just finished ordering the parts for my new PC (ive posted for suggestions and the like previously) ... this is what i went with
cpu: AMD Athlon 64 939 3200+
board: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
ram: 1GB (2x512) Corsair Value Select PC3200
gpu: Geforce 6800GT 256MB PCI-E
sound: SBLive Audigy 2 OEM
case: it's a 6A Series IC800BK2 ... i have no idea what vendor makes it (cant find anything.. its made from china) but it was highly recommended by a friend of mine who works at the local cpu parts store... he liked the 120mm fans (2) and the abundance of shock pads.. for $54, i cant argue..
PSU: took the advice of a few people here and bought a new PS.. went with the Sparkle Power FSP550-60PLG which was apparnetly (as im told) made by Fortron PSU. http://tinyurl.com/4avb5
HDD: Putting my current 36GB raptor in to run OS and vital apps. putting a 7200rpm SATA Maxtor 200GB drive in for files..
DVDROM: Lite-On 16x OEM
DVDBurn: Sony DRU710A
cashed out, i spent approximately $1463.36
rape? decent deal? anything you would have done instead? personally i think i got a decent deal.. could've gotten better if i would have shopped around more than i did (the components are coming from Monarch (gpu), Newegg(ram,hdd,psu,dvdburn), and a local shop (cpu,board,sound,dvdrom)
cpu: AMD Athlon 64 939 3200+
board: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
ram: 1GB (2x512) Corsair Value Select PC3200
gpu: Geforce 6800GT 256MB PCI-E
sound: SBLive Audigy 2 OEM
case: it's a 6A Series IC800BK2 ... i have no idea what vendor makes it (cant find anything.. its made from china) but it was highly recommended by a friend of mine who works at the local cpu parts store... he liked the 120mm fans (2) and the abundance of shock pads.. for $54, i cant argue..
PSU: took the advice of a few people here and bought a new PS.. went with the Sparkle Power FSP550-60PLG which was apparnetly (as im told) made by Fortron PSU. http://tinyurl.com/4avb5
HDD: Putting my current 36GB raptor in to run OS and vital apps. putting a 7200rpm SATA Maxtor 200GB drive in for files..
DVDROM: Lite-On 16x OEM
DVDBurn: Sony DRU710A
cashed out, i spent approximately $1463.36
rape? decent deal? anything you would have done instead? personally i think i got a decent deal.. could've gotten better if i would have shopped around more than i did (the components are coming from Monarch (gpu), Newegg(ram,hdd,psu,dvdburn), and a local shop (cpu,board,sound,dvdrom)