building new comp need advice

Burn_all · 03-04-2008, 01:58 AM

okay a finlizatoin.

CPU: Core 2 Duo Processor E8400 http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0281097 (great price on that btw thanks gogey)

Mobo : Intel X38
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128089

Video card : XFX PVT88PYDE4 GeForce 8800GT Extreme 512MB 256
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150253

Ram : CORSAIR 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145184

Case: NZXT Apollo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146025

Power Supply:going with the OCZgameXstream psu. on hpi's word!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002

Second Optical drive *already own 1st* : lite on baby
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106079

HDD: undecided the one u guys posted seems kinda expsneive they have a nice western digital here for only 115.. witha 3 year warently is the seagate worht the extra cash for the seagate??

reddevil6 · 03-04-2008, 02:43 AM

she looks nice

Burn_all · 03-04-2008, 03:26 AM

ahh yes that seagate dose have a great cache

Burn_all · 03-04-2008, 03:46 AM

zzzz went to order that proccesssor and it says on site its no longer aviiable... but its still on the order list wtf.

Alien Ware · 03-04-2008, 04:16 AM

Hah, go to pricewatch.com and search for it. Maybe help

Burn_all · 03-04-2008, 04:25 AM

yea the price is what pushed me towards it i mean 199 is cheappppp for a 3.0 duel core lowest it found was 289.99

Burn_all · 03-04-2008, 02:18 PM

wah stupid micro center wont let me add thing to bad maby 1 of u can try?

http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0281097

Burn_all · 03-04-2008, 10:56 PM

okay so the processor is sold out there and too expsenive anywhere else... any suggestions?

Alien Ware · 03-05-2008, 12:23 AM

Hehe won't let me either... must be sold out as well :S Only thing I can recommend is wait or go to a local hardware store and try there.

oscaryu1 · 03-05-2008, 12:24 AM

03-04-2008, 01:58 AM	#41 (permalink)
Burn_all Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 107	okay a finlizatoin. CPU: Core 2 Duo Processor E8400 http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0281097 (great price on that btw thanks gogey) Mobo : Intel X38 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128089 Video card : XFX PVT88PYDE4 GeForce 8800GT Extreme 512MB 256 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150253 Ram : CORSAIR 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145184 Case: NZXT Apollo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146025 Power Supply:going with the OCZgameXstream psu. on hpi's word! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002 Second Optical drive already own 1st : lite on baby http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106079 HDD: undecided the one u guys posted seems kinda expsneive they have a nice western digital here for only 115.. witha 3 year warently is the seagate worht the extra cash for the seagate?? Last edited by Burn_all; 03-04-2008 at 11:00 PM.

03-04-2008, 02:43 AM	#42 (permalink)
reddevil6 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Age: 15 Posts: 1,069	she looks nice __________________ (1) GA-MA770-DS3 - AMD 6000+ @3.3GHz - WD SE16 2x500G - Gigabyte 3870 @855 - 2100 (upgrading to a 4850 soon) - Apacer 2x2G DDR 800 - Thermaltake Soprano RS100 full tower - Coolmaster extrema power duo 650W - 3DMARK06 10812 (2) GA-81945P-G-RH - Pentium D 945 (3.4GHz) had it @4.42 GHz - SATA 3.0G 1x250G 2x500G - ASUS 3850 - 3G DDR 533 - Topower 750W - 50''(127CM) 1080P 1920x1080 plasma - 3DMARK06 7250.

03-04-2008, 04:25 AM	#46 (permalink)
Burn_all Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 107	yea the price is what pushed me towards it i mean 199 is cheappppp for a 3.0 duel core lowest it found was 289.99 Last edited by Burn_all; 03-04-2008 at 04:27 AM.

03-05-2008, 12:24 AM	#50 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,856	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...b8800GTS%2bg92 __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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03-04-2008, 03:26 AM	#43 (permalink)
Burn_all Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 107	ahh yes that seagate dose have a great cache

03-04-2008, 03:46 AM	#44 (permalink)
Burn_all Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 107	zzzz went to order that proccesssor and it says on site its no longer aviiable... but its still on the order list wtf.

03-04-2008, 04:16 AM	#45 (permalink)
Alien Ware banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 126	Hah, go to pricewatch.com and search for it. Maybe help

03-04-2008, 02:18 PM	#47 (permalink)
Burn_all Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 107	wah stupid micro center wont let me add thing to bad maby 1 of u can try? http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0281097

03-04-2008, 10:56 PM	#48 (permalink)
Burn_all Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 107	okay so the processor is sold out there and too expsenive anywhere else... any suggestions?

03-05-2008, 12:23 AM	#49 (permalink)
Alien Ware banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 126	Hehe won't let me either... must be sold out as well :S Only thing I can recommend is wait or go to a local hardware store and try there.

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