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[brianlam425]

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wis...cWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=3722947

I'm running on a $510 dollar budget. I'm using my current CD Drives and AGP 6800, so you won't find any drives or GFX cards in there.

Also, I'm waiting for the C2D price to drop to $224

 

[ForgetCassettes]

Is there a reason you're buying a SATA cable? Your motherboard has one included. Do you have another hard drive maybe? If you don't need the extra cable, you could use the cash towards a Seagate hard drive instead of the Samsung. Four bucks for an extra two years of warranty coverage.

 

[Gautama2]

Originally posted by: ForgetCassettes
Is there a reason you're buying a SATA cable? Your motherboard has one included. Do you have another hard drive maybe? If you don't need the extra cable, you could use the cash towards a Seagate hard drive instead of the Samsung. Four bucks for an extra two years of warranty coverage.

Maybe he meant to replace the IDE one with a rounded cable since he has a window and ribbon IDE cables are fugly

 

[brianlam425]

really? i thought they came with the hd.

also, the mobo only supports sata 1.5 gbps

so what do u think of the build?

 

[Hidden Hippo]

Why are we hung up on the SATA cable? The main problem is going to be the motherboard. The processor you are getting is a Core 2 Duo, but the motherboard only supports Pentium D/Pentium 4 HT/Celeron D processors. See <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbar...t/product.asp?item=N82E16813157092</a>">here</a> for the information from the source.

Edit: Other than the motherboard problem, it's a good build in my opinion.

Edit 2: Ignore my first post, it supposedly does support conroe chips, just newegg doesn't say it does.

 

[stevty2889]

Ditch the crappy thermaltake PSU and get a fortron for a little more. Thermaltake PSU's have weak 12v rails, which is the most important rail for a modern PC..

 

[schneiderguy]

Originally posted by: stevty2889
Ditch the crappy thermaltake PSU and get a fortron for a little more. Thermaltake PSU's have weak 12v rails, which is the most important rail for a modern PC..

:thumbsup: thermaltake = crap

 

[brianlam425]

ok so here's my updated w-list

replaced psu, and took away SATA cable

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wis...cWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=3722947

looks good?

 

[Running]

yea, i would go with a different case like the rosewill case that was made by yeong yang. but its all subjective

 

[jackschmittusa]

Ugly case, and I hate doors lol. May bust your budget, but I would think 2gb ram would be a better choice for a dual core proc.

 

[brianlam425]

so what case would YOU guys get?


i like this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811147041

 

[Blorg]

Thats a nice looking case, but always remember you can mod your case however you like.


BUT DONT DO THIS TO YOUR CASE. EVER.

 

[brianlam425]

BUMP

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: brianlam425
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