Suggest Alternatives / Improvements (Quad-core spec)

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Evening all. I'm planning a new build based on a overclocked Q6600 and I'm wondering if there is any way to decrease the cost a little.

I'm sort of sold on Vista Home Premium 64-Bit, the 22" screen and the Q6600. The other parts I'm willing to consider alternatives based on price/performance.

Ignore hard drives/case/psu/kb and mouse etc. I'll be pulling these from my current rig.

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD 59.99
OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard 59.99
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 46.99
Leadtek GeForce 8800 GT ZL OC 512MB 119.99
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7191S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter 16.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail 126.99
Belinea 2225S1W 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor 124.99

So there we go, any suggestions on how to drop these costs down? Any worthwhile improvements that could be made without breaking the bank?

All contributions welcomed. Cheers chaps.
 
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I don't know about the Value IP35

remember you copy of vista is locked to your motherboard. so you want it to be sticking around for the longest time possible. i would go Abit, Asus or gigabyte P35

Can't you do the usual "my motherboard blew up and I had to get a new one" excuse that worked with XP?
 
You could get the Asus P5KC which is DDR2 + DDR3 and runs up to 1333 so this would not need upgrading so quickly.

Lovely suggestion on the mainboard. I found a review online which stated that the P5KC is "the second of the Intel P35 combo boards this month, which is compatible with both DDR2 and DDR3".

Does anyone know who makes the second of these boards?

Cheers chaps.
 
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