Hi all,
I am a new member here and I'm in the process of gathering parts so far for my first build. Ive done hours and hours of research and moded "out of the box" systems before but have never done a ground up build.
My build isnt a cheap build but a "bang for your buck" build as well as being upgradable moving forward. As I begin to assemble and run it I may run into issues so I figured I would be prepared and join up.
Current parts list:
Intel i5 760 2.8Ghz CPU - $189 free shipping
EVGA P55 SLI Mobo - $139.99 free shipping, after $40 Rebate
EVGA 9800GT 1GB Graphics card - $79.99 free shipping after $30 Rebate
OCZ Fatality 550w Power Supply - $49 free shipping after $20 Rebate
Cooler Master Elite 310 Case - $39 free shipping
Pending purchase:
Western Digital 1TB Sata hard drive - 7200 RPM 64MB Cache - $79.99
Lite-on DVD/CD RW Combo
8GB DDR3 1600mhz ram - Probably GSkill or OCZ
Returns so far:
Thermaltake TR2 430w PSU $39
I am a new member here and I'm in the process of gathering parts so far for my first build. Ive done hours and hours of research and moded "out of the box" systems before but have never done a ground up build.
My build isnt a cheap build but a "bang for your buck" build as well as being upgradable moving forward. As I begin to assemble and run it I may run into issues so I figured I would be prepared and join up.
Current parts list:
Intel i5 760 2.8Ghz CPU - $189 free shipping
EVGA P55 SLI Mobo - $139.99 free shipping, after $40 Rebate
EVGA 9800GT 1GB Graphics card - $79.99 free shipping after $30 Rebate
OCZ Fatality 550w Power Supply - $49 free shipping after $20 Rebate
Cooler Master Elite 310 Case - $39 free shipping
Pending purchase:
Western Digital 1TB Sata hard drive - 7200 RPM 64MB Cache - $79.99
Lite-on DVD/CD RW Combo
8GB DDR3 1600mhz ram - Probably GSkill or OCZ
Returns so far:
Thermaltake TR2 430w PSU $39