Hi! You may know me from the off topic, where the free market solves everything. I am here today because I have decided to build my very first computer - my current one is utter crap, a dell, 6 years old or so and in sore time for a replacement. I have a budget of a maximum of $2000 and preferably less - that's all I have in my savings.
After a bit of research, advice from #fiftychat and various tauntings and teasings from friends of mine, here's the parts that I've decided, all from newegg:
Case: Rosewill R6422-P SL Black/ Silver SGCC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
PSU: Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails - Retail
Mobo: ASUS P5K LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3400620AS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
RAM: 2x Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail
Pri Optical: ASUS 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe and 14X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model DRW-1814BLT
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
Video Card: XFX PVT88PYDF4 GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
FDD: SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM
Keyboard & Mouse: Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black 105 Normal Keys 9 Function Keys USB Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included
Wireless Adapter: MSI PC60G 32bit PCI2.2 Turbo G Wireless Adapter - Retail
Monitor: Hanns·G JW-199DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Speakers: Creative SBS380 12 Watts 2.1 Speaker - Retail
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM
Extras: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Subtotal: $1,477.34
So, how'd I do?
After a bit of research, advice from #fiftychat and various tauntings and teasings from friends of mine, here's the parts that I've decided, all from newegg:
Case: Rosewill R6422-P SL Black/ Silver SGCC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
PSU: Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails - Retail
Mobo: ASUS P5K LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3400620AS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
RAM: 2x Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail
Pri Optical: ASUS 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe and 14X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model DRW-1814BLT
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
Video Card: XFX PVT88PYDF4 GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
FDD: SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM
Keyboard & Mouse: Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black 105 Normal Keys 9 Function Keys USB Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included
Wireless Adapter: MSI PC60G 32bit PCI2.2 Turbo G Wireless Adapter - Retail
Monitor: Hanns·G JW-199DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Speakers: Creative SBS380 12 Watts 2.1 Speaker - Retail
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM
Extras: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Subtotal: $1,477.34
So, how'd I do?