Can I reduce the price?

[Crescent13]

Here are the specs:

Power Supply: Pc Power & Cooling 510 SLI with PFC $309.95
- Molex Connector Color: All UV Blue ConnectX
- Acrylic Cover Color: Neon Blue UV Sensitive
- Sleeve Color: UV Blue
- Heatshrink Color: Green
- Motherboard Cable Sleeve Color: UV Sensitive Blue
- Motherboard Heatshrink Color: Green
Info at: http://www.pcpowercooling.com/...rbocools/510/index.htm
Sold at: http://www.performance-pcs.com...o.php?products_id=2561{96}716{4}234{1}406{2}35{16}416{45}313&osCsid=e534d8b49e0e6c81318fbf5442fddf3e

Power Supply Cooling: Antec 92mm, 3 pin, BB Fan $11.99
Info at: http://www.antec.com/Detail.bo...&start=1&total=3&no=86
Sold at: http://www.antec.com/Detail.bo...&start=1&total=3&no=86

Case: Koolance PC2-650BK $239.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=28_43&products_id=117
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=28_43&products_id=117

Case Cooling: Antec 80mm Green UV Fan $7.95 x 4 = $31.80
Info at: http://www.antec.com/Detail.bo...art=11&total=30&no=204
Sold at: http://www.antec.com/Detail.bo...art=11&total=30&no=204

UV Liquid Additive: Xoxide Green UV Dye $9.99
Info at: http://www.xoxide.com/greenuvdye.html
Sold at: http://www.xoxide.com/greenuvdye.html

Motherboard: DFI LANParty UT nF4 SLI-D $299.00
Info at: http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/...TEGORY_TYPE=LP&SITE=US
Sold at: http://www.computerhq.com/DFI_...artinfo-id-532379.html

Motherboard Cooling: Koolance GPU-180-V06 MB $37.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_46&products_id=105
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_46&products_id=105

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ $199.99
Info at: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Proce..._118_9485_9487,00.html
Sold at: http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...INGDF&CMP=OTC-SHOPPING

Processor Cooling: Koolance CPU-300-H06 $56.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...ath=29&products_id=114
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...ath=29&products_id=114

Processor Cooling Adapter: Koolance AMD 64 Adapter $6.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...h=25_35&products_id=62
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...h=25_35&products_id=62

Processor Thermal Paste: Cooler Master HTK-002 High Performance Thermal Compund $10.99
Info at: http://www.coolermaster.com/in...=HTK-002&other_title=0
Sold at: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...407&affiliate=shopping

Video Card: XFX NVIDIA GeForce 6800GT $445.00
Info at: http://www.xfxforce.com/product_view.php?sku=PVT45GUD
Sold at: http://www.newegg.com/app/view...Cards&CMP=OTC-d3alt1me

Video Card Cooling: Koolance VID-NV2-LO6 VID $79.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_46&products_id=174
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_46&products_id=174

Hard Drives: Western Digital Raptor 74 GB $239.99 x 2 = $479.98
Info at: http://www.westerndigital.com/...roducts.asp?DriveID=65
Sold at: http://store.westerndigital.com/product.asp?sku=2469119

Hard Drive Cooling: Koolance HD-40-HO6 HD $41.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_45&products_id=142
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_45&products_id=142

Second Hard Drive Cooling: Koolance Second Hard Drive Kit $19.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...Path=25&products_id=40
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...Path=25&products_id=40

Memory:
Info at:
Sold at:

Optical Drive: Plextor PX-716SA $149.00
Info at: http://www.plextor.com/english/products/716SA.htm
Sold at: http://www.plextor.com/english/products/716SA.htm

Mouse & Keyboard: Logitech Cordless Desktop MX for Bluetooth $179.95
Info at: http://www.logitech.com/index....ID=2158,CONTENTID=7153
Sold at: http://www.logitech.com/index....ID=2158,CONTENTID=7153

Speakers: Logitech X-530 $79.95
Info at: http://www.logitech.com/index....ID=2177,CONTENTID=9067
Sold at: http://www.logitech.com/index....ID=2177,CONTENTID=9067

Display:
Info at:
Sold at:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition $387.95
Info at: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx
Sold at: http://www.techdepot.com/produ...1784904&affid=10000485

Security: Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security $49.95
Info at: http://www.trendmicro.com/en/p.../evaluate/overview.htm
Sold at: http://www.digitalriver.com/dr...=840&PGRP=0&CACHE_ID=0

Total Price: $3,209.41

I am waiting for Corsair XPERT memory to come out, and I need suggestions on a good gaming LCD. Most of all, I want to keep liquid cooling, but I need to reduce the price. Any ideas?

 

[RandomFool]

buy less expensive stuff?

