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   Hey guys, the goal was to stay under $2000, yet have a comp that will be able to play games well for up to 2 years... Came in at 1990 after lame California sales tax...8.23%... Thoughts?

Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 600W Thermaltake (SLI Compatible) (Silent PurePower Edition) 
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 650i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 650i Ultra) 
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance)
Floppy / Media: - No Thanks 
Hard Drive 1: 250GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) 
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express) 
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 (Silent Artic Cooling (TwisterBoost Overclocked)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support

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Steve A Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Quote Reply Topic: My System Posted: 23 Oct 2007 at 1:18pm
	Hey guys, the goal was to stay under $2000, yet have a comp that will be able to play games well for up to 2 years... Came in at 1990 after lame California sales tax...8.23%... Thoughts? Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish) Power Supply: 600W Thermaltake (SLI Compatible) (Silent PurePower Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 650i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 650i Ultra) Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Media: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 250GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: - No Thanks Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Modem: - No Thanks Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 (Silent Artic Cooling (TwisterBoost Overclocked) Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Round Cables: - No Thanks User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse) Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support

thecomplex Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 230	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 2007 at 1:43pm
	Looks good. That should work for two years and be able to max most current games out. I see you've selected Stage 3 cooling - you'll get more out of the overclock if you go with the A1 revision motherboard. Will put you just over 2000 probably but won't break the bank. You can also upgrade to 1066 RAM to maximize the overclock, but that will be more expensive. Otherwise, looks good! Chris
	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.52GHz 4GB DDR2 Corsair 1066MHz Dominator (2) 150GB WD Raptor (10K RPM) (1) 120GB Maxtor (7200RPM) nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB Vista Home Premium 64

bfrank2me Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 05 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 193	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 2007 at 4:35pm
	Move to Oregon & save the tax?
	...the first hundred years are the hardest

Kelly Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Digital Storm Customer Service Joined: 13 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 791	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 2007 at 5:59pm
	I concur with both replies.

Minion Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 112	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 2007 at 6:01pm
	I would pass on the case lighting and upgrade to Vista premium.

Steve A Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 2007 at 7:36pm
	Ahah, The Oregon thing could be a seriouse option soon enough... Now I use a laptop with premium on it for everything but gaming, is premium worth the extra couple bucks from a purely gaming standpoint? I didnt skip it from a budget perspective... more of a keep it simple idea... less graphical gui crap to run in the background.... Am I mistaken?

commast Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 262	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 2007 at 8:09pm
	Vista Premium has more features but it won't slow down your PC at all. I would go with the Premium version since it doesn't cost much more than the basic version and you'll have Media center along with other things. Your video card won't break out a sweat even when running the Aero interface. Vista premium has almost the same services running in the background as Basic and you can safely disable quite a few of these services too.

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