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post #1 of 5 (permalink) Old 02-21-2008, 10:38 PM Thread Starter
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Building A New Desktop..
So I am looking to upgrade from my 17" Dell 9300i Laptop (which I never carry anyways). To a desktop that is going to handle most any games, photoshop, and load quickly.

Going to run XP on it, because I despise Vista.

So I was planning on just building one (havent in 2+ years, boy have things changed.. alot). Just curious to see what you all think and if anyone knows of alternatives that are being released soon.. I havent been around computers in a bit and am just getting back into it. I think I did a good job, since it was the first time I have shopped for this stuff since Jr year in HS.. With work and school, I need something fast, reliable and fun.

Most all of these parts had 400+ reviews and 5 starts on NewEggs customer reviews.

So here are the specs on what I am looking to build. Please let me know if you notice any compatability issues:

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Dual GeForce 8800GT
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66ghz
4gb ddr2
22" LCD Widescreen
150GB 10,000rpm

EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188024

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115027

(2) Transcend aXeRam 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1200 (PC2 9600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820208343

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad (Black) EPS12V 750W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703009

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio VARPAK 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Express Interface Sound Card - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102016


(2) EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130318

Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136012

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068

Pioneer Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827129018

Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support 300 cd/m2 700:1 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009094

Total: $2,193.88

Might watercool it too, but I have to see how a few financial things play out.

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Re: Building A New Desktop..
Lol.. or should I just say screw the computer and drop it all into the car? :shock:
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More hard drive space needed!!!!

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Re: Building A New Desktop..
I should really upgrade to a quad-core...I've got AMD's AM2 socket already, so all I really need is the processor...

Current rig: AMD Athlon 4400 X2 (that's 2.2Gx2), Asus M2N-something SLI deluxe mobo, 4 gigs RAM, approx 1TB in SATA drives, two evga nvidia7900 GT KO, dual Dell 20" widescreens, DVD/CD-RW, CD-RW w/lightscribe....

oh yeah, and the motherboard has dual Gigabit network interfaces, as well as built-in wireless

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[quote author=Jaysen link=topic=103462.msg2091395#msg2091395 date=1203650335]
More hard drive space needed!!!!
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Nah. I only have like 60gb on my laptop and that wasnt even full. I'll probally pick up a 500gb 7200rpm just for storing music.
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