What would you do to this build with $300???

If you have $300, I would throw on an extra 4870 for crossfire, everything else looks good to me.

if you have $300 to effectively burn, maybe get a DDR3 board and spend the extra on DDR3 ram? other than that, i think just adding another 4870 would be good, but that would be $100 over budget.

I don't see what else you would spend it on, so that's what I would get, but it's up to you.

Do you think it's worth it, going from a 32in 1360x768 to a 22in 1680xwhatever? If so, can you recommend a few models?

I didn't see any any mention about a power supply?

Edit:

If you plan to overclock, $300 will get you a decent water cooling set up.

Oh, sorry, I just forgot about the PSU. It's a PC Power and Cooling 750W. I already had that factored into the price though. My tv is samsung and I love it, so I guess I'll go with a samsung. Would the single 4870 be ok doing dual monitors w/ the 32in and 22in samsungs? I see it has 2 dvi out. Oh and where did the Sapphire dissappear to on newegg?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824001268

Is this one good enough?

that one seems a little expensive for what you're getting.

Do you know if the lifetime warranty still applies if you overclock?

if you can afford an extra $50, you could pick up a nice dell 24" monitor for $350.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] u=320-6095

If you are looking at a new monitor, save a little more and get a Dell 2408WFP. One of the best monitors on the market and well worth the $$$. Otherwise get a second 4870 or a water cooling kit like this Swiftech setup. Everything else looks good!

Perhaps, but you get what you pay for.
Especially if his parents are paying for it...

Besides, it is a S-PVA panel compared to the other one's TN panel. No comparison, the S-PVA will PWN every time for image quality and viewing angles.

Ok. Well, I Seriously reworked just about everything? Would all of you reccomend this over staying with my previous build and an extra 22in monitor?

Motherboard: Gigabyte X48 (225)
Memory: OCZ Reaper 4GB DDR2 800 4-4-4-15 (57)
CPU: Q6600 (200)
GPU: 2 x 4870 (600)
Hard Drive: Western Digital 640GB (95)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W (100)
Case: Antec Nine Hundred (88)
Cooling: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 + Mounting Bracket + Arctic Cooling MX2 (51)
Optical: Samsung SH-S203B (29)
Monitor: DELL ULTRASHARP 2408WFP (350)

All for a whopping $1793

What do you guys think? This, or the old build with no CF and either a 22in or this 24in???

i would say it all depends on how happy you are with your current monitor. yes, the resolution is quite low, but if it doesnt bother you, then you dont really need a new one. but if you don't upgrade, the 2x4870 will be somewhat wasted. two of those will only show a real benefit at resolutions above 1920x1200 (which is a 24" monitor).

That looks excellent and I would stick with it over your last revision. The only thing I see is that the pricing for the 2408WFP is $679, not $350 but worth every penny.
Either way, I would defiantly get a 24" monitor with your setup. You will get much better visuals off a monitor than a tv. You can still use the tv for media purposes just fine, though.
If you don't mind the bad viewing angles, the monitor Nik_I suggests (Here) is not a bad choice. If you can afford it, go with the better one. You will not be disappointed.

BTW,
The Q6600 is an excellent overclocker. Good choice!

yeah, I think I need to take a trip to the store to really decide whether I should go with the monitor or not. I'll be back in a few mins. =)

Perhaps curb some of the monitor stuff and upgrade the CPU to the Q9450 would be the only other suggestion I would make.

I would definately go with that build rather than your first one, I wish I would've waited to build my rig and got one like that lol.

Sweet Does everyone think the $350 dell is the best deal on a 24in monitor if that's the most I can spend? Oh, and are the Diamond 4870's ok if thats all I can get at this point? Everything but the Diamonds and Visionteks seem to have dissappeared.

$350 is a great deal for a 24 inch, I got my 22 inch Samsung for $330. The brand of the 4870's does not matter at this point, they are all the same. Although, for ATI, I prefer Visiontek but whatever brand you want to go with is fine.

This is the 24" Dell he seems to be referencing http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] u=320-6095

I'd pick the version with the Q6600 and HD 4870 CF. A Q6600 is already plenty for most games, especially overclocked, so the Q9450 won't really add value.

I actually would prefer the 4850 crossfire build, for the reason that 2 4850 will be more than enough for your monitor. That will give you the extra cash to splurge on the extra HD and some other stuff