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Old 06-19-09   #1 (permalink)
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Talking $700 Budget/My First Rig

Ok so right now I have a 5 year old Dell XPS M140, which is basically garbage to compared towhat I just ordered off Newegg 2 days ago.
Its coming in 2 packages, one with the case and then the rest of it, both arriving on Tuesday the 23rd.

I simply cannot contain my excitement, and need Tuesday... NOW PLEASE!!!


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6/18 3:47pm - Baldwin Park, CA
6/18 10:03pm - Ontario, CA
6/20 5:00pm - Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
6/21 8:41pm - Philadelphia, PA
6/23 4:12am - Richmond, VA
6/23 5:44am - Out for Delivery

Now, I did get some help from the Afterdawn fellas, so let me know if they led me astray:
  • ODD - LG DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS50
  • FREEBIE - CPU Mag Gift - 6 free issues of CPU Magazine
  • WIRELESS - Rosewill RNX-N300 IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless-N 2.0 PCI
  • HDD - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
  • RAM - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
  • CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q8400
  • PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
  • GFX - XFX HD-485X-YDFC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported
  • MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
  • CASE - NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

And now for PICS!
Before:

My Set Up


A Closer Look


You know what that is...



After:


To be continued...
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nice set up, should have lots of fun with it
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Aw man, you should have come to us with your budget and you would have been whistling along happily with a Phenom II X3 720 and a 4890 on the way to your house.

That case sucks.
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Should of went for a CM 690
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Should have gone tri core with AMD/a 790FX or 790GX motherboard.
Case isn't bad, but there are better out there
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whats the difference between my case and that one?
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Don't listen to them, the case is purely subjective with the build you have there....

You aren't rocking super-hardcore system specs, so the cooling doesn't have to be epic. If you like the way the case looks and it keeps your parts reasonably cool and intact, you're good to go..
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you have a 400 watt psu? :|
that gona cut it? i dont think so....

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the PSU has +3.3V@20A,+5V@20A,+12V@30A
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