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Old April 13th, 2009, 12:32 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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PLEASE HELP ON FINAL DECISIONS FOR RIG

I am planning on bulding myself a new rig but i am still thinking about changing my PSU,MOBO,FANS and CASE

MOBO>MSI P6N SLI Platinum Motherboard MSI Computer RB-P6N SLI Platinum MSI P6N SLI Platinum Motherboard (Recertified)
Sound Card> Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme Audio 70SB079000000 - Turn your PC into your home entertainment center
Fans> Enermax Marathon 80mm,120mm ENLOBAL Bearing Fan Enermax Marathon 80mm ENLOBAL Bearing Fan at Xoxide! Enermax Marathon 120mm ENLOBAL Bearing Fan at Xoxide!
Case> Cooler Master Cavalier 3 *it looks terrible BUT i dont want glow* Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER CAVALIER 3 CAV-T03-UW Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
GFX> GeForce GTX280 Newegg.com - BFG Tech BFGEGTX2801024E GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Processor> INTEL *duh* Core 2 Quad Q6600 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor - BX80562Q6600 - Compare Prices and Buy at PriceGrabber
Ram> PLEASE CHECK IF COMPATIBLE WITH MOBO 4GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 DIMM Kingston *set of 2* Kingston Technology Company - Kingston Memory Search - Search Results for: KVR800D2N5K2/4G
PSU> OCZ GameXStream 600W ATX12V SLI Certified Active PFC Power Supply Newegg.com - OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI 600W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
HDD> Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 320GB PLZ NO MORE STORAGE NEEDED Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 320GB - SATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM: ST3320613AS at BEST PRICE
Burner> Sony Blue-Ray BDU-X10S Sony BDU-X10S Black Blu-ray Reader - BDUX10S - Compare Prices and Buy at PriceGrabber

ALREADY HAVE MONITOR, MOUSE, KEYBOARD, SOUND EQUIPMENT

those are SAmsung 20in sync master, razor lachesis, apple keyyboard, klipsch custom-3
THANKS IN ADVANCE

oh and i forgot i am not planning on overclocking and this is around 900$ i intend to keep it that way

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Old April 13th, 2009, 12:46 PM     #2 (permalink)
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Hi and welcome to TechIMO.

IDK what to think about your list to be honest. I think it's a little "mismatched".
What's your budget for this system?
Where do you live?

I think you could spend your money a little wiser. I can make you a list if you would like.

OK, saw your edit. give me a min.
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Old April 13th, 2009, 01:01 PM     #3 (permalink)
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Thanks for the welcome, kindof a noob here but i am worried about my temp also, i see that you saw the edit and yes i would love the list but my gpu is staying that way because of the price i found THANX A TON oh and i live in us but i got people in mexico too.
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Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 4X BD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive - Bulk with Software Model DH-4O1S-61 - Blu-Ray Drives
$89

Newegg.com - EVGA 122-YW-E173-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
$129 ($109 after MIR) - Much better board compared to the 650i. Superior Brand to IMO.

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
$189

Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks
$32 - Installs the same as stock HSF, cools better, and it silent. Good paste comes pre-applied too. (I know you said you weren't OCing, but the CPU I linked to does not come with a stock HSF)

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
$38 (free shipping) - lifetime warranty also.

Newegg.com - XFX GX260NADFF GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
$199 ($169 after MIR) 2 Free game + Double lifetime warranty + will max out any game in 1680x1050 res

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
$50 (free shipping) and no glow, comes with a fan too.

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
$48 (free shipping)

Newegg.com - OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
$85 ($70 after MIR) - the 600w version of this PSU does not come with a 8 pin PCIe power cable. You'd have to use an adapter. This 700w PSU comes with that cable. (free flash drive to!)

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That puts the total at $859, without any of the rebates-shipping. But lots of those items had rebates and free shipping, along with free games and a free flash drive even.
Much better "bang for the buck"
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THANK YOU!

U are the man ordering in 2 days ill tell you how it went, sorry but as good as your list is i am going to skip over your gpu for mine i want to be a tick more future proof but thanks.

Maybe ill even over clock! but ill have to learn about it a tad more first
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Ok. Just so you know, the 260 core 216 is only like 10% slower then the 280. I myself wouldn't pay the extra $100 (after MIR) for that little performance gain you could get for free just by OCing a little.
But that's just me. That's why I said "bang for the buck".
Hope all goes well, and enjoy.
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