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it appears i was mistaken, thanks for pointing that out I have so many tabs open looking at so much i sometimes forget which one im looking at for what lol
 
Alright, here's an update.... possibly the Intel e5200 CPU , I've heard its a better overclock than the 7400, or i was wondering about quad-core, are those really useful yet or is it just not a great choice?
Still looking at the Sapphire 4870 1GB, but considering maybe a GTS 250 ... anyone know how these compare? I couldnt find any reviews on the GTS 250 and all the comparison charts i found were either outdated or unhelpful. Decided against Crossfire.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103031&Tpk=Cooler%20master%20hyper%20TX2 for the heatsink
likely i'll go with the sunbeam case, all the reviews say it's big enough for the cards and keeps things at a cool temp.
 


http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Galaxy/GeForce_GTS_250_1_GB <--- gts 250 test results/review
 
To the OP, why are you so set on a getting a Core 2 Duo? A Phenom II X3 can be had with your price range. I really think you'd get a better system with AMD in your specific price segment.
 



personal preference really... nothing against AMD, i just know intel and how they run a little better, which would make things easier to customize IMO
 
Question: many reviews on these video cards im reading say the cards are "long" and to make sure i have enough room in my case to fit them in without being to close to drive bays and CPU. my question is, how do i know? i've looked and didnt find any dimensions in the specs of the cards, and the cases dont give exact dimensions for that either.
 



You also want to read the reviews on the case you chose. There is a few reviews...one being the third one, that states the owners have ATI 4870's and they didn't mention any problems with the length of the cards.

As far as a E5200 over a E7400....the 7400 has more cache, higher fsb, and it all around a better buy if you can afford it. Yes the E5200 is know for high overclocks...but you have to overclock it high to get any performance out of it.
 
This is a kind of wierd question, but why do all the video cards look like they are built with a design to go into cases that open on the right panel? Most cases open on the left and the graphics on the cards would be upside down and not viewable through glass window cases...
 
I plan to order all this once I get paid lol... well here's another possibility i just put together... what do you guys think?

ASUS P5Q-E http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131296
Intel Pentium E5200 Dual Core http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116072
Cooler Master Hyper TX2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103031&Tpk=Cooler%20master%20hyper%20TX2
MSI GeForce GTX 260 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127409
OCZ Fatal1ty 550W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
WD Caviar 640 GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
Sunbeam Transformer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811166004

The MSI card has won me over for now...great buy plus free Far Cry 2 will be nice with a new system! :) How do i check to make sure everything will work correctly with the mobo?

Thanks again, you guys have been a lot of help
 
Get this ram instead, better timings:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231219&Tpk=G%20skill%20HK

Much better cooler and worth the price difference:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029&Tpk=s1283v

That case you chose is ok...but there are much better options out there. The CM-690 has awesome airflow and is very large allowing lots of room for all your components.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

Slightly more affordable and very good quality case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

That mobo you chose is very nice, but the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P offers the same at a lower price and is the better buy:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

You chose to spend a lot of money on your other components and the least amount on the CPU, arguably the most important part of the PC. I would upgrade to at least an E7400 at least, games will see a big improvent in the increase cache size.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206&Tpk=e7400
 


Ok let's see what we have here. Your not going to run Crossfire, so no need spending extra money on a mobo that does. Here is two mobo's to take a look at. On the cheaper mobo you can still get that cpu up to 3.5 @ 1333 fsb (10.5 x 333). For cases...I will stay out of this one. I'm a Cooler Master fan myself... CM590 for single card, CM690 for dual card set up. On the heat sink....if you plan on over clocking I would go with a Xigmatek. You can get a cheaper 92mm Xigmatek if your worried about fitting it into your case. They have them for about $20 and they work fine, just make sure you order the bolt through kit.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022 $69.99 ($49.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380 $84.99
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

or this mobo....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359 $114.99 ($99.99 after $15.00 Mail-In Rebate)
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206 $119.99 Free Shipping*
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231219&Tpk=G%20skill%20HK $41.99
G.SKILL HK 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $79.99 Free Shipping*
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152 $24.99 Free Shipping*
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM


Here's another case worth taking a look at....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119152 $69.99
COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
 
Well I ordered everything yesterday, here's what i went with
ASUS P5Q Pro
Intel Core 2 Duo e7400
MSI GTX 260
4 GB G.Skill DDR2 800
OCZ Fatal1ty 550W

Thanks for all the help guys, i really appreciate it

anyone have any links for OC'ing the CPU?
 
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