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[gangsta21]

Anything you guys would like to add or change to this? Maybe look for a better deal?
LOGISYS Computer CS888CL Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Pre-Assembled - Retail

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$69.99 (FS)

ASUS VH202T Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail


GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813128376

XFX HD-477A-YDFC Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814150369

AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition Kuma 2.8GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core Processor Model AD785ZWCGHBOX - Retail Item #: N82E16819103678
N82E16822136197Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

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PSU
Newegg.com - OCZ StealthXStream OCZ400SXS 400W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
$49.99 (FS $20 MIR)

RAM
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL6D-4GBNQ - Desktop Memory
$74.99

OD
Newegg.com - LITE-ON 24X DVD+R SATA Black 24X DVD Writer - CD / DVD Burners
$31.99



btw i dont need an os ill get the keyboard my self

[gangsta21]

Anyone come on guys

[Aaron_8015]

What about PSU, Memory, Optical drive?

Are the two hard drives intentional? (also one of the dives is a 2.5" ideal for laptops) you would best pick up a 3.5".

Are you planning to overclock at all?

[gangsta21]

What about PSU, Memory, Optical drive?

Are the two hard drives intentional?

no not really. Can you like help me I'm not relaly sure what the PSU is or the MEMORY Memory is the ram and the psu is the fan right?

[JPMiller]

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...3LED-N&cat=CAS
Geeks has that case cheaper..
Just a heads up...
A. Acrylic cases are delicate...
there are several places they commonly crack.
B. They have poor airflow compared to most modern cases, unless your willing to chance modifying it.
C. unless you do an AMAZING job of wiring it tends to look a bit tacky...
I suggest spending some real time tidying up ALL wiring

[Aaron_8015]

PSU
Newegg.com - OCZ StealthXStream OCZ400SXS 400W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
$49.99 (FS $20 MIR)

RAM
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL6D-4GBNQ - Desktop Memory
$74.99

OD
Newegg.com - LITE-ON 24X DVD+R SATA Black 24X DVD Writer - CD / DVD Burners
$31.99

Swap that WD scorpio blue for this 3.5" HDD it is nice and fast.....

HDD
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$69.99 (FS)

[gangsta21]

11-Bay ATX Transparent Plastic Computer Case w/3 LED Fans
Geeks has that case cheaper..
Just a heads up...
A. Acrylic cases are delicate...
there are several places they commonly crack.
B. They have poor airflow compared to most modern cases, unless your willing to chance modifying it.
C. unless you do an AMAZING job of wiring it tends to look a bit tacky...
I suggest spending some real time tidying up ALL wiring

hmm true but i still like the clear case

[gangsta21]

PSU
Newegg.com - OCZ StealthXStream OCZ400SXS 400W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
$49.99 (FS $20 MIR)

RAM
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL6D-4GBNQ - Desktop Memory
$74.99

OD
Newegg.com - LITE-ON 24X DVD+R SATA Black 24X DVD Writer - CD / DVD Burners
$31.99

Swap that WD scorpio blue for this 3.5" HDD it is nice and fast.....

HDD
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$69.99 (FS)

is that all i need?

[Aaron_8015]

Well I would'nt leave something that you need out..... (that would be silly).

I gather you have a mouse also.... If you are planning on using that terabyte caviar green for your OS... I recomend you pick up this caviar black instead.

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives -Bare Drive

[gangsta21]

Well I would'nt leave something that you need out..... (that would be silly).

I gather you have a mouse also.... If you are planning on using that terabyte caviar green for your OS... I recomend you pick up this caviar black instead.

