All right.
Im building myself a new gaming and multipurpose rigg and here is where im going to list what im getting. What i need is our tech minded people to help me out as even though i do know a bit in the ways of hardware there are still things i dont understand. This will be the first comp im building myself.

Price range: $2000 USD Max, i need to keep as low as possible.
Purpose: Needs to be amazingly fast, handle SC2, CoD4, and anything else for the next two or three years.

Case: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137
OS: Vista Home Premium x64 or XP x64
Motherboard: MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130081
GFX Card: (2x) EVGA 512-P3-N806-A1 GeForce 8800GT SSC 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130302
Memory: 2x G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115017
Harddrive: 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148261
Soundcard: CHAINTECH AV-710 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829120103
Power ETASIS ET750 ATX12V / EPS12V True 750W, Max 850W Power Supply
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817608006
CD/DVD Drive: 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
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827151153
CPU Heatsink: Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835154001
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16823126179
Mouse: Logitech G5 2-Tone 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser 2000 dpi Mouse
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16826104191
Fans: 4x Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185005

Price w/tax and shipping: Unknown until Video Card is back in stock.

Post has been edited 18 time(s), last time on Nov 4 2007, 12:36 am by Excalibur.

If you really want to handle anything for the next 2 or 3 years, I'd recommend waiting until DX10.1 cards come out.

Really, I'd recommend Vista. I'm not sure, but I think you can dual-boot Vista and Xp if you wanted to.

Thanks ducky.
Still need suggestions on case, powersupply, fans, and soundcard.

Uh, powersupply and fans won't make your computer any faster, just the price higher

Powersupply is still required.
And i may or may not over clock depending on what i need to get. Fans are pretty cheap.

Hey I Recommend a Quad Core Processor if your looking for speed and hey i know a couple websites where you can make an awesome build for your price range with good looking tower skins and everything! try these sites.

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Don't get the X-Pleasure... For 130 dollars or so, you can definately get a better case, with better cooling properties, etc.
Some recommendations from me are...
Antec 900
Antec P180/P182 (doesn't really make a difference, just buy the cheaper one.)
Gigabyte 3D Aurora
NZXT Zero
COOLERMASTER RC-690
Just search them on Newegg. :\

Motherboard.. get an IP35-E http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127031&Tpk=ip35-e
For the money, great overclocking motherboard. But don't get a 680i.. There are better chipsets.

Videocard... First, don't go SLI 8600GTS.. a single 8800GTS performs better. Just get a single 8800gts. Get the cheapest one on Newegg.

Processor is fine, but if you can get a Q6600, I would try getting that instead of a e6750.

Memory looks good, although I would only get 1 set at the moment.

Don't get a soundcard. From what I heard, Vista is having problems with sound cards, but regardless, there is definately other places you can put your money. You'd probably want a nice set of speakers with a sound card, so that's even more money.. =D

Depending on your case, we can decide what fans you need/want.

If you wait for nVidia's 9xxx series, you could be waiting for a while.. just my take on it.

Powersupply.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003

Get a SATA DVD Drive

Hawk i need some reasons for switching the mobo. I really like the 680i.
May or may not OC.
Hmmm, maybe on the 8800GTX.
Ill check out the Q6600.
I want a soundcard, but ill wait until i can find one that can work with Vista.
Im going with your case, what do you reccomend on fans?

One of the main features the 680i offers is the fact that is has 16x/16x SLI. A lot of other SLI boards offer 8x/8x SLI. However, tests have been done to show that there is no difference in performance between the two. Besides that, the 680i is going to run you an extra 100 dollars for features you're not going to want. The 680i does not support the future 45nm CPUs that Intel plans on releasing in November, I believe.
If you told me why you like the 680i, maybe I could suggest something better, but to be honest, I really would recommend staying away from the 680i now.
Which one of the cases that I suggested are you going with. Regardless, I would recommend Yate Loons, sold at Jab-Tech for $3.50 dollars each (plus shipping :\) They are some of the best fans when it comes to airflow/price/noise.

