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s0krispy1016

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07-01-2008 at 09:42:52 PM

OK I'm a newbie builder. Here's my rig, tell me what you think.

COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKN3-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $280
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119122

GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 LGA 775 DDR3 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard $310
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128330

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor $210
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115017

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler $54
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118019

Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136012

VisionTek 900241 Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card (X2) $400 total
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814129112

SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151154

CORSAIR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $142
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145182

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad (Red) 750W EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, RoHS $150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341011

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders $180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116493

The price for this build is roughly 2k before rebates. Not really looking to spend any more money but with good enough support to suggestions I may. Tell me what you think.

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alvine

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07-01-2008 at 09:46:12 PM

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I would get e8400 and get 4ghz oc =D

efx92

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07-01-2008 at 10:00:25 PM

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Good choice on the case, I have it and love it but the only thing I don't like is that the side panels are very tough to put back on.

The processor is also a good choice, I got the same one for futureproofing and it's good for overclocking.

That's a good hard drive, but I would get an extra one at 7200rpm for storage.

Save yourself a lot of money on the RAM and get DDR2, DDR3 isn't worth the money it costs.

Everything else looks good, good chocie on the PSU brand that is going to be a nice computer and good luck!

s0krispy1016

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07-02-2008 at 12:56:44 AM

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i don't mind the side panels, they're a tad difficult at times but not bad enough to get a different case and i will eventually get a 7200 TB drive (probably the samsung spinpoint i believe its called)

and I can't get ddr2 because my mobo is ddr3 (they're not backwards compatible is my understandment)

1haplo

Stop playing with that you will go Blind!
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07-02-2008 at 01:54:21 AM

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Get a X48 board that supports DDR2, You can get 4 Gig of DDR2 for less the 2 Gig of DDR3. Vista X64 would be useless with 2 Gig.

The ASUS P5E deluxe is just the Rampage Formula without the LCD Poster and the Buttons on board. It supports DDR2 and is $219. CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB DDR2-1066 is $136 (96 after rebate)

With the money you could get a 7200 RPM drive for DATA or another Raptor and RAID0 them.

1Haplo

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