New PC prepairing for games this summer

[Borzinchi]

As the name suggests I'm planning on creating a PC this summer to play games that will be coming out such as Unreal Tournament 3, Crysis, stuff like that. At the moment, I have pretty much planned out the system but this is where you guys come in, since it's always nice to have a second opinion.
At the moment, I have planned to get the following
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=5068852

Mobo: EVGA 122-CK-NF63-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
GPU: BFG GeForce 8800 GTX
PSU: XCLIO STABLEPOWER 850W ATX Power Supply
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor
RAM: CORSAIR Dominator 4GB(4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Primary Drive: HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721010KLA330 (0A34915) 1TB
Secondary Drive: ( For OS): HITACHI Deskstar 7K80 HDS728080PLA380 (0A30356) 80GB
Liquid Cooling: KOOLANCE EX2-750BK Liquid Cooling System
Case: Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Black Steel ATX Full Tower

Any input/criticisms/suggestions are encouraged!
Thank you very much :D

[FrooP]

lol why do you need 4 video cards? :D

[Eclecticos]

That sunbeam case is Real Nice. Though there is little room for modding, I may be wrong.
As for your list, Do you have $2,139.81?

Welcome to TBCS!

[Greco101]

No video or sound card? OS? CD drives?

are prices done dropping on cpus yet? may be able to save some cash if not.

[Spawn-Inc]

lol why do you need 4 video cards? :D

says 5 last time i checked...



No video or sound card? OS? CD drives?

are prices done dropping on cpus yet? may be able to save some cash if not.


he has 5 video cards, no sound though.



are prices done dropping on cpus yet? may be able to save some cash if not.
the lower they go the better my pc gets....



looks good otherwise... i would go with different brands but thats a little more that i plan to spend. i'm aiming for 2500 with a 22" wide lcd, speaking of which you forgot the monitor.

[Greco101]

where are u seeing these video cards? lol

[Redundant]

where are u seeing these video cards? lol

Look a the quantity to the left of the video card.

What the?! It's up to six video cards now...

[.Maleficus.]

Welcome to the forums Borzinchi!

First, I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about, I didn't even see 1 video card.

Second, don't get that mobo if you are getting a quad-core processor. That mobo does not support quad-core overclocking, and if you're a gamer, you'll want that. Even if you don't OC now, eventually curiousity will overtake you and you'll want to OC. But not with that mobo...

[mercerman318]

The Transformer is an incredible case i've had mine for months now, it's really easy to take apart and youve got alot of room on the inside. My only suggestion is replace the fans for it they sound like a jet engine.

[Moofaa]

Im looking at making a similar rig this year. Going for a different HD choice. Also gonna start with 2gb of ram and only 1 GTX, and get another 2gb and extra GTX for SLI later when prices fall more.

Oh, and a thermaltake armor case, which I will be modding.

[Nagoshi]

Also, I wouldn't put your OS on the secondary drive. I'd put the 80Gb drive as master (main drive) and the 1TB drive as the slave.

And, do you really need 1Tb? Unless you wanna stack hundreds of CDs and tons of movies, it's pretty much useless. And is it me or you have 2 times the 1Tb drive in your wish list?

[slytherock]

And, do you really need 1Tb? Unless you wanna stack hundreds of CDs and tons of movies, it's pretty much useless. And is it me or you have 2 times the 1Tb drive in your wish list?

Always more hdd space... I remember my first 2Gb, I was sure I couldn't fill it, now, I have 1,4TB and it's almost full (500GB of music, all legal, ripped from my own cd) and movie editing take alot of space... I'm sure inthe future, we'll say that 2TB is not enough

[OvRiDe]

If your going for performance.. You might consider going with some smaller drives and doing a RAID setup. A couple of 80's in RAID0 for your OS and program files, and then a few 400's in a RAID5 for storage might work out pretty well.