 

[Regs]

I was going to help, but then I saw SLI and a 180 dollar keyboard and gave up.

 

[MaverickBP]

Originally posted by: Regs
I was going to help, but then I saw SLI and a 180 dollar keyboard and gave up.

LOL

 

[Tarrant64]

The setup it appears that you are aiming for is not really attainable at ~1500...I will look around...


Looking at it again...

Are you going to Raid those two raptors? If not, forget getting two. You only need 1.


It looks your trying to setup a water cooled system? With that processor unless your doing some extreme OC'ing, I'm pretty sure you will not need it. AIR will be just fine. Get a Zalman 7700(7000??) heatsink.

$300 PS? Can't find anything cheaper? I didn't even know...that was needed....

 

[MaverickBP]

Originally posted by: Crescent13
Here are the specs:

Power Supply: Pc Power & Cooling 510 SLI with PFC $309.95
- Molex Connector Color: All UV Blue ConnectX
- Acrylic Cover Color: Neon Blue UV Sensitive
- Sleeve Color: UV Blue
- Heatshrink Color: Green
- Motherboard Cable Sleeve Color: UV Sensitive Blue
- Motherboard Heatshrink Color: Green
Info at: http://www.pcpowercooling.com/...rbocools/510/index.htm
Sold at: http://www.performance-pcs.com...o.php?products_id=2561{96}716{4}234{1}406{2}35{16}416{45}313&osCsid=e534d8b49e0e6c81318fbf5442fddf3e

Power Supply Cooling: Antec 92mm, 3 pin, BB Fan $11.99
Info at: http://www.antec.com/Detail.bo...&start=1&total=3&no=86
Sold at: http://www.antec.com/Detail.bo...&start=1&total=3&no=86

Case: Koolance PC2-650BK $239.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=28_43&products_id=117
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=28_43&products_id=117

Case Cooling: Antec 80mm Green UV Fan $7.95 x 4 = $31.80
Info at: http://www.antec.com/Detail.bo...art=11&total=30&no=204
Sold at: http://www.antec.com/Detail.bo...art=11&total=30&no=204

UV Liquid Additive: Xoxide Green UV Dye $9.99
Info at: http://www.xoxide.com/greenuvdye.html
Sold at: http://www.xoxide.com/greenuvdye.html

Motherboard: DFI LANParty UT nF4 SLI-D $299.00
Info at: http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/...TEGORY_TYPE=LP&SITE=US
Sold at: http://www.computerhq.com/DFI_...artinfo-id-532379.html

Motherboard Cooling: Koolance GPU-180-V06 MB $37.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_46&products_id=105
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_46&products_id=105

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ $199.99
Info at: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Proce..._118_9485_9487,00.html
Sold at: http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...INGDF&CMP=OTC-SHOPPING

Processor Cooling: Koolance CPU-300-H06 $56.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...ath=29&products_id=114
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...ath=29&products_id=114

Processor Cooling Adapter: Koolance AMD 64 Adapter $6.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...h=25_35&products_id=62
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...h=25_35&products_id=62

Processor Thermal Paste: Cooler Master HTK-002 High Performance Thermal Compund $10.99
Info at: http://www.coolermaster.com/in...=HTK-002&other_title=0
Sold at: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...407&affiliate=shopping

Video Card: XFX NVIDIA GeForce 6800GT $445.00
Info at: http://www.xfxforce.com/product_view.php?sku=PVT45GUD
Sold at: http://www.newegg.com/app/view...Cards&CMP=OTC-d3alt1me

Video Card Cooling: Koolance VID-NV2-LO6 VID $79.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_46&products_id=174
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_46&products_id=174

Hard Drives: Western Digital Raptor 74 GB $239.99 x 2 = $479.98
Info at: http://www.westerndigital.com/...roducts.asp?DriveID=65
Sold at: http://store.westerndigital.com/product.asp?sku=2469119

Hard Drive Cooling: Koolance HD-40-HO6 HD $41.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_45&products_id=142
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...=29_45&products_id=142

Second Hard Drive Cooling: Koolance Second Hard Drive Kit $19.99
Info at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...Path=25&products_id=40
Sold at: http://www.koolance.com/shop/p...Path=25&products_id=40

Memory:
Info at:
Sold at:

Optical Drive: Plextor PX-716SA $149.00
Info at: http://www.plextor.com/english/products/716SA.htm
Sold at: http://www.plextor.com/english/products/716SA.htm

Mouse & Keyboard: Logitech Cordless Desktop MX for Bluetooth $179.95
Info at: http://www.logitech.com/index....ID=2158,CONTENTID=7153
Sold at: http://www.logitech.com/index....ID=2158,CONTENTID=7153

