Build opinions please

[NCisHumid]

I have $1700 to work with to build up a second gaming pc.

I'm looking at something like the following:

Q6600 (g0) or E6850
DFI P35 t2rl (and a Airpace card) or Asus P5k-E-Wifi
2GB of Ballistix 8500
8800 GTX
Scythe Infinity
Vista Home Premium
Silverstone ST750
Cooler Master 960

other stuff to finish it off:
sata dvd-rw
keyboard
hdd

Mostly I'm curious as to the better choice between the cpu's and motherboards. DFI and Asus have both been fine brands for me in the past. I'm just curious if one is obviously better for overclocking, especially the Q6600 if I go that way.

The HSF can blow straight out the top of the chasis, so mounting isn't an issue as far as I can tell with the DFI heatsink.

I figure I'll be perfectly happy (for a while, anyhow) if I could get the quad to 3Ghz. Four cores for the price of two and all that. Coming off this Opteron 175 either will a screamer.

And if someone could recommend a better psu for about the same price ($149) I'd appreciate it.

Thanks much, I love reading these forums.

[NoRogeR]

Hey there,
definetely go for Quad core, go for Asus P5K-E, Gigabyte DS3R, or P5K Deluxe if you have enough money.
I would change that Scythe Infinity with a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme and 1 or 2 120mm fans with it. That Q6600 gets so hot, even a G0...
Cheers.

[zanzabar]

dont get vista home premo get vista be

and ide wait for the new chips to come out for grafix

[sir_tiger]

Case:
Mobo: Asus P5k-E-Wifi
Cpu: Intel Conroe Q6600
Cpu cooler:Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme or Water Cooling: Swiftech H20-120 Premium (watter for a quad in my opinion)
Ram: 2x1GB CRUCIAL BALLISTIC-8500
GPU: 8800GTX
Monitor: with that card at least 20"
HD: WD CaviarSE16 320GB, and 320GB Seagate Barracuda (perpendicular recording) both 7200.10 rpm
Psu: Silverstone 750W
Razer Barracuda AC-1 Audio Card || Razer Barracuda HP-1 Headphones
Mouse: Razer Copperhead Mouse
Keyboard: Razer Tarantula