If you are going to overclock, an aftermarket CPU heatsink would be a decent investment too. But we can get to that later. =p

Updated. And also thanks Deathawk. <3
Also:
Noise doesnt really bother me at all when it comes to any type of fan. Im usually shaking the house with my music.

Im not buying keyboard/mouse/speakers/monitor as i already have those from this comp, which when i have my new one, im selling. It isnt more than two years old but i bought at a bad time.

Alright, you probably don't need any more fans, but if you are going to get fans, I would recommend these. The RC-690 comes with three fans already, one front intake, one rear exhaust, and one side intake.

http://www.jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-120mm-Case-Fan-D12SM-12-Medium-Speed-pr-3770.html

Well, if noise doesn't bother you, you could always pick up these.
http://www.jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-120mm-Case-Fan-D12SH-12-High-Speed-pr-3771.html

Also, just so you know, there are two versions of the 8800gts, the 320mb and 640mb. They perform very close in lower resolutions, but once you get into higher resolutions, the 640 starts to get more of a lead.. If your monitor can run at 1680x1050 or 1600x1200, and you plan playing games at that resolution, then I would probably recommend the 640, but otherwise go for the 320.

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Sep 22 2007, 3:55 pm by ~:Deathawk:~.

Id like to stay on newegg for everything as my parents are already being silly about me ordering my comp in pieces. They doubt my amazing ability to put it together, which as ive explained will be very easy, but they refuse to believe me. So if you could find those fans on newegg or link me to newegg fans that will work out.

The only things i dont know:
How to overclock and how much to do. Ill probobly be on AIM/MSN when i put this thing together so maybe you could help me out?

Im not skilled in the ways of CPU heatsinks and i hear it can go bad if you dont put it on right. Reccomendations on which one to get?

My question of which Vista to get still stands.

Fair enough, but you won't find Yate Loons on Newegg.
I think you'll be relatively fine without fans new fans, and it's hard to recommend anything besides Yate Loons..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001 for an aftermarket heatsink.

If you're going to get Vista, get Home Premium, but personally I think XP is fine for now if you already have it.

According to reviews the things a beast to install. Thats one of the few things that scares me away.

It is a bit tricky to install, but I know you can do it! =D

You can always look online/at the manual for help too ;P

All right, im going to add in the heatsink and that should be everything.

Thanks Deathawk.

If anyone else has any reccomendations please say so.

For $2000... I'm not going to go around giving exact pricing. I would much rather go with the E6850. Tech articles from the past month have shown that faster dual cores beat slower quad cores besides having better overclocking capabilities. Also, I'd suggest upping the graphics card to the GTX version. I mean, even the GTX can struggle with Oblivion at some points, but it fares better than the GTS. You also might want to get 4 Gb of Ram instead of 2. I know that Supreme Commander can easily use more than 2 Gb by itself, so keep that in mind. Whatever, it's your build, so you do what you want. I'd say that at the moment you have a cross between a workstation and a decent gaming rig, but if you want a rig purely for gaming, you can do much better even if you don't spend anymore money.

Well Felagund hardware isnt my thing, and as Deathawk is probobly one of the few people on here besides yourself who knows anything, ive been taking his word.

Im trying to keep below 1500$ unless absolutely necessary. But feel free to link me to any part you think would better suit what im doing and id be happy and appreciative to take a look.

Edit:
And also i am getting 4GB of RAM. 2x of the 2x1GB sticks is what i meant.

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Sep 22 2007, 4:56 pm by Excalibur.

The only thing I would consider changing at this point is beefing up your PSU a little bit and upgrading the a 520HX by Corsair instead. It's a bit more expensive, though, but definately one of the best PSUs around.. I think you will be fine with the 450VX, but I guess better to be safe than sorry.

Post has been edited 2 time(s), last time on Sep 22 2007, 5:01 pm by ~:Deathawk:~.

All right, still under 1500$ which seems good enough. Hoping im going to have enough money for it.