Originally posted by Rob_K:

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I think this rig is awesome, a friend put it together for me, tell me what you think!

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Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (x4)

COOLMAX CUG-600B ATX 12V( V.2.2) 600W Power Supply - Retail

The 600 Watt PS is fine with only a single 7950GT and the Q6600. You didn't say but if you haven't put 2 of your 250GB in a Raid 0 config., do so as it will speed up your system by a significant amount.

Grand Total: $1,641.14

My only concern was the power supply, and we are currently talking about a water cooling system. So, is this the most bang for my buck?

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Originally posted by greensman:

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Can2113,
Here's some stuff to look at. ;)

mobo $130 delivered

cpu $170 delivered (comes with the stock cooler which I would replace but if you do NO OC'in then you should be ok)

gpu $42 delivered after MIR

case $55-$65 delivered

RAM $61-$91 delivered and after MIR

psu $80-$110 delivered after MIR

this psu from buy.com $65 after MIR (the EGG has it for $88) ... (that would knock your low dollar amount to $523 everything delivered....that ain't to bad my friend!!)


These are from the EGG and I'm sure you can get better deals on power supplies and possibly cases but the other stuff is gonna be within a few bucks either way at almost any where you go. ;)

I did this as if I were gonna use it and like it even tho the gpu is a little weak it will fit your needs I'm sure. ;) Like I said I would consider changing the cpu cooler but the stock model will work for now. :) You got GOOD components and they should all play nice. lol. You will have to go to the Gigabyte website to make sure of the compatibility of the RAM I linked to.... there's plenty to choose from and I'm a Mushkin fanboy so that RAM looks purty to me. lol. ;P

Totals $538-$608

good luck with your choices and don't hesitate to ask questions hree some one will answer. lol.........

...gm

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Originally posted by abuzar1:

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I would get a better CPU. An E6750 is only 10 dollars more. When I used to have one I had it overclocked to 3.6Ghz on Stock Cooling.

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Theone: if you know where to look, you can find a version of XP up to date with SP2, no serial required on the internet, pre-installed with things like Firefox, Foxit reader and so on... Very useful, I'll be using that version again!

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Originally posted by cincyrob:

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does it hurt the ram if it is only useing some 3+gb only? am i makeing sence here?

with haveing 4 possible gigs of mem and only a little over 3 gigs does that cause the mem to ware down some????? guess im worring about something i really dont need to...lol

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Originally posted by Wololo:

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I'm having big problems trying to acquire an E8400 - I was thinking, would it be worth my while ordering processor and video card from Newegg, get them sent to my relative in Boston then they could send them on to me in the UK. There appears to be very good prices at the moment!

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with haveing 4 possible gigs of mem

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Originally posted by creaky:

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LMAO at using Rob's CPU, one careful owner :P

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LOOK at this from intel
Date: 2008-03-26

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