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17. February 2008 @ 10:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
custom pc $1,752
PC Case-
RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply $93
newegg.com

Multi Card Reader-
Rosewill RCR-102 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Black Card Reader $12
newegg.com

Floppy Disk Drive-
NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive - OEM $7
newegg.com
SILVERSTONE SST-FP32-B Aluminum USB/1394/Audio Panel $15
newegg.com

Hard Drive-
74GB Serial ATA 10,000 RPM - Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD $155
pcsforeveryone.com

CD-ROM Drive-
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM
$32
newegg.com
Plextor PX-OE100E DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner $247 (external)
amazon.com
BenQ DW2010 DVDRW 20X

Processor-
AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket F (1207 FX) 125W Dual-Core Processor $180
newegg.com

Processor Cooling Fan-
arctic cooling silencer 64 ultra tc led hs/fan athlon 64/fx $30
http://www.nanosys1.com/fan-ac-s64utcl.html

Motherboard-
GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-DS5 ATX Ultra Durable II AMD Motherboard $200

Memory Modules-
Kingston HyperX 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $120

Video Card-
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE SB0570LPVP Low-Profile Sound Card $27

Keyboard & Mouse-
Logitech MX3200 Cordless Desktop: Keyboard and Laser Mouse Combo $75


monitor-
SCEPTRE X24WG-1080P Black 24" 2ms Widescreen LCD Monitor Built in Speakers $370

cooling-
FLOWMASTER XT 0105
Complete High Performance Watercooling Kit $189???????(dont know if its compatible with the mother board/chip)
www.dtekcustoms.com

BillyD
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22. February 2008 @ 15:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Case: Mediocre Consider replacing with Coolermaster RC-690
Power supply: Deathtrap YOU MUST REPLACE recommend Corsair HX 520W
Card reader: Mediocre, but probably will suffice
Hard drive: Rather specialist, but if you don't need to store much, then it's a wise choice.
CD/DVD: Do you really need the external drive? Just buy a normal DVD drive and get a USB enclosure for it, if you have to have an external DVD burner
CPU: Very poor choice. Go with a Core 2 Duo E6750
Cooler: new CPU socket, so change to Arctic Freezer 7 Pro
Motherboard: fine with old CPU, but with intel go with GA-P35-DS3R
Memory: Fine, but recommend Corsair
Video card: That's not a video card, it's a sound card, but a good one.
Actual video card: Recommend a Geforce 9600GT
Monitor: fine
Watercooling: Don't bother



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3. March 2008 @ 19:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I doubt you will need a sound card, I'm sure your motherboard has it built in. I couldn't check though, I couldn't find your motherboard.
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3. March 2008 @ 19:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Pretty much every motherboard has onboard sound, but the Audigy is much better at it than pretty much every motherboard.



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3. March 2008 @ 22:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm kind of repeating what Sam said but please DO go with a core 2 duo.

Also what are you going to be doing with this computer? Do you really NEED 4GB? For most purposes 2GB should be enough.
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