$1500 build, Q6600, 8800GTS 512mb, need some more help

[ripken204]

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion...ListTitle=john
that is what i have right now
btw this is not for me

the price right now is $1,640-$140 for rebates=1500
then you still gotta add in shipping which is amazing only $10!!

anywhere that i can save money on? like a different cpu heatsink? it will be OCed to 3GHz at the max..

[msarp]

I like everything you picked. Maybe these changes would be better and more/less money. give them a look.
1st , cases:

COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 RC-1000-KSN1-GP Black/ Silver
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119138
Antec P182 Gun Metal Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129025
COOLER MASTER Stacker RC-832-KKN1-GP Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119121

The best value case out there. Saves you about 100.00.
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119137

Then the RAM:
G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231145
AWESOME RAM!

And maybe this MB:The ABIT PRO is a excellent MB , maybe this could save you some $$ and it performs very good.
MSI P35 Platinum LGA 775 Intel P35
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130097

The ZALMAN CNPS9700 is a great Cpu HS for 10.00 more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118019
Hope this helps.
If you can go with the Cooler Master RC-690,you could save some cash

[Leeghoofd]

Cases are indeed matter of looks etc etc... but very good value for the money is the Antec 900, maximum airflow in that case, light weight and light price too...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021

For mobo's the gigabyte P35DS4 rev 2.0 is also very very good though in the same price category....

Ram wise : go for the Gskill,s man they absolutely rock and you can perfectly run 333FSB with 1000mhz ram... best ram for the buck !!

For the cooler I always liked thermalright products... I have had some issues with Zalmans on the cheaper DS3 gigabyte boards, the bios doesn't allow the cooler fan to be used at it's full potential, there's a workaround by using the zalman fan mate ( which is included ), The ultima 90 bundled with a good fan will perform as good ( if not better ) as the Zalman and will save ya friend even more cash...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835109127

For the PSU very good experience with Enermax and OCZ PSU's, just grab the OCZ 600 watt GameXtream , cheaper than the corsair and more powerfull !

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341001

For the Harddrive better buy the 320gb version they are faster than the 250gb version as the platters have a higher density and 16mb of cache or just buy one 500gb platter mate then 2 250 ones unless he wants to do raid or stuff...

Looking good even if you buy it like ya friend wants it but he can have more for less or equal amount of money