My final build: Purchased.

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Hey there, just ordered my build on Newegg, though I might post it here to see what you folks think (overclocking CPU, air):

Case: Thermaltake Kandalf VA9000SWA Silver
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133153

Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817703003

Motherboard: DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136166

Processor: AMD Opteron 165 Denmark (just to hold me over till Conroe)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103588

Video Card: 2x eVGA Geforce 7900GT 256MB (just to hold me over till G80)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130281

Memory: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) Dual Channel Kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145594

Storage:
Master: Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 10,000 RPM SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136011
Slave: Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136014

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188

CD Drive: PLEXTOR Slot Load 16X DVD±R PX-716AL/SW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131352

Surge Protector: BELKIN 'The Isolator'
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812120208

Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 5.1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121120

Misc:
Western Digital Passport 100GB 5400RPM external storage, Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound, Arctic Silver Thermal material Remover&Surface Purifier, 3x Vantec Cable Sleeving Kit(Red UV), 100 black cable ties

And last, but certainly not least, my future pride and joy;

Display: SONY FWD-40LX1/S Silver 40" 16:9 12.5ms LCD TV
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16889105017

Only things missing are some cold cathodes and some future component upgrades. But tell me what you think.
 
I dont believe you...esp the monitor.....only 2gbs of ram??

If this is true you make over $100,000 grand a year...nice work, nice gloat.
 
For conroe, you're going to have to buy a new mobo, and ram too. Becuase it uses DDR2 ram. Other than that its a very nice build. I wish i had them money to buy that monitor.
 
No, I'm not kidding, this is my actual build and display, hehe.

Yeah, I noticed I'd have to switch out some components when I upgrade to conroe, no problem there, you might've noticed my expendable income, hah.
bryan64 said:
Also this UPS would be better if you don't already don't have yours
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16842101225

I have one and it rocks!
well, I don't know about that, it seems The Isolator has a higher Joule Suppression rating and an Unlimited Connected Equipment warranty, other than that I don't really need more functionality to a surge supressor, thanks for the recommendation though, don't think I noticed that when I first searched for an SS.
vaderpro said:
I dont believe you...esp the monitor.....only 2gbs of ram??

If this is true you make over $100,000 grand a year...nice work, nice gloat.
Well, you should believe it, because it's true.. Anywho, only 2GB's? I don't get what you're saying, the general concensus around here is that two sticks run faster in dual channel, and that more memory than that is hardly utilized by XP, perhaps I'll get 4 when vista comes around, and when 4 is actually closer to standard, until then I don't fancy sacrificing performance, however marginal.

Edit: oh by the way, I don't make anything a year, in the traditional sense, when I turned 18 I received a lump sum of $28,000, figured I'd splurge on a computer, next? a car.
 
wow that is a nice build. i have on quesiton though, with such a powerful system why not get a Raptor for system storage? And that motherboard is kinda buggy, you shoulda stuck with the SLi-DR, Expert is known to be screwy. Other than that..................WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What do u do for a living?


EDIT: Finally someone gets a Silver Kandalf, its an amazing case. im getting that one 2.
 
well, I thought a raptor over at first, then I thought I might try a SCSI/SATA hybrid, come to find out that motherboard doesn't support SCSI, so I just scratched it, I suppose after that I pretty much forgot about getting a master, suppose I'll get one though.

And yeah, I ordered the case first to trial run Newegg/UPS, it's a beast.. I can't really find words for how awesome it is, the perfect case, and my final setup is going to look awesome, think I'll buy a digital camera just to show you guys.

EDIT: oh yeah, see my last post for information on my job, I don't really have one, I just had a trust fund of sorts.
 
oo yea that is a nice case, but i still like that 30 dollar xclio case with the i think 20 something cm fan on the side
 
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