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Ok so i plan on building a new comp. i want a good gaming would u say this is a good one. the total price is  $1,811 thank u if u have any tips

Graphics card  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143074

Sound Card   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102163

Processor  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004

Power Supply  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153039

Motherboard  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813188009
Memory    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220095

Hard Drive  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140

Computer Case  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811146018

Fan/Heatsink   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835118003

DVD-RW Drive  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827136103

Go for the E6600 if you don't plan on overclocking.

Okay there sparkie hold your horses. You got some good stuff there, and some stuff I just can't let you waste money on.

eVGA 8800GTS
Intel E6600 C2D
ThermalTake W0116RU
eVGA 680i
OCZ 2GB DDR2-800
320GB Western Digital
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151136]Samgsung 18x DVD-+RW
Thermaltake Tsunami
Zalman CNPS-9500Cu

Most of its your orrigional stuff, but other is stuff that is more fitted to gaming. The eVGA card clocks much higher than the BFG tech does. The E6400 is a waste of cash, the E6600 is a much better processer. The motherboard and PSU you chose were right on the money. The RAM you liked, was again a waste. The OCZ sticks I suggest are excellent sticks. Also you may notice that there isn't a sound card, this is because onboard sound has become so good, that getting a card just isn't worth it.

Cheers
Cameron

thank u guys and thank u especially joyce. u really saved me some money. i hope to build this comp soon and will soon post to show how its going

thamks for the help

I'm a big fan of the raptor drives that spin up at 10,000rpm. They are a little more expensive but really do help in speeding up load times no end  :)

I'm a big fan of the raptor drives that spin up at 10,000rpm. They are a little more expensive but really do help in speeding up load times no end  :)

I may pick one of those up eventually for my computer, but probably not until I do my next big upgrade when I put in a DirectX10 card.  To add to Cams note about onboard sound, usually sound cards will not make much of a difference anymore unless you really want Creative XFi features ingame, and alot of games have glitches and problems with those drivers anyways.  If you have a weaker CPU and want to take some of the the load off of it, then that is usually only when a sound card is necessary.

I'm a big fan of the raptor drives that spin up at 10,000rpm. They are a little more expensive but really do help in speeding up load times no end  :)

I may pick one of those up eventually for my computer, but probably not until I do my next big upgrade when I put in a DirectX10 card.  To add to Cams note about onboard sound, usually sound cards will not make much of a difference anymore unless you really want Creative XFi features ingame, and alot of games have glitches and problems with those drivers anyways.  If you have a weaker CPU and want to take some of the the load off of it, then that is usually only when a sound card is necessary.

Actually there are some serious issues with the XFi cards and NF5, so one is ill recomended. If you need a Midi joystick get the USB conversion.

Cheers
Cameron

Would it make sense to build this but use my existing 6800GT GPU and wait for the DX10 cards to drop in price?

Give it a year mate and this is what it will be worth

LOL!    I'm not sure it will be worth that much!  

Another thought I had was instead of 1 large HD what about 2 smaller ones with the OS on one and Apps on the other.  Would it speed things up at all?

Give it a year mate and this is what it will be worth

Man my two year old X850 with a P4 650 can still max out a few new games, and run most games on medium to high

Give it a year mate and this is what it will be worth

Some of those old systems are worth a fortune if they are in in excellent condition and still run. The biggest problem is the software. If the person kept yearly backups of the software onto media so the data did not degenerate, its worth even more.

Crac, did you build this system?

Why is your mouse on the left?

God only made so many perfect people and the rest of them he made right handed!  :)