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I mostly "game" but do other things as well, want to have this last for a while OC is a must also. Lemme know if anything needs improvements or doesn't work together and if i have enough PSU to run all this.. thanks again in advance! Always appreciate your help 
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
DIAMOND 4870X2PE52GXOC Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Wolfdale 3.33GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket
Message edited by Matt87 on 10-11-2008 at 11:10:22 PM
| MrSquishy3 wrote : Well, I am, by far, no expert but from what I've read and heard from friends, it would seem that if you're going to game, most games don't recognize more than 2 cores currently so it may be beneficial to you to go with a slightly faster dual core processor rather than a quad... anyone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on this. I am quite jealous that you'll be getting a 4870 X2 seeing as how my budget doesn't quite stretch that far and I just ordered a 4850 OC a few days ago XD. Anyway, 4GB of RAM (good RAM from Mushkin, too) should hold you over plenty, but you may want to consider getting a bigger hard drive...I have a 250GB Seagate Barracuda right now and I managed to almost fill it, not to mention the second one I have for storage and my external 500GB WD MyBook. Other than that, I say this looks like a pretty solid build to me. I wish you the best of luck throughout the building process and in the future with your new rig!
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Thx alot 
I decided to go with the hard drive listed below. Btw do you know if the current PSU I picked out in the list is enough to power all my parts?
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
| shortstuff_mt wrote : The Corsair 750TX is a very high quality PSU and will work fine for your build. buy.com has a great deal on them right now for $104 - $20 MIR. $84 shipped!
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Thx for the info 
so everything else you saw such as the mobo and case are fine?
The E8600 is an awesome CPU! The 10x multiplier and E0 stepping allows it to easily run 4GHz+ which should drive the 4870x2 nicely!
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| shortstuff_mt wrote : The E8600 is an awesome CPU! The 10x multiplier and E0 stepping allows it to easily run 4GHz+ which should drive the 4870x2 nicely! |
I plan to build my computer in my room which has hardwood floors. I was wondering is it worth getting a
anti-static wrist strap? I herd with out one my computer can get ruined.
| shortstuff_mt wrote : You can get a wrist strap if you want. I've never used one. You'll be fine if you remember to touch a metal part of the case before handling any of your components. If you feel more comfortable having a wrist strap it's cheap peace of mind. |
OK thanks! Sorry Last thing I need to know is this a good cd/dvd drive?
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM
the Sony one is out of order 
Or what do you recommend?
Message edited by Matt87 on 10-11-2008 at 04:05:04 AM
| shortstuff_mt wrote : I just bought that exact Samsung drive and am very happy with it. I also have a NEC/Sony drive. The Samsung is a lot quieter than the NEC drive. I had to buy the Samsung drive because I had two of the Sony drives, but one died. I highly recommend the Samsung! |
Appreciate all your help Finally got my build together which is updated on top of the screen. Buying it October 15th
comes out to $1,907.03 with tax and shipping but I get 100$ mail in rebate later lol = =
Message edited by Matt87 on 10-11-2008 at 11:14:48 PM
Nice! That's a great build.
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