[quote='heffner',index.php?page=Thread&postID=19203 9#post192039]Way more power than you need, but it's all good if you want it. At least you should be able to run 25+ toons if you ever wanted to.

I don't see the need to go for 64 bit if you're not going up to 8G of RAM...unless you want upgrade options.

Personally, I don't know if the Raptor is worth it vs. a Seagate 500G/1T etc. I have one on one of my machines and don't think I ever really noticed any difference. Might be worth researching some SSD instead.

I don't know if you need 1066 RAM unless you OC (someone else can clarify, don't recall the calculation off the top of my head)....but, RAM is usually based on what's available so you might not have any other cheaper options.

What is the reason for the SLI board?

However, overall that is a good price point to aim for IMO.

I often follow the guides on these sites:
[url]http://anandtech.com/guides/[/url]
[url]http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/1000_budget_pc_buyers_guide_updated_prices_and_par ts_march_2009[/url][/quote]
based on your advise I altered my build a little bit and shaved off almsot 150 dollars each .... and managed to upgrade my graphics ... but remember im playing LOTRO a lot more intensive in graphics and textures ETC

What do you think ... total cost each machine now = $ 844 plus $30 in shipping

Motherboard: GIGABYTE LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
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CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core
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VIDEO: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3
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MEMORY: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel
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HD: Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive -
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CASE: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 Black Aluminum Bezel
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POWER SUPPLY: Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power SLI Ready Modular
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Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc
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O.S.: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
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