UPDATE: I've put it together and it works great. Thanks everyone!
Please offer any comments/advice/opinions on my new computer-to-be.
I live in a college dorm so I wanted something small to save space, yet stylish and powerful.
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: by end of the week
BUDGET RANGE: $1000 is pushing the upper limit of the budget
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, applications, internet surfing, being badass
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, headphones
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: prefer intel cpu and ATI gfx card
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, but limited due to small case and meek PSU
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I need to have the Shuttle XPC. Anything else would take up too much space/too bulky to schlep around.
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Shuttle SP45H7 Intel Socket T(LGA775) Intel P45 4 x 240Pin none Black Barebone - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
OCZ Blade Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model OCZ2B800C54GK
two of these for a total of 8GB (4 x 2GB)
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM
LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20 - OEM
Acer H233H bmid 23" Widescreen 1080p LCD Monitor - 40,000:1, 5ms, 1920 x 1080, HDMI, DVI
Total cost incl. taxes, shipping = $999
Please offer any comments/advice/opinions on my new computer-to-be.
I live in a college dorm so I wanted something small to save space, yet stylish and powerful.
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: by end of the week
BUDGET RANGE: $1000 is pushing the upper limit of the budget
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, applications, internet surfing, being badass
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, headphones
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: prefer intel cpu and ATI gfx card
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, but limited due to small case and meek PSU
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I need to have the Shuttle XPC. Anything else would take up too much space/too bulky to schlep around.
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Shuttle SP45H7 Intel Socket T(LGA775) Intel P45 4 x 240Pin none Black Barebone - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
OCZ Blade Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model OCZ2B800C54GK
two of these for a total of 8GB (4 x 2GB)
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM
LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20 - OEM
Acer H233H bmid 23" Widescreen 1080p LCD Monitor - 40,000:1, 5ms, 1920 x 1080, HDMI, DVI
Total cost incl. taxes, shipping = $999