Shannon's Next Build

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I've been keeping and modifying a newegg wishlist for my next build for months, and I finally ordered components last night

My little cousin who will be 14 in January is coming to visit next week and I promised to help him build his first computer, but he couldn't get up enough money, so I'm still building mine while he's here so he can see the process.

I will post my progress on the build with pictures :)

For now, here is what I am getting

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http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811156184

ABIT KN9 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813127010

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103759

G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) System Memory
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231085

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835185125

Maxtor MaXLine Pro 500 7H500F0 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822144016

Koutech IO-FPM521 Multifunction Front Panel Card Reader with USB2.0/1394a/Audio/Video Ports
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811998010

I am using my current video card and DVD-RW and my other hard drives.

Last night I checked the prices and saw that the 5200+ was only $287, actually lower than the 5000+ that I had selected. So I decided to order right away, because the last time the 5000+ was at a price I liked, it went up and I hadn't ordered it. Also, the 500gb hard drive was there for only $149 AND I found a coupon code for $20 off of that, so how could I resist? I've been wanting to replace some of my older drives anyway.

I love the color of that case. I'm totally over windows anyway. Sometimes you just want to put up nice curtains and close them, you know? And I think it will look nice next to my pink Supergirl box.

I even ordered rounded cables and new thermal grease and everything.
 
i love it when yhou do things like this. i know how to build computers and what not its just fun to watch and red work logs.

i loved the last worklog you posted.

Dont go with AM2 go Core 2 it is way better in terms of price/performance. you cna get a 180 buck core 2 that will outperform the most expensive amd out there with some overclocking.
 
The AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ is a very good processor though, the core 2 of the same spec would cost more wouldnt it?
The case im not keen on but then im a guy;) looks great for a girl and its great to see a girl thats really into her pcs, especially using a pc forum and actually spending the time doing research on parts etc, most girls i know dont give a monkeys as long as it works and can get on msn messenger lol.
Good luck with the build :)
 
baronvongogo said:
Think I`ll start using a female pick for my avatar seems to get more polite responses :cool: .
Dont see many girls asking for advice on a build do you? thats all i was highlighting ;)
 
I've already ordered parts, so my choice of CPU isn't up for negotiation, though I suppose you could still discuss it.

I checked the ups tracking on Newegg, and most of my parts should be here today. Hopefully they'll be here when I come home for lunch. It will take great restraint to wait till the weekend when the little cousin gets here to build, but I am anxious to see how the color looks on the case. I've got a silver and white front DVD-RW which I think will look really nice against the blue.

Think I`ll start using a female pick for my avatar seems to get more polite responses.

It probably helps that I'm an actual female :)
 
Shannon said:

It probably helps that I'm an actual female :)

Yeah iv played enough massively multiplayer online games to never trust who is male or female...I can still feel the pain...*sheds a tear* anyway hope the pc works out it should be top notch and congrats on picking the case.
 
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