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives -Bare Drive

LITE-ON Black 24X DVD Writer SATA Model iHAS-324-98 - Retail Item #: N82E16827106334Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
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Service Net Replacement Extended Warranty Plan The product will be replaced and shipped directly to you at no charge(more info27-106-334.0.18)

• 1 year: $6.99
• 2 year: $11.99

$31.99 select item 2 quantity of item 2

LOGISYS Computer CS888CL Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Pre-Assembled - Retail Item #: N82E16811148001Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$4.00 Instant
$69.99$65.99 select item 3 quantity of item 3

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Item #: N82E16822136320Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$69.99 select item 4 quantity of item 4

ASUS VH202T Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail Item #: N82E16824236058Return Policy: Monitor Replacement Only Return Policy
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Service Net Replacement Extended Warranty Plan The product will be replaced and shipped directly to you at no charge(more info24-236-058.0.18)

• 1 year: $16.99
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-$20.00 Instant
$149.99$129.99 select item 5 quantity of item 5

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813128376Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
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Service Net Replacement Extended Warranty Plan The product will be replaced and shipped directly to you at no charge(more info13-128-376.0.18)

• 1 year: $10.99
• 2 year: $16.99

$10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card13-128-376 $74.99 select item 6 quantity of item 6

XFX HD-477A-YDFC Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814150369Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy -$5.00 Instant
$114.99$109.99 select item 7 quantity of item 7

OCZ StealthXStream OCZ400SXS 400W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply - Retail Item #: N82E16817341020Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
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• 1 year: $6.99
• 2 year: $11.99

-$5.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card17-341-020 $54.99$49.99 select item 8 quantity of item 8

Microsoft QQA-00001S Black USB Digital Media Keyboard 3000 and Mouse Kit - OEM Item #: N82E16823109067Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
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Service Net Replacement Extended Warranty Plan The product will be replaced and shipped directly to you at no charge(more info23-109-067.0.18)

• 1 year: $6.99
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$26.99 select item 9 quantity of item 9

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL6D-4GBNQ - Retail Item #: N82E16820231226Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$74.99 select item 10 quantity of item 10

AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition Kuma 2.8GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core Processor Model AD785ZWCGHBOX - Retail Item #: N82E16819103678Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy

looks good? can u like maybe change a couple of things up to make it cheaper? or something?

[Aaron_8015]

CPU
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
$60 (FS) $19.99 saving

RAM
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Desktop Memory
$39.99 $35 saving

That pretty much as cheap as you can go (without cutting down on GPU).

[gangsta21]

CPU
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
$60 (FS) $19.99 saving

RAM
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Desktop Memory
$39.99 $35 saving

That pretty much as cheap as you can go (without cutting down on GPU).

Whats the GPU?

[Aaron_8015]

Whats the GPU?

Graphics Processing Unit or 'graphics card'

[gangsta21]

Graphics Processing Unit or 'graphics card'

Is that the motherboard because I saw a cheaper motherboard! =P

[Aaron_8015]

= Motherboard

= GPU

[gangsta21]

= Motherboard

= GPU

o my bad i thought they were two differnt things and btw wats better
this one - Newegg.com - ASUS M3N78-VM AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

or this one? GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

[nickslick74]

Aaron, that X2 is an AM3 cpu and the board is AM2/AM2+. If going the X2 route you will want to consider this motherboard:
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

[gangsta21]

Aaron, that X2 is an AM3 cpu and the board is AM2/AM2+. If going the X2 route you will want to consider this motherboard:
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

What? umm Well I'm trying to go on the cheaper route =P

[nickslick74]

What? umm Well I'm trying to go on the cheaper route =P

The Regor 240 X2 is cheaper than the 7850 you picked out (Aaron linked to it) and nearly as fast. The AM3 motherboard I linked to might be about $10 more than the one you picked. However, if you switch to this GPU, you'll save about $20 and have a better, faster GPU.
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

[gangsta21]

The Regor 240 X2 is cheaper than the 7850 you picked out (Aaron linked to it) and nearly as fast. The AM3 motherboard I linked to might be about $10 more than the one you picked. However, if you switch to this GPU, you'll save about $20 and have a better, faster GPU.
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

How are you so sure the one you chose is better? Have you tried both?