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[yoyo2yoyo]

I part I forgot...DVD burner!!!

Can you recommend a DVD Burner based upon your suggested specifications. That would be great!

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by KarmaKiller

Hmm.. that's doable. I assume this is mainly a gaming machine?

My suggestions:

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
$120

Newegg.com - ASUS P5Q SE PLUS LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
$96 ($81 after MIR)

Newegg.com - OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
$47 ($18..yes $18 for 4gigs of RAM after MIR)

Newegg.com - OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
$75 ($40 after MIR)

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
$159 ($145 after MIR)

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
$50

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - Operating Systems
$100

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
$60 (free shipping)

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Total: $708 without rebates
With MIR factored in: $574 (kind of impressed with that myself) lol

Leave you enough for one of these:
Newegg.com - Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 2500:1 - LCD Monitors
$169. That is 22" of pure WIN! These are great monitors.

What do ya think?


EDIT:
Nice post Zepper!

[KarmaKiller]

Any Sata DVD burner will work. You could use your old IDE drive for the time being, till the new one gets there.
That's my fault. Someone pointed that out, I thought I adjusted the list.. sorry.

[yoyo2yoyo]

No big deal. Thanks for your advice and recommendations!

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarmaKiller

Any Sata DVD burner will work. You could use your old IDE drive for the time being, till the new one gets there.
That's my fault. Someone pointed that out, I thought I adjusted the list.. sorry.