Hey yall,
I've been straining my brain for a solid week all day and night reading reviews and benchmarks and motherboard issues and on and on.. ugh, and this is what I've come up with for my final build. I am kind of wary about that motherboard as I can't find much about it as far as kudos or complaints go.. what attracted me to it was the 1600fsb, and the ability to swap from ddr2 to ddr3 later. I really wanted a 780i series board but i am just paranoid after everything I've read with video corruption and etc running rampant on those boards. The board might however cause a bit of overclocking difficulty moreso than the rest but I really don't have plans to overclock right away.. I'd probably clock the e8400 up to 3.6 if anything and probably nothing else.
Anyway, I have a firm price of 1400 range.. I don't want to go above 1500 at all so please don't suggest something that will run me over that. It took me 2 days just to get it below 1500 as is. I know there are some things I could get that are better and perhaps in the case of the gtx260 I am aware I could get a 4870 that would perform just about equally the same for less, but those cards are hard to find right now and I really did want to stick with nvidia.. that is a splurge on my part.. unnecessary as most of you I am sure will consider it to be and one I am aware of .
So please, help me out let me know if you see anything here that is just nonsensical or known to be faulty or just inferior to something else equivalent for the same price or less.. (I know about the 4870! lol) thanks!
Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price
2- OKGEAR 18" SATA II cable with metal latch,UV BLUE Model GC18AUBM -
Retail
Item #: N82E16812123110
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$7.98
($3.99 each)
1- LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model
LH-20A1L-06 - Retail
Item #: N82E16827106072
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$6.00 Instant
$37.99
$31.99
1- NZXT TEMPEST Crafted Series CS-NT-TEM-B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid
Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811146047
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$119.99
$109.99
1- Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136073
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy
$79.99
1- EVGA 896-P3-1262-AR GeForce GTX 260 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit
GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130372
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$409.99
$399.99
1- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
- Retail
Item #: N82E16829102012
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$32.99
1- Rosewill RX630-S-B 630W SLI Ready,APFC,ATX12V v2.2/EPS12V v2.91 Power
Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817182149
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$20.00 Instant
$109.99
$89.99
1- ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail
Item #: N82E16835186020
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$6.99
1- Rosewill RTK-002 Anti-Static Wrist Strap - Retail
Item #: N82E16899261005
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$2.00 Instant
$5.49
$3.49
1- ASRock X48TurboTwins-WiFi LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard -
Retail
Item #: N82E16813157129
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$239.99
$229.99
1- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115037
Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy
$189.99
1- XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835233001
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$24.99
1- CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX - Retail
Item #: N82E16820145194
Return Policy: Memory (Modules, USB) Return Policy
*
1- Rosewill RTK-025 PC Tools Kit - Retail
Item #: N82E16899261016
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$22.00 Instant
-$5.00 Combo
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$145.99
$118.99
1- * ESET NOD32 Antivirus Home Edition V3.0 - OEM
Item #: N82E16832114005
Return Policy: Software Return Policy
*
1- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit English 1pk for
System Builders DSP OEI DVD - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116485
Return Policy: Software Return Policy
-$20.00 Combo
$149.98
$109.98
Subtotal: $1,437.34
Shipping: $55.18
Grand Total: $1,492.52
Thanks for taking time to look,
Sandy
I've been straining my brain for a solid week all day and night reading reviews and benchmarks and motherboard issues and on and on.. ugh, and this is what I've come up with for my final build. I am kind of wary about that motherboard as I can't find much about it as far as kudos or complaints go.. what attracted me to it was the 1600fsb, and the ability to swap from ddr2 to ddr3 later. I really wanted a 780i series board but i am just paranoid after everything I've read with video corruption and etc running rampant on those boards. The board might however cause a bit of overclocking difficulty moreso than the rest but I really don't have plans to overclock right away.. I'd probably clock the e8400 up to 3.6 if anything and probably nothing else.
Anyway, I have a firm price of 1400 range.. I don't want to go above 1500 at all so please don't suggest something that will run me over that. It took me 2 days just to get it below 1500 as is. I know there are some things I could get that are better and perhaps in the case of the gtx260 I am aware I could get a 4870 that would perform just about equally the same for less, but those cards are hard to find right now and I really did want to stick with nvidia.. that is a splurge on my part.. unnecessary as most of you I am sure will consider it to be and one I am aware of .
So please, help me out let me know if you see anything here that is just nonsensical or known to be faulty or just inferior to something else equivalent for the same price or less.. (I know about the 4870! lol) thanks!
Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price
2- OKGEAR 18" SATA II cable with metal latch,UV BLUE Model GC18AUBM -
Retail
Item #: N82E16812123110
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$7.98
($3.99 each)
1- LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model
LH-20A1L-06 - Retail
Item #: N82E16827106072
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$6.00 Instant
$37.99
$31.99
1- NZXT TEMPEST Crafted Series CS-NT-TEM-B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid
Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811146047
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$119.99
$109.99
1- Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136073
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy
$79.99
1- EVGA 896-P3-1262-AR GeForce GTX 260 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit
GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130372
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$409.99
$399.99
1- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
- Retail
Item #: N82E16829102012
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$32.99
1- Rosewill RX630-S-B 630W SLI Ready,APFC,ATX12V v2.2/EPS12V v2.91 Power
Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817182149
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$20.00 Instant
$109.99
$89.99
1- ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail
Item #: N82E16835186020
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$6.99
1- Rosewill RTK-002 Anti-Static Wrist Strap - Retail
Item #: N82E16899261005
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$2.00 Instant
$5.49
$3.49
1- ASRock X48TurboTwins-WiFi LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard -
Retail
Item #: N82E16813157129
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$10.00 Instant
$239.99
$229.99
1- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115037
Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy
$189.99
1- XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835233001
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$24.99
1- CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX - Retail
Item #: N82E16820145194
Return Policy: Memory (Modules, USB) Return Policy
*
1- Rosewill RTK-025 PC Tools Kit - Retail
Item #: N82E16899261016
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$22.00 Instant
-$5.00 Combo
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$145.99
$118.99
1- * ESET NOD32 Antivirus Home Edition V3.0 - OEM
Item #: N82E16832114005
Return Policy: Software Return Policy
*
1- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit English 1pk for
System Builders DSP OEI DVD - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116485
Return Policy: Software Return Policy
-$20.00 Combo
$149.98
$109.98
Subtotal: $1,437.34
Shipping: $55.18
Grand Total: $1,492.52
Thanks for taking time to look,
Sandy