Prospective New Computer

**Santa** · 05-14-2008, 06:30 AM

Subject to change, especially since two of the items seem to have run out of stock on newegg, which probably means theyll raise the price when they get it back again

Anywho...

DVD Drive: Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK - OEM

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Graphics Card: ZOTAC ZT-96TES2P-FSP GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail

Keyboard!!!!: Logitech 967740-0403 Black USB Standard Internet 350 USB Keyboard - OEM

Mouse: Logitech RX1000 931710-0403 Black/Silver 4 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse - OEM

Router: LINKSYS WRT54G IEEE 802.3/3u, IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless-G Broadband Router - Retail

Mobo: DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail

Flash drive!!!: Kingston DataTraveler I 2GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model DTI/2GB - Retail

RAM: OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) ... - Retail

Subtotal is about $832. Havent looked at monitors yet, but ill probably get one so that my total is under $1000 for I do not like wasting money like most of you appear to

EDIT: Special thanks to conscript for suggesting a different power supply, hard drive, and graphics card from what I originally wanted.

**Bommando** · 05-14-2008, 06:52 AM

That looks like a great deal for those components. I know you're on a budget, but my only other recommendation would be to possibly get a WD Raptor or the new Velociraptor hard drive. My map load times and all sorts of operations improved drastically when I got the Raptor, so it's worth a look IMO.

Of course, you'll always forget to defrag, so it'll probably end up running like shit anyway. Just a thought.

**Santa** · 05-14-2008, 06:54 AM

I think because I actually own it and bought it with my own money, ill actually do shit like defrag.

Or you'll be right, and ill be posting another screenshot of my harddrive with nothing but red lines everywhere.

**Arf** · 05-14-2008, 07:26 AM

My experience with that router was very poor, I bought it after reading a lot of good reviews only to discover they released a new version with cheaper parts which is what I ended up with. It needed to be power cycled at least daily but ran better when propped up on its side.

It's been a while so things may have changed but I think the parts that made this router really good to begin with became a more expensive series. That's just my experience though.

**Zoopy** · 05-14-2008, 01:19 PM

Never heard of Zotac as a video card company. They seem to only have a 2 year limited warranty. But if that's ok with you then there is nothing wrong with it.

I like companies like eVGA and BFG who have lifetime warranties. I actually broke my video card while putting a non-stock cooler on it and eVGA still let me RMA it. eVGAs only stipulation is you can't overclock it.

**Santa** · 05-14-2008, 02:17 PM

Is this card exactly the same? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ECS-_-14134038 Appears to be in stock.

**Zoopy** · 05-14-2008, 02:25 PM

Yes, although that company only has a 1 year warranty.

**Zoopy** · 05-14-2008, 02:32 PM

Are you trying just to build a really cheap new computer?

**Conscript** · 05-14-2008, 02:40 PM

All of the graphics cards are the same except for the sticker and warranty, if you dont mind about a 2yr warranty I would stick with the cheapest one. Also have that router and works fine for me, no problems like arf experienced.

HBrutusH · 05-14-2008, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conscript

if you dont mind about a 2yr warranty

Who needs tech support when you've got starman?

Anyway, a WD raptor/velociraptor aren't neccessarily faster just because of that 10krpm. There are other things to take into consideration like read/write times, cost per GB, heat and noise to get the best value for money. Which is what Santa wants, right?