Rate my setup....Did I miss anything?
 

Products
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1 x Asus P5N-E SLI / Sagitta Case / Intel Processor () = $1,318.00

Optical Drive Sony 16x DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (Black) + $46.00
RAID 0 (Best for performance) $0.00
Hard Drive # 2 Western Digital 160GB SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Hard Drive + $73.00
Memory Kingston DDR2 800 4GB(4 x 1GB) Dual Ch Memory + $272.00
Hard Drive Western Digital 160GB SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Hard Drive + $73.00
Video Card #2 nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB PCI-E Video Card + $134.00
Video Card nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB PCI-E Video Card + $134.00
Motherboard Asus P5N-E SLI Motherboard $0.00
Processor Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 1066MHz 8MB + $311.00
Case Antec Sonata III 500W Quiet Tower Case (Black) + $57.00
Power Supply Not Needed For Cases With Power Supply $0.00
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Federal Express (1 x 33lbs) (Home Delivery (4 days)): $31.15
Sub-Total: $1,318.00
Total: $1,349.15

I have a Soundblaster X-Fi Platinum I am putting in it for Sound.

This will be running a Dell 3007 FWP with two 2001FP's rotated on the sides. Did I miss anything?

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This is kinda weird to read. In better terms.

QuadCore 6600.
4GB of DDR2800 RAM(Kingston)
2 WD 160GB SATA HDD's running RAID 0
2 GeForce 8600GT Cards running in SLI

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You may want to consider an aftermarket heatsink. What OS do you plan on running?

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You may want to consider an aftermarket heatsink. What OS do you plan on running?

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Vista Ultimate.

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unless you are running Ultimate in 64 bit mode there is no point in getting 4GB or RAM may as well get 3. With two video cards you won't get any more memory than that to address anyway. I just built a system at work and it only registers 3.25GB of the 4 installed.

Where the hell are you getting a Sonatta for $57? That is what I built my system with at work and am probably going to use for my home system.

You do need a fan for your CPU.

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unless you are running Ultimate in 64 bit mode there is no point in getting 4GB or RAM may as well get 3. With two video cards you won't get any more memory than that to address anyway. I just built a system at work and it only registers 3.25GB of the 4 installed.

Where the hell are you getting a Sonatta for $57? That is what I built my system with at work and am probably going to use for my home system.

You do need a fan for your CPU.

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Guess I gotta run it in 64 bit mode then. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I'm looking into the heat sink...thanks for the suggestion.

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here is one option a guy at work used.

http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/simp...&pid=10708

Again, where did you get that case so cheaply?

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here is one option a guy at work used.

http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/simp...&pid=10708

Again, where did you get that case so cheaply?

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It's not really +57..it's +57 in comparison to whatever I was looking at previously.

I'm pretty sure all the +'s don't add up to the final price..see what I'm saying?

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If you're going top of the line, I'd get this case:
COOLER MASTER Stacker RC-832-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119121


I'd get faster HD's:
Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136011


Get a nice power supply:
Thermaltake W0106RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 700W Power Supply 100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153039

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I have a very very similar setup. The Sonata III is a really nice case and looks really good imo. I'd second NU Star's suggestion of getting the Raptor HD, PT imports seem much snappier with it. You don't need the more expensive Raptor X that NU linked to. If you don't care about seeing inside the drive just get the regular Raptor.

Sonata III comes with a decent 500W power supply so not sure if you really need to upgrade it.

The one other thing I would suggest is to go to an aftermarket cpu cooler as the stock intel one is kinda loud. I got a Zalman ultra-quiet cpu cooler, which was a bit of a pain to get installed, but it has an externally adjustable fan. On the lower settings my computer is practically silent. It's so sweet to not have to listen to your computer all day.