My personal big list of parts

[Proximon]

I have moved this to a thread that is more manageable. You can find it in my signature

 

[Silverion77]

STICKY STICKY STICKY

 

[slomo4sho]

My list is pretty similar. Good job on the write up. One thing though, I would include a couple AMD parts for those on horrendously low budgets.

 

[scorpion_anshul]

well, howz P5Q Deluxe Mobo compared to given P45 options?

 

[Silverion77]

The P5Q Deluxe is the same as the E just with some extra user features and connections

 

[scorpion_anshul]

well, i checked out on all the specifications listed on asus site...
only differences i could note were: 16 phase design compared to 8-phase
and some extra cables in case of deluxe.. so, my question is: does spending $50 more on Deluxe justifies for these additional features over P5QE?

 

[Proximon]

Probably only for extreme overclockers, or people that are looking for big margins of stability. Tests showed that energy conservation on this board wasn't any substantial gain as I recall.

ASUS generally puts higher quality into their deluxe boards, but you can get that for less on the P5Q-E.

 

[chuccck]

I am sure YOU are aware of it Proximon, but newegg has a nice combo deal going for a E8400 + Asus PQ5 for $250, $235 AR.

That and you articles (specifically the simply overclocking of the E8400) may have converted me from getting the X2 6000+ and 790FX combination.

4th one down:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCombos.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299&SubCategory=280&SortField=0&PageSize=10&page=1

edit: added link

 

[RetroDude]

I think you could add Scan.co.uk to the list of UK retailers, i dealt with them and their prices are excellent IMO.

 

[Proximon]

I'll add a note about the combos chuccck, not only are the CPU comboas good, but those Seasonic PSU combos are as well.

Thanks RetroDude, will add. I've seen them referenced by others as well.

 

[slomo4sho]

http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=Combo.138376

This is the link chuccck is referring to. Easiest way to link a combo deal from www.newegg.com is to right click the "Buy This Combo" button and then click "Copy Link Location"

 

[3lvis]

Nice list.

HP DVD burner A couple bucks more but it ships with Nero 7.

Is this the full version or the bait and switch essentials that makes you buy the full version after a month?

With the drop in price of Solid State Drives, its making more sense to add one or two to your system for your OS boot drive. Heres and article on the new Gskill 128 GB that sells at newegg for $278.
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1650/g_skill_fm_25s2_128gb_2_5_inch_solid_state_disk/index.html

It makes more sense to buy a pair of the 64GB Gskill SSD's in raid 0, for double the bandwidth. The Gskill 64 GB SSD sells at newegg for $152 at the moment.

With only 3 days till nehalem it doesn't make any sense to buy now. The x58 chipset is looking like the best one ever with support for both crossfire and SLI. The 920 i7 is looks like the best value of the bunch. Heres an article about overclocking one and its performance.

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3453&p=1

 

[Proximon]

Nice list.



Is this the full version or the bait and switch essentials that makes you buy the full version after a month?

With the drop in price of Solid State Drives, its making more sense to add one or two to your system for your OS boot drive. Heres and article on the new Gskill 128 GB that sells at newegg for $278.
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1650/g_skill_fm_25s2_128gb_2_5_inch_solid_state_disk/index.html

It makes more sense to buy a pair of the 64GB Gskill SSD's in raid 0, for double the bandwidth. The Gskill 64 GB SSD sells at newegg for $152 at the moment.

With only 3 days till nehalem it doesn't make any sense to buy now. The x58 chipset is looking like the best one ever with support for both crossfire and SLI. The 920 i7 is looks like the best value of the bunch. Heres an article about overclocking one and its performance.

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3453&p=1

Thanks! That sure helps me out, especially on days when I'm very busy and can't do much on my own... I'll get to these updates on both my big posts sometime today.

 

[Proximon]

Big updates coming soon.

 

[Proximon]

Updates made.

 

[Proximon]

To the top for Black Friday.

 

[V3NOM]

um pc superstore in aus has retarded prices... for best prices shopbot.com.au compares em, but i buy pretty much all my stuff from either umart or pccasegear so..

 

[Proximon]

Added, thanks!

 

[Proximon]

updated

 

[Jakary]

Would you recommend this cooler?

Its currently place #1 on the frostytech top 5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004

 

[Silverion77]

Yes

 

[Proximon]

Would you recommend this cooler?

Its currently place #1 on the frostytech top 5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004

I should have added that one long ago. Fixed and more done as well.

 

[Proximon]

Minor updates.

 

[kubes]

Proximon, first would just like to say this is a great list and you bring a lot of value to this comunity because of posts like this. One of the many reasons why I post here now.

I was wondering if you plan on adding monitors to this list? I think with todays graphics cards, monitors and graphics cards are being tied very closely together. I was wondering if adding monitors to this list would be a good idea? (If so I can probally help compile this list if you want?)

 

[Proximon]

I'm really struggling with monitors. I'm not seeing any newer reviews for 22" and very few for 24".

Beyond cosmetics and warranty, etc., seems like the panels are pretty much the same now.