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speed96   08-20-2008 at 01:06:54 AM

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $89
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - $109
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - $139
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - $189
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) $84
VisionTek 900244 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 Video Card - $270
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $84
SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q/BEBN - $28

Total = ~$1028

Thoughts on compatibility, alernatives, anything else? My cart is ready and I'm minutes from pulling the trigger. Thanks for any thoughts or help.

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mark $   08-20-2008 at 01:37:33 AM
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Get the Corsair tx750w for $10 more.

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dirtmountain   08-20-2008 at 01:54:17 AM
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^ agreed on the 750w. Good solid build
*edit* the 750w is just in case you were to xfire the 4870 or get a 4870x2 in the future......cheap insurance.


Message edited by dirtmountain on 08-20-2008 at 01:56:29 AM
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speed96   08-20-2008 at 02:25:53 AM
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Done on the PS. Thanks for the feedback.

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mark $   08-20-2008 at 03:11:22 AM
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BTW the Corsair just went on sale with a mail in rebate and a promotion for free shipping if you are a newegg.com subscriber, if not do it now.

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milkshake   08-22-2008 at 09:19:15 PM
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^agree on using the 750w PSU from corsair.

I made a very similar system except I used the 8400 with 1066 G.SKILL memory instead ... I recommend you do the same IF you plan to O.C. because the difference between 8400/8500 is minuscule if you turn it up to the 3.4-3.8 GHz range. Also the 1066 G.SKILL ram gives more headroom to turn up your CPU's FSB (can't go past 3.6 GHz with DDR2 800 RAM...which is sort of average on the 8400). I think this is even more significant if you are running a radeon 4870, with the possibility of going crossfire in the future...you will need a serious system to lean on those GPU configurations. Overall though your build looks great and my experience is limited so take my advice as a second or third opinion.

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jpdykes   08-23-2008 at 11:19:56 PM
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Yep looks solid.

Agree with the Corsair change and the E8400 change - you aren't going to notice the difference.

You haven't specified a usage or time frame for this machine. If you aren't gaming much and want a long lifetime you could look at a quad core, Q6600 or Q9300. As programmers start sorting out multi threading the quads will come into their own over a dual core.

Not that I'm giving you more options and making things difficult!

Jeremy

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