Speakers: Logitech X-530 $79.95
Info at: http://www.logitech.com/index....ID=2177,CONTENTID=9067
Sold at: http://www.logitech.com/index....ID=2177,CONTENTID=9067

Display:
Info at:
Sold at:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition $387.95
Info at: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx
Sold at: http://www.techdepot.com/produ...1784904&affid=10000485

Security: Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security $49.95
Info at: http://www.trendmicro.com/en/p.../evaluate/overview.htm
Sold at: http://www.digitalriver.com/dr...=840&PGRP=0&CACHE_ID=0

Total Price: $3,209.41

I am waiting for Corsair XPERT memory to come out, and I need suggestions on a good gaming LCD. Most of all, I want to keep liquid cooling, but I need to reduce the price. Any ideas?

damn man...all that and you go with the x-530's? I mean they are pretty good but if your gonna do it like that get yourself some x-5500's or some Klipsch.

 

[Childs]

Originally posted by: Regs
I was going to help, but then I saw SLI and a 180 dollar keyboard and gave up.

No kidding.

 

[AVP]

IS THIS A JOKE? Well if you really want to go down 1500 dollars its pritty obvious that everything needs to be toned down...So im not gonna bother providing links. Anyways, XP-64 isnt going to be out till April. And you Dont need a $180 dollar keyboard/mouse set up. Get a $5 dollar keyboard and a mx510 mouse (35) and you will be fine. Spending $550 on a case and psu is a joke especially if your budget is less than half of your rig...I Dont know why i just wasted my time here...

 

[Jotho]

Some things I'd consider after briefly reviewing your list:

-Don't buy two Raptors (IMO, if you want to save money, I'd just go with an 8MB drive from Seagate/Samsung/Hitachi)
-My friend has the regular Logitech Cordless MX Duo (non-Bluetooth) and has had no problems with it whatsoever. It would be significantly cheaper.
-Many people seem to be recommending an NEC DVD burner (model 3520 or something like that) for the best drive in terms of value

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: Tarrant64
The setup it appears that you are aiming for is not really attainable at ~1500...I will look around...

Thanks. I just thought of going down from a 6800 GT to a 6800. Don't know if it will make a difference though. How about $2000 or less?

 

[MaverickBP]

Err hitting enter too quickly before thinking.

anyways

get yourself some oem raptors for $175 online.

 

[Tarrant64]

Originally posted by: MaverickBP
Err hitting enter too quickly before thinking.

anyways

get yourself some oem raptors for $175 online.

Definetely. Save yourself some money right there. No need to buy it straight from the manufacturer

 

[twitchee2]

newegg?

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: Tarrant64

Originally posted by: MaverickBP
Err hitting enter too quickly before thinking.

anyways

get yourself some oem raptors for $175 online.

Definetely. Save yourself some money right there. No need to buy it straight from the manufacturer

I'll check koolance prices also. I thought it would be cheapest if I bought it from the manufacturer.

 

[imported_brad]

seeing as how your case and psu and associated items are like $550, EITHER $1500 is not a reasonable goal to get it down to OR you need to accept that what you want costs what it costs...and there's nothing you can do about it if you dont want to substitute cheaper items.

 

[Amaroque]

I see a lot of stuff that you can improve on, for less, or the same money...

But, it doesn't look like you're really trying to save money with that setup.

 

[Tarrant64]

Originally posted by: Crescent13

Originally posted by: Tarrant64

Originally posted by: MaverickBP
Err hitting enter too quickly before thinking.

anyways

get yourself some oem raptors for $175 online.

Definetely. Save yourself some money right there. No need to buy it straight from the manufacturer

I'll check koolance prices also. I thought it would be cheapest if I bought it from the manufacturer.

LOL. You must not shop around much.

Newegg Price

Single Pack at TigerDirect

Double Pack TigerDirect


Also...Just pick up an OEM of Win XP 32-bit edition. Do not spend $$$ on the 64-bit version. If you already have a copy of 32-bit, when 64-bit is released you can trade it in for free. That's the better deal there. If you don't have a copy of XP Pro, Maybe you could buy one for the whole $50-$60 OEM online and trade it in for the 64-bit edition.


I take that back. I'd wait for the 64-bit edition to be out for a little while to make sure everything will work 100% for you. The last thing you want is a computer with an OS that wont' work with everything that you have. I'd stick to the XP-Sp2 and wait for some more official reviews/release of the 64-bit edition

 

[3chordcharlie]

By my count, you're planning to spend $850 on case, psu and cooling. Stop me if you've heard this one, but I think this may be part of the problem.

Since you want to do water cooling, you're not going to get an A64 system with a reasonable mix of components for anywhere near your target price.

