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StephenH17   10-01-2008 at 09:46:19 PM

Been a few years since I've built up a system. Definitely time for an upgrade and I brought this in under $1k which is what I was going for. Anything not listed here is because I already have the parts(i.e. power supply) Let me know how it looks :D

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] _-Homepage
ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131296
2x CORSAIR 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145180
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136073
ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121253
Hanns•G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built in Speakers - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824254005
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129021


Message edited by StephenH17 on 10-01-2008 at 09:50:30 PM
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mexpedip   10-01-2008 at 10:41:48 PM
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RAM - as always - DDR2 800 @ 1.8v, 2gb x 2, much better, faster then what you slected and it is the same price after the mail-in-rebate.
mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146731

HDD - pay the $5 extra dollars, get a faster drive and an additional 140gb.
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218

Case - quality is almost as good but it is $70 less
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119077

Save yourself $20 and get the e8400(with little or no talent it can be OC'd to 3.6ghz). -$20 for cpu and -$70 for case = +$90 you can put towards a larger monitor that will make buying that gpu worth while.

Add this monitor and your entire build would be $10.
LG L226WTQ-BF Black 22" 2ms GTG Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 3000:1 DCR with HDCP Support - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824005116

or for a total build savings of $10 get the monitor below.

ASUS VW222U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 2000:1) Built in Speakers - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236028






Message edited by mexpedip on 10-01-2008 at 10:43:35 PM
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geofelt   10-01-2008 at 11:06:39 PM
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Save a few bucks with the Antec 300 case. $54.95 w/free shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042
cooling is as good as the 900, but no "bling"

Use the savings to upgrade the monitor.
A nice monitor is one of the only 'FUTURE PROOF" PC purchases you can make today.


Message edited by geofelt on 10-01-2008 at 11:08:09 PM
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StephenH17   10-02-2008 at 03:32:13 PM
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Awesome suggestions, thanks guys

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StephenH17   10-10-2008 at 02:56:23 AM
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Are the video card and mobo I posted compatible? Card is DDR3 and mobo supports DDR2...thought that was only for RAM. Did I screw this up? haha

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geofelt   10-10-2008 at 07:09:34 AM
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StephenH17 wrote :

Are the video card and mobo I posted compatible? Card is DDR3 and mobo supports DDR2...thought that was only for RAM. Did I screw this up? haha


They have no connection.
If your mobo is DDR2, then you need to use DDR2 ram in it.
If the video card has DDR3 or DDR5 or whatever, it is part of the video card, and has no relation to the ram on the mobo.

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