ok so heres the break down. i want a new computer now, but i would also like to take advantage of all the new hardware coming out in feburary (penryn, 9 series) and my dad is still rockin a pentium 4 in his cpu. so i was thinking about going with this plan.
BUY NOW:
Newegg.com - ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail
Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail
2x Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail
2x Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Newegg.com - ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
7x Newegg.com - Thermaltake A1927 120mm Red LED Case Fan - Retail
Newegg.com - Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler - Retail
evga 8800 gt 256mb ... wherever i happen to find one.
THEN: sell my dad the processor mobo and video card for retail price and buy these at release (mid-feb supposedly)
q9450 (spossed to be like 316 retail or something?)
9 series flag ship video card
whatever mobo
24in lcd monitor
so basicly thats the plan. any feedback on areas that need improvement? how many fans will i need with the antec 900? i plan on replacing the normal blue fans with red, putting another red fan on the heatsink, and then throwing in all the extra fans i can. 7 is probably overkill.
will the e2180 overclock to good performance level?
BUY NOW:
Newegg.com - ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail
Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail
2x Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail
2x Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Newegg.com - ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
7x Newegg.com - Thermaltake A1927 120mm Red LED Case Fan - Retail
Newegg.com - Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler - Retail
evga 8800 gt 256mb ... wherever i happen to find one.
THEN: sell my dad the processor mobo and video card for retail price and buy these at release (mid-feb supposedly)
q9450 (spossed to be like 316 retail or something?)
9 series flag ship video card
whatever mobo
24in lcd monitor
so basicly thats the plan. any feedback on areas that need improvement? how many fans will i need with the antec 900? i plan on replacing the normal blue fans with red, putting another red fan on the heatsink, and then throwing in all the extra fans i can. 7 is probably overkill.
will the e2180 overclock to good performance level?