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Ozric's Tentacle · 01-30-07

OK, this is my first post here, so go easy!

Anyway, I'm going to build the following system over the next few weeks (tax refund time!!).

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion...Number=4857746

Content list as follows (Newegg prices as of Feb 12th, 2007):

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1 x  Thermaltake Eureka VC8000SWA Silver Chassis            $159.99  
1 x  ABIT AB9 Pro LGA 775 Intel P965                        $145.99  
1 x  eVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX                    $569.99  
1 x  Thermaltake W0106RU 700W Power Supply                  $164.99  
1 x  Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz                   $316.00  
1 x  CORSAIR XMS2 DOM. (2 x 1GB) TWIN2X2048-6400C4D         $274.00  
4 x  Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (PRT) 320GB SATA $359.96  
1 x  Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer                 $69.99
1 x  Microsoft 69A-00001 Silver USB RF Keyboard/Mouse        $81.99  
1 x  SCEPTRE x22wg-Gamer Black 22" 5ms LCD Monitor          $328.99  
1 x  SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner                            $29.99  
1 x  ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan             $64.99
1 x  ARCTIC COOLING MX-1 Thermal Compound                     $5.99
1 x  AMC ATA133/100/66 IDE Round Cable                        $5.99
  
Subtotal:                                                 $2,567.85

UPDATE: Ordered Feb 12th, 2007. I'll post updates when the stuff starts arriving. Prolly do the build next weekend (assuming it all gets here this week!)

Ninja_Boy · 01-30-07

I'd get a Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler if that'll fit inside your case, otherwise it looks amazing, good luck with that.

[OCN] Ninja_Boy

stargate125645 · 01-30-07

At least get the Zalman 9700 over the 9500.

Ninja_Boy · 01-30-07

Oh, and, also, I'd get a Seagate Barracuda 320GB Hard Disk Drive with Perpendicular Recording Technology over that Samsung SpinPoint T Drive. I mean four of them instead of four SpinPoint Drives.

[OCN] Ninja_Boy

Ozric's Tentacle · 01-30-07

I read there were issues with the Zalman 9700 and that the 9500 gave enough airflow.

What's the Tuniq Tower give me that the Zalman doesn't and are there any issues with it?

Ozric's Tentacle · 01-30-07

What's the diff on Newegg between the Seagate ST3320620A and ...20AS?

Same price!

RaCeR123 · 01-30-07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ozric's Tentacle

What's the diff on Newegg between the Seagate ST3320620A and ...20AS?

Same price!

IDE, SATA. You want to go sata. raid0 it like i did for max speed

Ninja_Boy · 01-30-07

One has Perpendicular Recording Technology and one does not. The PRT, also known as Perp, is better and is the reason for people purchasing the 7200.10 Seagate Barracuda over any other drive. PRT helps because the Access, Read, and Write Times are faster. Oh, yeah, and make sure to get a SATA 3.0GB/s version. Serial-ATA 3.0 kills IDE.

The Tuniq Tower 120 will provide you with much better cooling temperatures and thus, you can overclock further or keep your Processor cooler; which is good.

[OCN] Ninja_Boy

RaCeR123 · 01-30-07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ozric's Tentacle

OK, this is my first post here, so go easy!

Anyway, I'm going to build the following system over the next few weeks (tax refund time!!).

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion...Number=4857746

Content list as follows (Newegg prices as of Jan 30th, 2007):

Code:


1 x  GIGABYTE GZ-FA1CA-ASB Black                            $159.99  
1 x  EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 nForce 680i                $249.99  
1 x  eVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX                    $589.99  
1 x  Thermaltake W0106RU 700W Power Supply                  $169.99  
1 x  Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz                   $316.00  
1 x  CORSAIR XMS2 DOM. (2 x 1GB) TWIN2X2048-6400C4D         $285.00  
4 x  SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD321KJ 320GB SATA          $359.96  
1 x  Microsoft 69A-00001 Silver USB RF Keyboard/Mouse        $81.99  
1 x  SCEPTRE x22wg-Gamer Black 22" 5ms LCD Monitor          $319.99  
1 x  SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner                            $30.99  
1 x  ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink      $47.99
  
Subtotal:                                                 $2,611.88

Let me know what you think.

Also. I don't know if you are a big gamer or not. But I personally don't like Microsoft keyboards/mice. You should take a look at the mx518 or g5 / even g7 if you want to go wireless. For the keyboard I would suggest a G15 or G11 both are very nice keyboard. If you want to spend a little less on the keyboard get a Saitek. Just my .02c

Ozric's Tentacle · 01-30-07

Updated hard drives and cooler to those recommended.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaCeR123

Also. I don't know if you are a big gamer or not. But I personally don't like Microsoft keyboards/mice. You should take a look at the mx518 or g5 / even g7 if you want to go wireless. For the keyboard I would suggest a G15 or G11 both are very nice keyboard. If you want to spend a little less on the keyboard get a Saitek. Just my .02c

I'll probably keep with the MS keyboard and mouse... I use the same at work (.NET developer!) and kinda like them.

Point taken though... thanks!

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