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Hi, I am going to order parts for a new computer either tommorow or the day after. These are the current parts I have selected. I already have a monitor, speakers, keyboard, mouse, OS and CD/DVD drives. I want this computer to last about four-five years (excluding potential update, RAM, graphics card, etc.) PLEASE POINT OUT ANY FLAWS OR WEAKNESSES that you notice. I openly accept negative criticism. Also, if you see any part where I am getting ripped off or can get a better deal, please tell me. I plan to use this computer for gaming, and I do plan to overclock a little bit. Thanks in advance.

Computer Case:
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$15.00 Mail-in Rebate
$49.99 $49.99

Internal Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160811AS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$57.99 $57.99

Video Cards
XFX PVT73GUGD3 GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$146.99 $146.99

Power Supplies
HIPER HPU-4B580-MS ATX12V v2.2 580W Power Supply - Retail
$99.99 -$10.00 Instant
$89.99

Desktop Memory
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK - Retail
$32.00 Mail-in Rebate
$249.99 $249.99

Intel-compatible Motherboards
ASUS P5B Deluxe Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: P5B Deluxe
$182.99 $182.99

Processors
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6400 - Retai
$218.00 $218.00

Subtotal: $1,007.93
Tax: $73.07
Shipping: $14.23
Total: $1,095.23 ($1,018.23 after MIR)

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From personal experience. I'd ditch the WD hard drive, everyone of them save 2 have had extremely poor longevity... I would go for:

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3320620AS
Item #: N82E16822148140

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In Stock
$94.99

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Bleh, I don't need the 320 gb though. How bout a 160gb seagate for 54.99?

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Bleh, I don't need the 320 gb though. How bout a 160gb seagate for 54.99?



yeah that would be fine and cut some cost to boot... Others may not share the WD boycott that I do.. :D

If its for gaming, I use a raptor HD which is one of the few quality WD drives... Other than that the build looks pretty good..

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I had a WD 80gb die on me - and wouldnt recommend them!

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Check the warranty on the WD's, then check the warranty on Seagate. Personally I don't care. (but I only have seagates....)

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OK, I am changing

CORSAIR XMS2 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model CM2X1024-6400 - Retail
$138.00 $138.00

to

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
$229.99 -$20.00 Instant
$209.99

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If you dont mind the increase in price:

SUPER TALENT 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model T800UX2GC4 - Retail
Model #: T800UX2GC4
Item #: N82E16820609026

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Mail-in Rebate
$289.99
250$ after mail in rebate.... Not too much more for a much better quality product... Depends on your financial situation but I switched my RAM from G. Skill because of all the Dead on Arrivals that I had read about them.

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Actually, I am kinda tight on money... Trying to keep it under 1000, otherwise I would get CD/DVD drives and better graphics card.

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Sure no problem, just giving options. =)

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OK, replaced the G.Skill 2gb ddr2 pc800 6400 ram

with

OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Its 15 dollars more, is it worth it?

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I'd say it would be worth the 15$.

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That PSU doesn't have even one PCI-E power connector. But then again, I'm not really a video card expert, and can't tell if the 7600GT would need it.

On the other hand, if you EVER intend to upgrade the video card in this system, you'll most definitely want a PSU with one or more PCI-E power connectors.

Also, ASUS and OCZ aren't very friendly with each other. G.Skill and Corsair are both good...not sure on Super Talent. I mean, not that it's bad, per se, I just don't know how well it works with ASUS. As far as DOAs go...so ship it back, and have it replaced. It's not THAT big of a deal. Unless more than 50% of em are DOA... But I think personally I'd go for Corsair.

I have to agree with you guys about WD drives, Manmadegod and steveh2001.

EDIT: Typo.

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can you recommend a PSU that will have 2pci-e cords, and that will work well for a good 3-4 years?

Under $100 preferably.

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If you are on a budtet, can you afford the xfx 7600gt, it is clocked at 590/1600, which is a hell of a lot faster than teh evga, and only about 20 more

As for the ram, since you have a conroe, go for ocz, that is the cheapest solution that will give you good results with conroe, you just need to make sure the voltage is at 2.1. Because you can run your conroe probably at a fsb of close to 500 if you get a better motherboard, and at that point you need your ram at 1:1, meaning that timings won't matter too much, so you will save money that way.

As for everything else, they seem pretty good

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under a hundred for a good psu? easy. a nice one is the hiper type R I believe, 90 or so, modular 580w, and support for sli
Also rosewill is offering a couple of really cheap 500w psu's at newegg

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But Threshold said that ASUS and OCZ dont work well together?

Which of these graphics cards should i get?

x1900gt
SAPPHIRE 100189L Radeon X1900GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 VIVO HDCP Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102022
$160

7900gs
PNY Verto GeForce 7900 GS 256MB PCI Express Graphics Card
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspag [...] 5072371459
$150

7600gt
eVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130062
$109.99 after MIR

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They do, but as I said, you will need to raise the voltage of the ram to 2.1 and it will boot, and I said xfx 7600gt, the cards you should are nice, but the xfx is better performance for the price

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XFX PVT73GUGD3 GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150182
$116.99 after MIR

has better performance than

SAPPHIRE 100189L Radeon X1900GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 VIVO HDCP Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102022
$160

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ASUS P5B Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

There are better choices in motherboards than the vanilla P5B. If you want to stick with an Asus MB at least get the P5B-E version.
You could also consider getting GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3, ABIT AB9 P965 or MSI P965 Platinum.
Other P965 motherboard choices

THG Video Charts comparing 7600GT and 1900GT

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Out of those mobo choices, which one would you recommend?

Note: OCZ ram

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