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this is my last thread about this PC!! i just want to make sure it looks good before i order. tell me if i can save money!!!
i will use this computer for:
dual boot xp & ubuntu
i multitask a lot but here is the basics
mainly multimedia and p2p, azureus, photoshop, movie maker, itunes, firefox, dvd decrypter,
a few games, maybe counterstrike, starcraft
i bought a gateway like 10 months ago and it has onboard video and windows is installed on a partition, so i am buying an extra hard drive and video card to install into the gateway and then put windows on its own hard drive to make it more stable and run WoW better for my brother. i am buying two of the same video cards, NOT FOR SLI/CROSSFIRE
the e6320 is 1.86 ghz $165.5 and the e6550 is 2.33 ghz $178.99. should i get the e6550 instead and keep everything else the same? i would have to change motherboards because its a different front side bus, whatever that means
components that ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT CHANGE
Rosewill RCR-102 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Black Card Reader
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223073 - $9.99
JBL Duet Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836101074 - $39.99 Silver
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836101013 - $39.99 White
Saitek Slim Eclipse USB Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823175104 - $39.99
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - ST3320620AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140 - $79.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822135106 - $41.99 x2
components that PROBABLY WILL NOT CHANGE
PSU
OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB/CE/CSA/UL/FCC - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341001 - $109.99
Wireless
TRENDnet TEW-443PI IEEE 802.11b/g 32-bit PCI 2.2 Bus Master Wireless Adapter up to 108Mbps Data Rates 64/128-Bit WEP (Hex or ASCII), WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156165 - $24.99
Monitor
ViewSonic Optiquest Series Q20WB Black 20" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116075 - $199.99
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 Conroe 1.86GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115015 - $165.50
Optical Drive
LG Black GSA-H54NK - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136119 - $27.99
everything else subject to change:
Case
Rosewill R5717-P SL 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case withTool-Free kits - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147057 - $34.99
Mobo
EVGA 122-CK-NF63-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188019 - $158.99
RAM
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145015 - $84.99
Video Card - x2
HIS Hightech H165PRF512N-R Radeon X1650PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161036 - $79.99
SAPPHIRE 100166L Radeon X1650XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102068 - $104.99
Leadtek WinFast PX7300GT TDH 128MB DDR3 Extreme GeForce 7300GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122008 - $79.99
EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130062 - $89.99
EVGA 256-P2-N554-AX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130017 - $99.99
i will use this computer for:
dual boot xp & ubuntu
i multitask a lot but here is the basics
mainly multimedia and p2p, azureus, photoshop, movie maker, itunes, firefox, dvd decrypter,
a few games, maybe counterstrike, starcraft
i bought a gateway like 10 months ago and it has onboard video and windows is installed on a partition, so i am buying an extra hard drive and video card to install into the gateway and then put windows on its own hard drive to make it more stable and run WoW better for my brother. i am buying two of the same video cards, NOT FOR SLI/CROSSFIRE
the e6320 is 1.86 ghz $165.5 and the e6550 is 2.33 ghz $178.99. should i get the e6550 instead and keep everything else the same? i would have to change motherboards because its a different front side bus, whatever that means
components that ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT CHANGE
Rosewill RCR-102 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Black Card Reader
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223073 - $9.99
JBL Duet Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836101074 - $39.99 Silver
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836101013 - $39.99 White
Saitek Slim Eclipse USB Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823175104 - $39.99
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - ST3320620AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140 - $79.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822135106 - $41.99 x2
components that PROBABLY WILL NOT CHANGE
PSU
OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB/CE/CSA/UL/FCC - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341001 - $109.99
Wireless
TRENDnet TEW-443PI IEEE 802.11b/g 32-bit PCI 2.2 Bus Master Wireless Adapter up to 108Mbps Data Rates 64/128-Bit WEP (Hex or ASCII), WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156165 - $24.99
Monitor
ViewSonic Optiquest Series Q20WB Black 20" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116075 - $199.99
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 Conroe 1.86GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115015 - $165.50
Optical Drive
LG Black GSA-H54NK - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136119 - $27.99
everything else subject to change:
Case
Rosewill R5717-P SL 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case withTool-Free kits - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147057 - $34.99
Mobo
EVGA 122-CK-NF63-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188019 - $158.99
RAM
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145015 - $84.99
Video Card - x2
HIS Hightech H165PRF512N-R Radeon X1650PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161036 - $79.99
SAPPHIRE 100166L Radeon X1650XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102068 - $104.99
Leadtek WinFast PX7300GT TDH 128MB DDR3 Extreme GeForce 7300GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122008 - $79.99
EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130062 - $89.99
EVGA 256-P2-N554-AX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130017 - $99.99