Pleas have a look for this 5min spec :)

[bastic]

one of my m8s asked me for a help with new spec but as im busy lately i had just few mins to put this configuration ... he wants to get another 8800gtx in one month or so...im not good with sli boards but i think this MSI should be good still not sure about CPU doh...he has 24" LCD to play on
thx for any advise
LiteON DH-20A1S-18C 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)-(17.61)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Sound Card - Retail (£58.74)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) Retail(£152.74)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8000C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ)(£82.24)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) (£117.49)
MSI P7N Zilent nForce 750i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard with Zalman CPU Cooler (£117.49)
XFX GeForce 8800 GTX Extreme 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PV-T80F-SHE9) (£176.24)
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU (£55.21) Thermaltake VA8003BWS Armour Super Tower - Black (£99.86)
Sub Total : £746.91

 

[bastic]

i should mention that hes gonna use it to make music of some sort so maybe Q would be better ? maybe get him q9300 ??

 

[bastic]

yeah yeah i know that im talking to my self slight changes in the setup :
another mobo :
MSI P7N Diamond nForce 780i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
and CPU will be
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor
all togheter around 1030pounds