thanks:

any help will be appreaciated.

and sorry for the spellin, me be swedish
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