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06-20-2006, 07:25 PM
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First rig, how's this for a gaming $2000+
ATX Computer Cases
1 COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Model #: CAC-T05-WW $10.00 Mail-in Rebate $55.99 $55.99 CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives) 1 LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHM-165H6S - OEM $38.99 $38.99 1 LITE-ON CD Burner Black IDE Model SOHR-5239V BK RT - Retail $24.59 $24.59 Fans, Heatsinks (Case, CPU, Chipset) 1 ZALMAN RESERATOR 1 Plus Fanless Water Cooling System (Reservoir+Radiator+Water Pump), - Retail ** This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. what's this? $229.99 1 ZALMAN ZM-WB3 GOLD CPU Water Cooling System - Retail $39.99 $39.99 1 ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail Model #: CNPS 9500 LED ** This item may only be returned for a replacement of the same make/model within 30 days only. what's this? $58.99 $58.99 Internal Hard Drives 2 Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM $30.00 Mail-in Rebate $159.99 $319.98 Keyboards 1 Logitech diNovo™ Media Desktop 967562-0403 Black USB Bluetooth Wireless Slim Desktop Mouse Included - Retail $155.99 -$15.00 Instant $140.99 Memory - System 1 OCZ Platinum Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ5002048EBPE-K - Retail $30.00 Mail-in Rebate $223.99 $223.99 Power Supplies 1 COOLER MASTER RS-550-ACLY-SLI ATX12V/ EPS12V 550W Power Supply - Retail $119.99 $119.99 Processors 1 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail ** This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. what's this? $297.00 $297.00 Sound Cards 1 Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM ** This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. what's this? $74.99 $74.99 Speakers 1 Logitech X-530 70 Watts 5.1 Speaker - Retail ** This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. what's this? $59.99 -$8.00 Instant $51.99 Video Cards 1 EVGA 7900GT 256MB for like 230 one day sale, ROCK ON NEWEGG |
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06-20-2006, 07:33 PM
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Are you planning on overclocking? Are you planning to use SLI? It looks like yes to both.
I personally would skip the watercooling and overclocking. It is an unecessary risk and expense. Use the money to buy faster components in the first place. You dont have a motherboard listed. The Asus A8N5X is great. If you need SLI, the Asus A8N32-SLI is a good choice. Pick up a DVDROM to go with your DVDRW. That way you can copy anything. You might want to use just one Raptor and buy a second large drive, such as a 300GB for storage. Don't forget Windows XP. |
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06-20-2006, 08:18 PM
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Well almost anything  You would need dvd cloner and any Dvd the little fox guy to help you burn almost anything.
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06-20-2006, 08:24 PM
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To clarify, with a DVDROM and DVDRW, you can do drive to drive copies of CDs and DVDs. With only a DVDRW and a CDRW, you can only do drive to drive copies of CDs. Why limit yourself?
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06-21-2006, 11:42 AM
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If you are going to be using 3rd party cooling, get an OEM processor, not a retail boxed processor. You will be voiding the processor warranty anyway if you don't use the retail heatsink in the retail box - and you will have a heatsink that you won't have any use for.
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06-21-2006, 06:47 PM
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Also, you don't need BOTH watercooling and air cooling items (the Zalman watercooling kit and the 9500). I'd go with the 9500. It's a heck of a cooler and a lot cheaper and a lot less hastle than water cooling. Get a faster CPU instead.
Also, any one know how Cooler Master PSU's hold up?
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06-22-2006, 02:28 AM
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It's SLI-certified - it should be good. However, the Antec 550 watt unit is cheaper.
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