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Old 09-03-2006, 08:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Final Shopping Cart For New Pc... Plz Advise Me!!!
PLZ TELL ME HOW IT LOOKS, ABOUT TO PURCHASE TODAY...

(For Music Production)

It seems to be pricey... Is there anything I should cut corners on?



CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHM-165H6S - OEM

$30.99 $30.99


ATX Computer Cases
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Antec Performance I P180B Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability through the majority of chassis 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4 x HDD area ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: P180B
Item #: N82E16811129017

$129.99 -$15.00 Instant
$114.99


Internal Hard Drives
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD1500ADFD
Item #: N82E16822136012

$30.00 Mail-in Rebate

$229.99 $229.99


1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3250820AS
Item #: N82E16822148142

$79.99 $79.99



Monitors - LCD
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Hanns·G HC-194D Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail
Model #: HC-194D
Item #: N82E16824254004

$185.99 $185.99


Video Cards
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 ASUS EAX550GE/TD/256M Radeon X550 256MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #: EAX550GE/TD/256M
Item #: N82E16814121544

$54.99 $54.99


Power Supplies
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: TPII-550
Item #: N82E16817103931

$15.00 Mail-in Rebate

$92.99 $92.99


Add-On Cards
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 SYBA PCI to Firewire 1394a 3+1 ports controller card Model SD-NEC-4F - Retail
Model #: SD-NEC-4F

$9.99 $9.99


Memory (Standard System Memory)
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) System Memory Model VS1G667D2 - Retail
Model #: VS2GBKIT667D2
Item #: N82E16820145098

$199.99 $199.99


Intel-compatible Motherboards
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 ASUS P5B Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: P5B
Item #: N82E16813131030

$156.99 $156.99

Processors
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail
Model #: BX80557E6600
Item #: N82E16819115003

$360.00 $360.00


Operating Systems
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM
Model #: N09-01991
Item #: N82E16832116056

$89.99 $89.99





Subtotal: $1,606.89
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Old 09-03-2006, 08:54 PM   #2 (permalink)
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It seems to be pricey... Is there anything I should cut corners on?
Yes... take that raptor out and get a video card that isn't... well... total crap.
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Yes... take that raptor out and get a video card that isn't... well... total crap.
I was getting the raptor because I've bene told it's great to get a really fast small drive for windows and apps, and then a bigger, cheaper one for data...

I know it's pricey but I figured it would be worth it... is it?

As for the vid card, I wont be playing too many games really, so I figured I would just go with something like that...
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I was getting the raptor because I've bene told it's great to get a really fast small drive for windows and apps, and then a bigger, cheaper one for data...

I know it's pricey but I figured it would be worth it... is it?

As for the vid card, I wont be playing too many games really, so I figured I would just go with something like that...

yeah thats nice


your not going to be douing 3D rendering either so it will be fine


looks like a good build
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bit pricey for someone who won't be gaming
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bit pricey for someone who won't be gaming


no but hes doing music production which requires a nice computer too
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A small drive for windows? 150GB isnt small. get a 36.7GB drive. That'll save you over $100. It's only windows that really benefits from faster load times. Other apps load quick enough for yoto notice any difference.
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If your not gaming and using this for mainly music production then there are a few areas you can save moeny in.

for starters is there any need to go as high with the processor as the E6600, at the end of the day it will probably be overkill for your needs, i'd say an E6400 would do the job perfectly well and at $100+ less.

Also I am a lover of the p180, i have it and its a fantastic case, cool and quiet but you could probably save there as well, its really handy to have such a cool case for overclocking etc but plenty of cheaper cases will do the job you need it to, possibly anohter $50 saving there.

does it need a 550w PSU? that gfx card aint gonna suck much power and for $20 you could get a 480w of the same make..

and agreed with the almightyone about the raptor, get a smaller one 36.67 or 75gb one to save some money, that way you can have OS and essential programs on that and the other drive for storage. 150gb version is overkill


just little suggestions to possibly reduce your costs, any one else have any thoughts?
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If your not gaming and using this for mainly music production then there are a few areas you can save moeny in.

for starters is there any need to go as high with the processor as the E6600, at the end of the day it will probably be overkill for your needs, i'd say an E6400 would do the job perfectly well and at $100+ less.

Also I am a lover of the p180, i have it and its a fantastic case, cool and quiet but you could probably save there as well, its really handy to have such a cool case for overclocking etc but plenty of cheaper cases will do the job you need it to, possibly anohter $50 saving there.

does it need a 550w PSU? that gfx card aint gonna suck much power and for $20 you could get a 480w of the same make..

and agreed with the almightyone about the raptor, get a smaller one 36.67 or 75gb one to save some money, that way you can have OS and essential programs on that and the other drive for storage. 150gb version is overkill


just little suggestions to possibly reduce your costs, any one else have any thoughts?

Hey thx, I am changing some stuff up now...

As far as the PSU, I'm gettinga $15 rebate on a 90 dollar 550w, so I would only be saving 5 bucks to go to the 480w...

I definatly would like to find a cheaper case tho, but i thought that u needed to spend over 100 for a good one... I definatly wont be overclocking, shit i dont even know what that is...

could u reccomend a case for cheaper that has good cooling, lots of bays, and is easy for a FIRST TIME computer builder to build??

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fair point on the psu

i'm by no means an expert on cases, i love my p180 but it is expensive and plenty of others can give decent cooling for cheaper, probably something like a cooler master centurion would do the job.

i'm sure some others here can point you in the right direction
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