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DWMD   04-07-2008 at 02:35:57 AM

Hi everyone. :)

I have been lurking for a while now, and everyone's advice on part compatibility and bang-for-buck/quality questions has been invaluable.

I just put together an order through the egg for the following system. My main purpose for the build is a good general purpose computer with an emphasis on gaming, to last me about 2 years. I think you'll find my list is similar to many that have been suggested by other board members in response to E8400 build questions.

Feel free to comment and let me know if I've made any...fatal errors. ;)

Thanks for reading!

Case: Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129025

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115046

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128059

PSU: PC Power & Cooling S610EPS EPS12V 610W Continuous @ 40°C Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703005

Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT25664AA804
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148183

Graphics: EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130325

HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148288

DVD-R: SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S203N
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151154

CPU cooler: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233003

OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116215

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huron   04-07-2008 at 03:23:57 AM
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I'm purchasing the same memory as you. It's cheaper at mwave.com (they are great too)

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspe [...] KU=BA24767

Everthing looks good. I have the same CPU, same GPU, same DVD drive. Nice choices.

Have fun with the build.

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Poobah   04-07-2008 at 08:44:39 AM
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Apparently Crucial Ballistix isn't what it used to be (no longer using D9 chips).

The GA-P35-DS3L has slightly worse integrated audio/LAN than the plain DS3.

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