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I'm having second thoughts about the extensibility of a SFF machine. So here's something more traditional. Thoughts?

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM
$24.99 $24.99

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer $54.99 -$15.00 Instant $39.99

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$84.99 $84.99

VisionTek 900244 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
$270.00 -$10.00 Instant $260.00

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC $179.99 -$50.00 Instant $129.99

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail
$144.99 -$35.00 Instant $109.99

Foxconn P45A-S LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$129.99 -$10.00 Instant $119.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500 - Retail
$189.99 $189.99

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM
$109.99 -$10.00 Instant $99.99

Subtotal: $1,059.92

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Looks pretty good. You could even save some $ and get the e8400/e7200 and still have a good system. I'd also buy your Corsair 750tx at buy.com for $103 - $20 MIR = $83!!!! Same PSU and much better price!!!
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-tx [...] 78325.html

Message edited by lunyone on 09-07-2008 at 02:33:43 AM

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Looks pretty solid to me, for the most part.

Seagate has a 640GB hard drive with a 32MB cache, for the same price. - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148335

Corsair 750w seems like a bit of an overkill to me; their 550w would save some money, and should power your system just fine. - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] air%20550w

What are your plans as far as overclocking goes? I don't think the extra cost on ddr2 1066 is really worth it, since ddr2 800 at defaults takes an e8500 all the way up to 3.8GHz, I think. You should consider an aftermarket CPU cooler, like the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, unless you don't plan on overclocking at all.

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Corsair 750w seems like a bit of an overkill to me; their 550w would save some money, and should power your system just fine. - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] air%20550w

Yeah, but for only a $5 savings over the one that I linked? I think he'd be much better off with the 750tx for $5 more. Not that I'm not into saving $, but for $5 more I think it's worth it!!

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8800gtx w/e6600 OC'd will run on Antec 380w w/27A on 12v rail, PSU!!
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Oh, no, you're right. I didn't catch that Buy.com thing. Yeah, for only $5 more, it is certainly worth it for future upgrades/systems.

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I'm weird, I guess, but I never overclock. Just a thing. I'm kind of scared of it, to be honest.

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Excellent list.

Get the 750TX, it will let you add a second video card later. You can't do that with a 550W PSU and HD 4870 cards.

DDR2-800 would make more sense if you don't overclock.

Get this RC-690 for $77 with free shipping. Better deal than the Centurion at $40+$19 shipping IMO.
http://www.buy.com/prod/cooler-mas [...] 77908.html

Message edited by aevm on 09-07-2008 at 04:40:53 AM

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