I built a new computer yesterday! *Rate 56k beware

Currently Core 2 Duo OCed to 3.2 MHZ

Case---Thermaltake Armor Silver Full Tower +25cm Side Fan $188.00
http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A1311438

Processor---Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor $313.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003

Video Card ---EVGA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384bit GDDR3 $530.00
http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA9602827

Fans---Noctua fans for the win! 2x 120mm 1600RPM 2x 80mm 1800Rpm with Fan controller SilenX 120x120x38mm - 18dBA - 90CFM 1400Rpm(for CPU)and AcoustiFan Soft Silicon Fan Gasket for all fans $80
http://www.acousticpc.com/index_quie...uter_fans.html

Sound Card---Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels $70.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102006

Hard Drive---Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive $209.99 $179.99 mail in
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136012

Power Supply---CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W +12@40Amps $101.99
http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA6200026

Motherboard---GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3Rev 3.3 $118.88
http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4830994

Memory---D9GMH G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) $239.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231065

CPU cooling---Zalman 9700 $59.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019

Optical drives---LITE-ON Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM IDE Burner - OEM $27
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106042


Total = $1890ish Took my old computer apart and sold the parts on Ebay - $668 = New total $1222 YAY!!!

I never benched it at stock. I went right for the OC then benched it.

http://service.futuremark.com/orb/projectdetails.jsp?projectType=14

I never benched it at stock. I went right for the OC then benched it.

http://service.futuremark.com/orb/projectdetails.jsp?projectType=14

0utc4st

When I built my system, I tried to color match all my components. I love red boards. You got a nice system. I put about $1500 into mine and my specs are probably less. Then again, I bought a new monitor and I have a few HDD's.

I think I'll upgrade my GPU's and CPU later in the year.

Blows my aging A8N-E system out of the water. Here's my compare http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=200041

Reason I was interested in your score is because I'm building a new system on Wednesday that is sorta similiar to yours, but I went with the asus hybrid board and I'm just curious how it's gonna compare in the CPU tests against the 965 board. The video tests won't be a fair comparison though as I'm going with 8800 GTS's in SLI.
therealFrek

I don't intend this to sound insulting or anything, but a dual core Athlon 64 system with an A8N-E and a 7900GT video cards is not something that I would call aging.  Man, I ran a P4 2.8GHz system with a 9800 Pro video card for over three years as a gaming rig until just a few months ago when I had a new system built.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=14925440utc4st

Its at stock. I dont think I will mess with OCing it no real need to other than higher benches.0utc4st

Hehe yet the first thing you did was OC your E6600 ;)

Cables yeesh who gives a rats ass. Cables dont affect anything. The HD is a 10,000Rpm Raptor they only make them in 150 gig and I really don't need more than that I don't download lots of stuff.0utc4st

[QUOTE="0utc4st"]Its at stock. I dont think I will mess with OCing it no real need to other than higher benches.raynimrod

Hehe yet the first thing you did was OC your E6600 ;)

I was talking about the graphics card. Its just so powerfull no need to OC it for now unless I want a better 3DMark06 score.

[QUOTE="therealFrek"]Blows my aging A8N-E system out of the water. Here's my compare http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=200041

Reason I was interested in your score is because I'm building a new system on Wednesday that is sorta similiar to yours, but I went with the asus hybrid board and I'm just curious how it's gonna compare in the CPU tests against the 965 board. The video tests won't be a fair comparison though as I'm going with 8800 GTS's in SLI.
Ebougile

I don't intend this to sound insulting or anything, but a dual core Athlon 64 system with an A8N-E and a 7900GT video cards is not something that I would call aging. Man, I ran a P4 2.8GHz system with a 9800 Pro video card for over three years as a gaming rig until just a few months ago when I had a new system built.

I see your point and I probably should have chose a better word than "aging". To me though it just isn't cutting it with what I play. In Oblivion with all the mods I run this system can't handle it. Supreme Commander is brought to an absolute crawl unless I turn down all the options. I like to play games on max settings hence why I'm upgrading. The system I have now is capable of playing everything on the market but not at high setttings. What can I say, I'm an upgrade junkie and I end up buying at least a few parts every 6 months. 

I see your point and I probably should have chose a better word than "aging". To me though it just isn't cutting it with what I play. In Oblivion with all the mods I run this system can't handle it. Supreme Commander is brought to an absolute crawl unless I turn down all the options. I like to play games on max settings hence why I'm upgrading. The system I have now is capable of playing everything on the market but not at high setttings. What can I say, I'm an upgrade junkie and I end up buying at least a few parts every 6 months. 

therealFrek

That's cool.  It just struck me as a little unreal when I read your original response to the OP but I see what you mean.  Actually a buddy of mine is kind of the same way.  It bugs him if he cannot max out the graphics in a game because he feels he is missing out on the way developers intended the game to really be.  Everybody has their thing with computers I guess.  For me, I'm kind of a neat freak when it comes to my operating system.  I don't like the idea of installing and uninstalling very much stuff on a system, even drivers.  It bugs me to lose that fresh pristine feel of a newly installed operating system with all of the latest drivers and a "clean" install of all my games!

Thats pretty much the system i want but was going with the 8800gts 640 and even that card is insanely priced.

Is there a hugh difference in performance between that one and the gtx?