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Hi..

I'm new here and i'd like to hear your opinion about my not yet ordered system and give some advice to improve it if needed..

ok here we go:


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Processor:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
$189.99

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CPU Cooler:

Thermalright Ultra 120 Xtreme CPU Cooling Heatsink
$62.32

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CPU Cooler Fan:

Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm (BLUE) LED High Performance DC fan Model A1926
$8.99

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Mothergoard:

INTEL GA-X48-DS4
$251.98

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Screen:

DELL 2408WFP 24" Widescreen Black LCD Monitor (REV 1.0)
$663.09

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Video Card:

[B]2X[/B] SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
Ready [B]CrossFire[/B] Supported Video Card
$584.22

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Hard Drive:

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive
$79.00

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Optical Drive:

LG GH20NS10 Super Multi - DVDRW (R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - S
$31.50

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RAM:

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR10664GK
$122.00

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Case:

Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS Aluminum + Black + Window
$193.24

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Power Supply:

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
$109.99

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Total:

$2,296.32 - 40% = [B]$1,377.792[/B]



i guess its prety good deal =]
i got this 40% percent reduction through a HI-TECH company, my uncle works there =]

so what do you think?

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If you plan on crossfire i suggest you get the corsair 750w. Also if you don't overclock higher than 3.6 ghz get ddr800. Look my sig we have basically the same thing ;)


Message edited by georgy on 07-17-2008 at 09:46:33 PM
------------------------------ Gigabyte x48-ds4, E8400 @ 3.6ghz (1.225v), Xigmatek s1283, 4GB Corsair XMS2 DHX, Radeon 4870, WD6400AAKS, Corsair tx750w, Samsung 2493HM, Vista64
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What OS are you using?

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can your uncle give me that discount too?

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hehe i dont think so.. =\

im running Windows Vista Ultimate X64bit

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