final setup

[SteveGTA]

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=11-170-020&DEPA=1 - case - 59.00

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-136-152&depa=1 - motherboard - 133

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-148-069&depa=1 - hard drive - 125 (ill probably get a different one from like circuit city for cheaper)

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-514&depa=1 processor - 268 - free flash drive (128mb)

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-145-098&depa=1 - video card - 176

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-144-114&depa=1 - RAM - 199 (x2 at later date)

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=27-136-047&DEPA=1 - Drive 1 - 68

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=27-106-569&DEPA=1 - Drive 2 - 30.99

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i am gonna start ordering things but just thought i should ask if everything looks ok and if its all 100% compatible.

also what does SLI mean and is it on my video card

 

[Ankush09]

looks good, nice comp... sli is when two nvidia cards are bridged together to perform double the power....get more info at www.nvidia.com

EDIT: http://www.slizone.com/content/slizone/build.html

 

[dhw200]

And another thing: the vid card is chaintech. chaintech stuff generally aint that good. get an EVGA one. the case also comes with a PSU that is probably crap. get a quality PSU from Antec, OCZ, or thermaltake and ull have a much better system.

looks nice though that case looks REALLY nice!

 

[SteveGTA]

ok thx, btw, later on will it actually slow down my computer if i add two more 512mb dimms for RAM>?

 

[dhw200]

It might for some apps...i dont really know that much about it. just make sure ur mobo can handle 4 dimms, some cant, only single sided RAM

 

[ReverseFluxx]

I'd suggest getting at least a 480W power supply.

 

[SteveGTA]

is it worth spending an extra 51 dollars for the SLI compatible motherboard?

 

[SteveGTA]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-517&depa=0

or how about this motherboard

then eventually i could set up raid 5

 

[SteveGTA]

also will http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/West.../sem/rpsm/oid/67646/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do << that work with the asus motherboard that i posted above?

 

[dhw200]

it should, ive never heard of a hard drive being uncompatible with any mobo. Just plug the power connector into it, and plug the flat cable into the mobo.