The total cost was $2,400.
This will be my first time building together my own computer.
I will continue to post questions in this thread if I need help with anything as I put together my components.
Here's the list of things I've bought (I might have forgotten to list a few items):
Monitor:
22'' V7 Monitor For - $200
Keyboard:
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - $38.00
HardDrives:
Seagate FreeAgent Desktop Drive 320GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - $80
Maxtor 500 GB HD - $100
WD Raptor X 150GB for - $159
Mobo:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R ATX Intel Motherboard - Retai
Processor:
Q6600 g0 - $310.00
Ram:
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop - $69.99
Speakers:
Logitech Z-5500 Digital Speaker System for - $220
SoundCard:
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Sound Card - $49.99
Video Card:
EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Computer Case:
Antec Sonata II Mid Tower Case W/ 450W Antec SmartPower 2.0 PSU $30 After $50MIR - $80 (They screwed me over with rebate. I'm never shopping with Antec company again).
CASE SILVERSTONE|TJ09-BW BK RT - $290.00
Cooling (Heatsinks and Fans):
Heatsinks:
Thermalright Ultra-120 extreme - $60.00
Thermalright HR-03 plus - $50.00
Fans:
(5x) 120mm Yate Loon D12SL-12 BLUE LED 38.5 CFM, 25.4
dBA) - $31.25
(2x) 120mm Scythe SFF21F S-FLEX™ Case Fan (63.7 CFM/28 dBA) - $28.00
Other:
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S OEM BK - OEM - $30.00
Arctic Alumina Adhesive 5grams Part A and B - $6.00
ArctiClean Thermal Material & Surface Purifier - 60ml - $6.00
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - 3.5 gram tube - $6.00
(20x) 4" Translucent White (Natural) Zip Tie - $1.00
Self notes list of links to help me with this build:
http://www.barrys-rigs-n-reviews.com/reviews/2007/hardware/tj09/tj09_1.htm
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OFEOd7nQbuQ (how to install LGA775 processors)
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_support_installation_u120_775.htm (Installation Guide Ultra-120-L775)
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_support_installation_u120_extreme.htm#775
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_support_installation_lga775_install.htm (Installing 775 bracket)
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_support_installation_hr03-plus.htm (Installation guide hr-03 plus) [Currently confused to what type installation to do]
Close up picture of my motherboard (ga-p35-ds3r):
http://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture/?src=/images/mainboards/ga-p35-ds3r/board.jpg&1=1
This one with description:
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/13-128-050-04.jpg
How to apply Arctic Silver 5 on Q6600:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appinstruct/as5/ins_as5_intel_quad_wcap.pdf
Demonstration on how to put together the Ultra-120 Extreme and such (In spanish but useful for visuals):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lg0haysNUjU (pt1)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=klM4BCFbp-4 (pt2)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bQOybDJUCnA (pt3)
Here are pictures of my install so far:
Ultra-120 Extreme Side View:
Ultra-120 Extreme Base View:
Ultra-120 Extreme Base View close up:
HR-03 Plus Front View:
HR-03 Plus Front Base View:
HR-03 Plus Side View:
HR-03 Plus Top View:
HR-03 Plus RAMSinks View1:
HR-03 Plus RAMSinks View2:
HR-03 Plus 120mm Fan Hanging:
HR-03 Plus Top View of 120mm Fan Hanging:
HR-03 Plus GHETTO FAN ZIP TIE SOLUTION1:
HR-03 Plus Fan GHETTO FAN ZIP TIE SOLUTION2:
HR-03 Plus Ghetto Tip Tie closeup:
HR-03 Plus Ghetto Zip Tie Flatview:
HR-03 Plus Ghetto Tip Upright:
Right side view:
Inside the case:
To be continued (Time to sleep after staying up for 40+ hours without sleep)...
This will be my first time building together my own computer.
I will continue to post questions in this thread if I need help with anything as I put together my components.
Here's the list of things I've bought (I might have forgotten to list a few items):
Monitor:
22'' V7 Monitor For - $200
Keyboard:
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - $38.00
HardDrives:
Seagate FreeAgent Desktop Drive 320GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - $80
Maxtor 500 GB HD - $100
WD Raptor X 150GB for - $159
Mobo:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R ATX Intel Motherboard - Retai
Processor:
Q6600 g0 - $310.00
Ram:
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop - $69.99
Speakers:
Logitech Z-5500 Digital Speaker System for - $220
SoundCard:
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Sound Card - $49.99
Video Card:
EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Computer Case:
Antec Sonata II Mid Tower Case W/ 450W Antec SmartPower 2.0 PSU $30 After $50MIR - $80 (They screwed me over with rebate. I'm never shopping with Antec company again).
CASE SILVERSTONE|TJ09-BW BK RT - $290.00
Cooling (Heatsinks and Fans):
Heatsinks:
Thermalright Ultra-120 extreme - $60.00
Thermalright HR-03 plus - $50.00
Fans:
(5x) 120mm Yate Loon D12SL-12 BLUE LED 38.5 CFM, 25.4
dBA) - $31.25
(2x) 120mm Scythe SFF21F S-FLEX™ Case Fan (63.7 CFM/28 dBA) - $28.00
Other:
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S OEM BK - OEM - $30.00
Arctic Alumina Adhesive 5grams Part A and B - $6.00
ArctiClean Thermal Material & Surface Purifier - 60ml - $6.00
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - 3.5 gram tube - $6.00
(20x) 4" Translucent White (Natural) Zip Tie - $1.00
Self notes list of links to help me with this build:
http://www.barrys-rigs-n-reviews.com/reviews/2007/hardware/tj09/tj09_1.htm
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OFEOd7nQbuQ (how to install LGA775 processors)
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_support_installation_u120_775.htm (Installation Guide Ultra-120-L775)
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_support_installation_u120_extreme.htm#775
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_support_installation_lga775_install.htm (Installing 775 bracket)
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_support_installation_hr03-plus.htm (Installation guide hr-03 plus) [Currently confused to what type installation to do]
Close up picture of my motherboard (ga-p35-ds3r):
http://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture/?src=/images/mainboards/ga-p35-ds3r/board.jpg&1=1
This one with description:
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/13-128-050-04.jpg
How to apply Arctic Silver 5 on Q6600:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appinstruct/as5/ins_as5_intel_quad_wcap.pdf
Demonstration on how to put together the Ultra-120 Extreme and such (In spanish but useful for visuals):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lg0haysNUjU (pt1)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=klM4BCFbp-4 (pt2)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bQOybDJUCnA (pt3)
Here are pictures of my install so far:
Ultra-120 Extreme Side View:
Ultra-120 Extreme Base View:
Ultra-120 Extreme Base View close up:
HR-03 Plus Front View:
HR-03 Plus Front Base View:
HR-03 Plus Side View:
HR-03 Plus Top View:
HR-03 Plus RAMSinks View1:
HR-03 Plus RAMSinks View2:
HR-03 Plus 120mm Fan Hanging:
HR-03 Plus Top View of 120mm Fan Hanging:
HR-03 Plus GHETTO FAN ZIP TIE SOLUTION1:
HR-03 Plus Fan GHETTO FAN ZIP TIE SOLUTION2:
HR-03 Plus Ghetto Tip Tie closeup:
HR-03 Plus Ghetto Zip Tie Flatview:
HR-03 Plus Ghetto Tip Upright:
Right side view:
Inside the case:
To be continued (Time to sleep after staying up for 40+ hours without sleep)...