Getting closer... comments?

[nicros]

Getting very close to pulling the trigger... budget is $2000, this fits

Am I forgetting anything or will anything below bite me in the ass? Downgrades? Upgrades? Mistakes?

(and yes, I will use the quad)

Please let me know.

Thanks!

LITE-ON 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black IDE Model LH-18A1P-186 - Retail
Item #: N82E16827106043 $29.99

Antec Performance One P180B Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability through the majority of chassis 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4 x HDD area ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129017 $129.99

SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822152052 $124.99

EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130072 $559.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817139002 $169.99

GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model GX22GB6400UDCA= - Retail
Item #: N82E16820144062 $129.99

Open Box: ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - OEM
Item #: N82E16813131142R $87.99

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835186134 $59.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115017 $559.00

Subtotal: $1,851.92
Tax: $134.26
Shipping: $30.67
Grand Total: $2,016.85

-rebates Grand Total: $1966.85

 

[evongugg]

Looks pretty good to me except that open box item. Open box means returned from some client. For a nice build I wouldn't recommend an open box item. It is the motherboard.

 

[orangegator]

I agree don't get the open box motherboard. Also the ACFP7 is WAY overpriced on Newegg. Get it Here for $22+$7 shipping. I did.
http://www.directron.com/acfz7pro.html
Use the savings to buy a non-open box motherboard.

 

[No1sFanboy]

The price of the freezer pro 7 jumped out at me. Newegg is seriously overcharging. Ordering from somewhere else would involve additional shipping costs.

So use their price match.

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http://castle.pricewatch.com/s/search.asp?s=freezer+7

It wouldn't hurt to check the other items while your at it.

 

[No1sFanboy]

I was looking up Newegg's price match policy while you were also posting that the ac7 is overpriced.

 

[orangegator]

Wow. $22shipped is a amazing price. eWiz must have just changed their prices within the last hour or so. I swear I just checked it and the ACF7P was $19.50+$9.60 shipping there.

That's crazy that you can buy 3, including shipping, from eWiz for the same price as 1 from Newegg.

 

[tigerboyce]

also there is a new version of that case out if youre interested its called p182

 

[nicros]

Great tips! I will do the pricematch gig with newegg and see how they respond. I will also check out the p182.

Thanks!

 

[nicros]

Bummer!

Newegg will only match *their* advertised price. So I can order it from eWiz, and Ill check on those other parts too...

 

[variable6k]

I'm no expert, but is a $169.99 PSU really necessary?!?

 

[nicros]

Not like its a big savings, but this was bundled with the retail mobo. So I went with it since people seem to feel the psu is pretty important.

But I wouldnt mind spending less either

I also decided to go with the E6600 instead of the Q6600. Ill upgrade to the quads later, I mean how can you go wrong with $230 vs $560 and being able to overclock the crap out of it?