bytesailor
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Hi all, I'm new here...
I'm making myself a new comp. I've done a bit of research but I'd like to know what you guys think (prices in CAN$):
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ X2 - $426.44
MB: DFI LANParty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert ATX S939 - $251.54
VC: EVGA E-GEFORCE 7800GT CO PCI-E 256MB -$430.92
RAM: OCZ EL Platinum PC3200 2GB 2X1GB DDR400 CL2-3-2-5 184PIN Pin Dual Channel Memory Kit /W Ramsink - $324.23
HDs (I'm gonna put 'em in RAID): Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA 10000RPM 8MB x 2 - $223.44ea
Case: AeroCool CoolView ATX Tower Case - $161.24
PSU: Hiper Type R 580W ATX12V V2 24/20 Pin Blue Power Supply - $149.98
DVD: NEC ND-3540A DVD+RW 16X8X16X DVD-RW 16X6X16X Dual LAYER - $61.92
Floppy: PANASONIC SILVER 1.44MB 3.5IN - $10.50
Total Cost - $2,263.65
I think thats it... I have a monitor, mouse, etc. I will be playing games and encoding DVDs. I'm gonna try to OC, but I need to learn a bit more about it. So let me know what you think, thanks.
I'm making myself a new comp. I've done a bit of research but I'd like to know what you guys think (prices in CAN$):
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ X2 - $426.44
MB: DFI LANParty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert ATX S939 - $251.54
VC: EVGA E-GEFORCE 7800GT CO PCI-E 256MB -$430.92
RAM: OCZ EL Platinum PC3200 2GB 2X1GB DDR400 CL2-3-2-5 184PIN Pin Dual Channel Memory Kit /W Ramsink - $324.23
HDs (I'm gonna put 'em in RAID): Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA 10000RPM 8MB x 2 - $223.44ea
Case: AeroCool CoolView ATX Tower Case - $161.24
PSU: Hiper Type R 580W ATX12V V2 24/20 Pin Blue Power Supply - $149.98
DVD: NEC ND-3540A DVD+RW 16X8X16X DVD-RW 16X6X16X Dual LAYER - $61.92
Floppy: PANASONIC SILVER 1.44MB 3.5IN - $10.50
Total Cost - $2,263.65
I think thats it... I have a monitor, mouse, etc. I will be playing games and encoding DVDs. I'm gonna try to OC, but I need to learn a bit more about it. So let me know what you think, thanks.