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Ok, so after posting variants of this build numerous times, I have finally settled on these parts. The major concerns I have are that the video cards, with there new coolers on them , and the sound card, not fitting. So here it is, please share your thoughts. Keep in mind this machine is ONLY for gamin, nothing else. And later on I will changin video cards, and adding a water cooling system.

SILVERSTONE TJ-09 Case

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB 7200RPM 3.0Gb/s

Creative 70SB046A00003 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card

SILVERSTONE OP1000 ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V 1000W Power Supply

IOGEAR GCS942UW6 Hybrid DVI-D KVM for a USB mouse and PS/2 keyboard

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF

EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model EU80570PJ0806M - OEM

(5) Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fan

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler

(2) EVGA 8800GT (I already own these)

(2) ARCTIC COOLING ACCELS1 Rev 2 VGA Cooler

(2) ARCTIC COOLING Turbo Module Sleeve Dual VGA Fan

LITE-ON Black SATA Blu-ray DVD-ROM Drive Model DH-4O1S-08

So do you think, it will all fit????

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Should be a very nice system and yes the TJ-09 has plenty of room and shouldn't be a problem.

Although I think your choice of PSU is completely overkill I'm glad to see that you've chosen a quality model rather than some POS to save a few bucks.

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Reply to ausch30

Do you really need a kilowatt of Power? ... stick with max 600W

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Well, I was considering this ps also, even though it's a little more expensive. Should I switch?

PC Power & Cooling PPCT860 ATX12V / EPS12V 860W Power Supply 100 - 240 Volt

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Reply to bryan240g

PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W and save $100
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W and save $170 (after rebate)
Maybe skip the aftermarket GPU coolers and save up for the new GPUs?

Reply to WR2

If you don't need the extra 780i features (triple-SLI, dual gigabit, ...), you might want to consider EVGA's 750i FTW (2x16 PCIe for 70$ less).

If you like modular PSU, you can look at the 620HX from Corsair (~145$).

Unless the price difference is big between E8400 OEM and Retail (here in Canada it's <10$ most of the time), get the Retail ... you get 3 years warranty.

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Reply to Zenthar

The TJ-09 is designed to handle two 8800GTX cards. I don't think you'll have a problem with space.

The two original Silverstone fans are actually very good. I kept them in my TJ-09 and added 3 SFF21E fans. If you get 5 SFF21F fans there it will cool better but it will be noisy.

Before buying a motherboard make sure you pick one that still has free PCI slots. For example the eVGA 780i still has one PCI slot free after adding two dual-slot video cards, which is good for that sound card. I don't know if you can still fit the sound card if you use the Accelero coolers.

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bryan240g wrote :

Well, I was considering this ps also, even though it's a little more expensive. Should I switch?

PC Power & Cooling PPCT860 ATX12V / EPS12V 860W Power Supply 100 - 240 Volt

Yes. Or get the S75CF version (Silencer 750W Crossfire Edition). Don't worry that it's called Crossfire, it just means the connectors have 6/8 pins and can also be used for some ATI cards. It might help when you replace those 8800GT cards.

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aevm wrote :

The two original Silverstone fans are actually very good. I kept them in my TJ-09 and added 3 SFF21E fans. If you get 5 SFF21F fans there it will cool better but it will be noisy.

They are indeed quite loud when close to 1550rpm. Regulate them to 1200rpm and they will be inaudiable (I have 4 @ 1200rpm and I hear the Corsair PSU fan over them with the case closed) and they offer some extra cooling potential in case you need it this summer.

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aevm, how do you like your TJ-09? Is it worth it? It has gotten great reviews all over the net. So I have chosen the EVGA 750i mobo, instead of the 780i. I cannot and would not use tri-sli anyways, if that were the case, I would just upgrade my gpu's. I think I will stick with the:
PC Power & Cooling PPCT860 ATX12V / EPS12V 860W Power Supply 100 - 240 Volt
As, it should last me along time, and it will also afford me many future upgrades, and I will deffintiely add a water cooling system later on. Plus it has great reviews also. I want nothing but very high, if not top quality parts. I have no problem dishing out the dough if it's the best stuff. Thanks for your feedback.

Reply to bryan240g

Yeah, I love the TJ-09. My final choice was between it and the P182. The TJ-09 has plenty of room even for two huge video cards and lots of hard disks. OK, I only have one video card now, but that will change.

Three complaints: price, it takes an awful amount of room under the desk, and sometimes you may need extra long SATA cables. So far I didn't need special cables, but it did come awfully close last time I added an HDD, and with a different motherboard it may be necessary. Nothing serious though, it's a great case.

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aevm, if the sata cables that come with my mobo(evga 750i), what size would be recommended?

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When I overclock the e8400 on this, does anybody think it is possible to hit 4.0 ghz? I have never overclocked before, but I am learning all I can. And plan on it when i get my new system up and running.

Reply to bryan240g

shouldnt be a problem to clock to 4ghz.

Reply to ifor

You "only" have to push the FSB to 445MHz and you got the 4GHz.

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Reply to Zenthar

Eventhough I am using air cooling not watercooling?

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bryan240g wrote :

aevm, if the sata cables that come with my mobo(evga 750i), what size would be recommended?

Don't worry about it. Get the motherboard and case you want, try the cables that come with the motherboard, and if they happen to be too short you can always replace them. Here's an example:

OKGEAR 36" SATA II cable, UV Blue Model GC36AUBM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6812123135

Reply to aevm

with the xigmatek cooler, no problem, i am doing it with the smaller version you choose.

Message edited by ifor on 04-30-2008 at 09:25:50 PM

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Ok, cool thanks alot you guys.

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