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hayab250   05-24-2009 at 11:04:36 PM

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: A week or two

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Require all parts. Monitor, OS, keyboard and mouse

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: Doesn't matter

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200




My First Computer Build


Antec 300 Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042
$55

Corsair 550W PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139004
$89 - 20MIR

Acer 22" WS Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009145
$150

Intel Pentium E8400 and Gigabyte EP-45 Motherboard Combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.190803
$283 - 20MIR

G.Skill 2X2GB DDR 1066 RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231166
$56

XFX GTX 260 Core 216
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150330
$210 - 30 MIR + Farcry 2 ($30 Value) and COD5 ($50 Value)

WD Caviar 640GB 32mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136319
$75

LG Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136147
$24

Logitech Keyboard and Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6823126017
$13

Artic Freezer 7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186134
$32

OS - Windows 7 RC


Total is $991.81 with shipping.


Feedback? Opinions?


Message edited by hayab250 on 05-24-2009 at 11:05:26 PM
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Bronze Home Brew badge Outlander_04   05-24-2009 at 11:12:43 PM
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Replace the e8400 with a X4 940 be phenom + mb combo . The cpu just as good for gaming and better at multitasking

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.190736

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Bronze Home Brew badge Why_Me   05-24-2009 at 11:29:28 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042 $54.95 Free Shipping*
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341022 $74.99 ($49.99 after $25.00 Mail-In Rebate)
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-43-UD3L $72.49 | $62.49 after rebate
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L Core 2 Quad/ Intel P43/ DDR2/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=E7400 Combo Price: $135.59 Free Shipping
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz E7400 1066MHz 3M LGA775 CPU, OEM
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Fan For Intel CPU
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150364 $234.99 Free Shipping*
XFX GX275XADQC GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Free Call of Duty: World at War w/ purchase, limited offer

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146731 $53.99 ($43.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
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 [...] 6822136319 $74.99 Free Shipping*
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136152 $23.99 Free Shipping*
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009145 $149.99 Free Shipping*
Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 2500:1 - Retail

Total: $875.97 | $840.97 w/mail in rebates

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smithereen   05-25-2009 at 01:53:31 AM
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I'd honestly have to recommend going with a Phenom II 940 and an HD4870, but it's your call. Neither your build nor Why_Me's are stupid.

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smithereen   05-25-2009 at 02:16:21 AM
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Phenom II 940 & Biostar 790GX $260
Antec 300 $55
4GB OCZ Platinum 800 $55
HD4890 $220 - $20 MIR
Corsair 750W $110 -$10 MIR
LG SATA DVD burner $23
Mouse and Keyboard and Moniter too subject to recommend.

 

$723 + perhipreals and moniter, etc.

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Message edited by smithereen on 05-25-2009 at 02:16:57 AM
------------------------------ Phenom II X2 unlocked to four cores @ 3.8gHz,1.45V. 4GB DDR3-1600 Gigabyte 785g ATi Radeon HD4870 1GB
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Bronze Home Brew badge Why_Me   05-25-2009 at 02:18:48 AM
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smithereen wrote :

Phenom II 940 & Biostar 790GX $260
Antec 300 $55
4GB OCZ Platinum 800 $55
HD4890 $220 - $20 MIR
Corsair 750W $110 -$10 MIR
LG SATA DVD burner $23
Mouse and Keyboard and Moniter too subject to recommend.

$723 + perhipreals and moniter, etc.



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