 

[KayKay]

ixnay on the 64 bit windows. re-allocate that money to elsewere. also, if you're so passionate about cooling, just get a water cooling setup, its quieter, for real

 

[Tarrant64]

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
By my count, you're planning to spend $850 on case, psu and cooling. Stop me if you've heard this one, but I think this may be part of the problem.

Since you want to do water cooling, you're not going to get an A64 system with a reasonable mix of components for anywhere near your target price.

Exactly. :beer:

 

[Gamingphreek]

Well first of all ditch the HDD cooling. It is not necessary.

Secondly spend much less money and get the New Seagate Barracudas 7200.8 with NCQ and SATAII support. Raptors though fast can be a waste of money.

Third get rid of those 5 fans. Why do you need a PSU cooling fan when the PSU is already being cooled? For the fans ditch them all and get 2x 80mm Panaflo 12L fans. You dont even need 4 as you are water cooling 90% of your equipement.

Fourth, dont get blue tooth. It is an utter waste of money. Simply get the Cordless MX Duo USB for $63 at Newegg. IIRC that board nor anything you have equipped on it even supports blue tooth.

As for the memory you are using an A64 system so it has an on die memory controller. Look in the CPU Processors/OCing forum for Zebos memory matrix. Value RAM performs just as good. So unless you are OCing there is no real reason to wait. Value RAM is just as fast in everything except OCing. If you want the OCing RAM just get some cheap TCCD chips.

-Kevin

Edit: Also get Artic Silver 5 TIM instead of that other stuff. It is cheaper and is does a better job.

 

[Chinoman]

CPU/Motherboard Combo @ Monarch

Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe NForce4 SLI MCP - $229.00

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 512K 90nm (939) (Retail) - $235.00

Rest of the parts @ Newegg

Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200 - OEM - $135.67

2x Chaintech nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB DDR3, 128-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, PCI-Express, Model "SE6600G" -RETAIL - $380.00

Logitech Laser Cordless Mouse (Blue/Black), Model "MX1000" -RETAIL - $62.99

Logitech Elite Keyboard USB/ PS/2 104keys -RETAIL - $29.00

Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD740GD, OEM Drive Only - $179.89

Seagate 160GB Barracuda 7200.7 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3160023AS, OEM - $108.50

NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3520A BK, OEM - $61.99

$1422.04

There is enough room for a decent case in there, I suggest you hold out on 1 of the 6600 GTs and just get a nice speaker system.

ALT - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Digital Speaker System w/Digital Hardware Decoder -RETAIL - $289.00 ( instea of 2 gfx cards )

$1521.04

 

[Vegito]

Originally posted by: MaverickBP

Originally posted by: Regs
I was going to help, but then I saw SLI and a 180 dollar keyboard and gave up.

LOL

At least he didn't ask for 800 dollar keyboards... http://www.datahand.com/, they just drop the price on this.. used to be 800+

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: Chinoman
CPU/Motherboard Combo @ Monarch

Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe NForce4 SLI MCP - $229.00

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 512K 90nm (939) (Retail) - $235.00

Rest of the parts @ Newegg

Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200 - OEM - $135.67

2x Chaintech nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB DDR3, 128-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, PCI-Express, Model "SE6600G" -RETAIL - $380.00

Logitech Laser Cordless Mouse (Blue/Black), Model "MX1000" -RETAIL - $62.99

Logitech Elite Keyboard USB/ PS/2 104keys -RETAIL - $29.00

Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD740GD, OEM Drive Only - $179.89

Seagate 160GB Barracuda 7200.7 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3160023AS, OEM - $108.50

NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3520A BK, OEM - $61.99

$1422.04

There is enough room for a decent case in there, I suggest you hold out on 1 of the 6600 GTs and just get a nice speaker system.

ALT - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Digital Speaker System w/Digital Hardware Decoder -RETAIL - $289.00 ( instea of 2 gfx cards )

$1521.04

I agree with you about the motherboard.

Why would he order the same CPU at a higher price?

I agree about the Value RAM

I STRONGLY disagree with the video cards. Why get 2 6600GT's right now when a 6800GT still performas better, puts out less heat, and provides for a future upgrade all for ~$20 more.

I disagree with the keyboad and mouse. The MX Duo USB (Same thing as what he was looking at only cheaper) is much cheaper and does the same thing.

I agree with the first HDD

I think the second HDD should be the 7200.8 series as Nforce 4 can take advantage of all the new features incorporated in it.

I agree with the Optical Drive.

You are completely redoing his system, when they ask you ropinion simply modify theres as much as possible dont build a whole new system.

-Kevin

 

[Chinoman]

Well, was there really a choice when he had his price up at $3000+?