this is my system
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Processor- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400
Mother Board- EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail
Memory-(2) G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
Hard Drives- (1)- Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JB 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000AAKS 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
(1)Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
External Hardrive-Western Digital My Book Essential 2.0 WDH1U7500N 750GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - Retail
Cd drive- SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X 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 with LightScribe - OEM
Case- COOLER MASTER Stacker RC-832-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
PSU- PC Power & Cooling S75QB EPS12V 750W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, ULC, CE, CB, RoHS
Video Card- 2- EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Case Fans-(4)-Scythe SY1225SL12SH 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan – Retail
Cpu cooler- Thermalright Ultra-90(P4LGA-775) CPU Cooling Heatsink - Retail
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Rexus NMB-MAT (Panaflo) 92mm Case Fan - Retail
Monitor- Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built in Speakers
acronis home edition- to back up files ----later in time-----
50.00
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
UPS- CyberPower Intelligent LCD Series CP1500AVRLCD 1500VA 900W 4 x 5-15R Battery/Surge Protected 4 x 5-15R Surge Protected Outlets UPS - Retail
Fan Controller- Scythe KM01-BK "KAZE MASTER" 5.25" Bay Fan Controller - Retail
43.00
Speakers-Logitech X-230 32 watts RMS 2.1 Black Speaker System - OEM
Keyboard-Saitek PZ30AU Black USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard - Retail
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how should i go about building this, just throw it all together and hope for the best or should i just hook up one gpu and 1 stick of ram and monitor and keyboard and make sure it posts then switch the gpu and test the other ram sticks or how would you guys go about this build? any help to make sure my machine runs good would be much apreciated
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Processor- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400
Mother Board- EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail
Memory-(2) G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
Hard Drives- (1)- Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JB 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000AAKS 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
(1)Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
External Hardrive-Western Digital My Book Essential 2.0 WDH1U7500N 750GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - Retail
Cd drive- SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X 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 with LightScribe - OEM
Case- COOLER MASTER Stacker RC-832-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
PSU- PC Power & Cooling S75QB EPS12V 750W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, ULC, CE, CB, RoHS
Video Card- 2- EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Case Fans-(4)-Scythe SY1225SL12SH 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan – Retail
Cpu cooler- Thermalright Ultra-90(P4LGA-775) CPU Cooling Heatsink - Retail
and
Rexus NMB-MAT (Panaflo) 92mm Case Fan - Retail
Monitor- Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built in Speakers
acronis home edition- to back up files ----later in time-----
50.00
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
UPS- CyberPower Intelligent LCD Series CP1500AVRLCD 1500VA 900W 4 x 5-15R Battery/Surge Protected 4 x 5-15R Surge Protected Outlets UPS - Retail
Fan Controller- Scythe KM01-BK "KAZE MASTER" 5.25" Bay Fan Controller - Retail
43.00
Speakers-Logitech X-230 32 watts RMS 2.1 Black Speaker System - OEM
Keyboard-Saitek PZ30AU Black USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard - Retail
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how should i go about building this, just throw it all together and hope for the best or should i just hook up one gpu and 1 stick of ram and monitor and keyboard and make sure it posts then switch the gpu and test the other ram sticks or how would you guys go about this build? any help to make sure my machine runs good would be much apreciated