Decent Gaming Build?

How does this all look?
Motherboard: EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard $239.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813188013
Power Supply OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V $149.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817341002
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail $509.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115002
RAM: mushkin eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) with EPP Profile Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $304.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820146677
Videocard: BFG Tech BFGR88320GTSOC2E GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $329.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814143091
Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM $219.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136011
Optical Drive: LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X 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 DVD Burner $38.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827106045
Case: LIAN LI PC-60BPLUSII W Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $139.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811112116
OS: Microsoft Windows XP --- SP2b 1pk - OEM $139.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16832116175
Watercooling: Swiftech H20-220-APEX-GT CPU Liquid Cooling Kits - Retail $249.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835108076
Cathodes: A.C. Ryan TWIN Overboost Dual 12" CCFL Light - UV $14.95 http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ind...oducts_id=20529
Grand Total $2,337.86
Anything I might need to change? This setup is mainly going to be used for gaming, also my budget is around $2000-2500

 

Looks good to me dude. Damn cooling is expensive

 

looks great!

 

Nice Looks good..Should install vista on a machine like that though

 

i would get the 6600 if i where you and just oc it to the 6700s speeds or higher

 

I'd wait until the intel pricecuts, get the same CPU for 200$ less. or a q6600 for the same cost.

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uhh no.

I assume he's using it to game and vista has ----ty drivers.


also, FYI you could probably get by with spending LESS on the RAM and just overclock it(within warranty of course)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820144062

should be micron d9GHM and has a warranty up to 2.3V which is excellent. should be able to hit DDR2-1200 if that's your desire.


here is a 8800GTS 640mb for like the same price
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814122018

and here is a 320mb for like 70$ cheaper
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130082

 

Xelink

1. Vista comes built in with all Gfx card drivers. Ive tryied it with both 7800gs and 6200.

2. Drivers from Xp will work on Vista. All my drivers work.All my friends pc that ive installed vista on has. Any troubles then just set compatability mode to Windows Xp SP2 and they will install

3. Vista is the new gaming thing. Xp doesnt support Dx10 and with games already started to support Dx10 i think vista is better for games.

 

That looks awesome. I wish i had a budget like that

What monitor are you going to be using?

 

1 those drivers perform like ---- and the updated ones aren't much better. I never said It didn't have drivers, i just said they weren't worth a damn.

2name one game. also what's to say someone won't do a backport?

3 name one DX10 game. Also, name one game that performs noticeably better under vista with a 8800 than in XP


http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=21884

things haven't gotten much better since launch either...

so, please, go back to your employer M$ and stop the BS marketting.
you cna always get vista alter when there is an advantage.

 

Crysis, Halo 2 will need Dx10 to run full...And alot of new games will need Dx10 to run full

And the drivers that came with my 7800 are the same supplied with vista

 

Halo2 ran just fine under DX8 on the xbox

furthermore, those games aren't out yet.

 

You cant say an operating system is crap just because theres no games for it yet..Thats like judging a console until it gets some good games.

To your Halo 2 answer...halo 2 ran on 64mb on xbox..but it needs 1gb for pc miniumum..People say pcs and consoles are the same..there right in some aspects but if that was true then we would already have an x360 emulator on pc

And...everyone ive told to upgrade to vista have liked it, Ive only meet a few people that have tryied and it not liked it

 

arbiter, you said "i think vista is better for games."

how would you judge vista if there is no games out for it yet.. thats like judging a consle by the games that didnt come out yet...

i tried vista with some PC games, and i truley do not want to get vista because of its lack or good drivers

 

theres no point in getting vista yet though not until they bring out better drivers and fix some of the bugs that it has right now

 

Because XP games still run on vista. and with my pc they run at an average of 2fps slower...Thats nothing..So already Vista is better then Xp and it doesnt have any games