Mooks log

[mookie9920]

Hows it going fellas? This is my log, and I figured I'd start it with a new comp build....

1 GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813128358 $119.99

1 Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Item #: N82E16822136319 $84.99


1 CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5 - Retail
Item #: N82E16820145184 $54.99

1 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500 - Retail Item #: N82E16819115036 $187.99

1 XCLIO A380BK Fully Black High Gloss Finish SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail $79.99

1 LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model GH22LS30 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827136153 $24.99

1 XCLIO GREATPOWER X14S4P4 650W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - $99.98


1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380815AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $36.99

1 EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $124.99

Subtotal $754.90
Tax $54.65
UPS 3 DAYS $42.79
Rush Processing $2.99
Promo code -$20.00
Order Total $835.33

Overall not to bad, I got some good deals on friday and about 70$ worth of mail in rebates. Let me know what you guys think

[MC]

Looks pretty good.
Whats the 80gb drive for boot only?

[mookie9920]

Originally Posted by MC

Looks pretty good.
Whats the 80gb drive for boot only?

yup, whats been up with you MC? how have you been?

[MC]

Cool...things are good.
Just dyin for the market to show me something and I'll be back in.
For now my discipline is paying off and my cash is ready to be used when I see fit. The fact I've sat cash showed me alot about myself and my patience.

Hows the build coming along?

[DJ South]

did you already order all of the parts you listed or is that just what you have planned? Everything looks good but there are a few thing that I might change (but nothing major, so if you did already order the parts no worries).

[mookie9920]

Originally Posted by DJ South

did you already order all of the parts you listed or is that just what you have planned? Everything looks good but there are a few thing that I might change (but nothing major, so if you did already order the parts no worries).

what would you change?

[DJ South]

Originally Posted by mookie9920

1 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500 - Retail Item #: N82E16819115036 $187.99

1 XCLIO GREATPOWER X14S4P4 650W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - $99.98

1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380815AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $36.99

1 EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $124.99

There was nothing wrong with you have on your list, it's all just personal preference. I would save $30 and get an e8400 (same exact processor but only at 3.0ghz but can easily be overclocked). I would most likely just have the OS boot from the WD drive, or get a hdd w/ 10k+ rpm for it (way more expensive). Also I saw a 9800GTX on newegg for $139 AR which is a pretty good deal. I odnt know about Xclio power supplies but I do know Corsair, Silverstone, and PC power/cooling make some of the best quality power supplies out.

[mookie9920]

Originally Posted by DJ South

There was nothing wrong with you have on your list, it's all just personal preference. I would save $30 and get an e8400 (same exact processor but only at 3.0ghz but can easily be overclocked). I would most likely just have the OS boot from the WD drive, or get a hdd w/ 10k+ rpm for it (way more expensive). Also I saw a 9800GTX on newegg for $139 AR which is a pretty good deal. I odnt know about Xclio power supplies but I do know Corsair, Silverstone, and PC power/cooling make some of the best quality power supplies out.

Yeah I looked into 10K RPM but didnt want to put out the money, and Ill end up getting the video card for around 100$ after a mail inrebate. I got the power supply basically for free with the case I really do appreciate the input tho DJ. After the rebate the RAM will only cost me 14.99

[Simonyadig]

Originally Posted by mookie9920

Yeah I looked into 10K RPM but didnt want to put out the money, and Ill end up getting the video card for around 100$ after a mail inrebate. I got the power supply basically for free with the case I really do appreciate the input tho DJ. After the rebate the RAM will only cost me 14.99

The seperate hard drive for your OS isn't going to make any noticeable difference than if you just partition your WD. Save that cash.

[mookie9920]

Got all my computer parts today....Im excited to start the build, as soon as my brother gets home I'll start.