About to order computer parts, need final suggestions

[NarcoticHobo]

Here is what I have so far let me know if there is a better place to get these parts cheaper, or if I can replace one with a part that will save me money and give roughly equal performance.

I plan on overclocking to 266 mhz FSB so keep that in mind when helping, thanks in advance

From NewEgg:

Coolermaster 10-inch Floppy cable $4.49

Coolermaster 18-inch IDE cable $6.49

Atech USB Card Reader 7 in 1 $36.50

MSI X52P DVD CDRW $44.00

NEC 16x ND-3500A $66.00

NEC black Floppy $7.00

OCZ Plat Rev 2 Dual Channel 1GB kit $270.25

OCZ powerstream 520W $140.50

Socket 939 A64 3500+ 90nm OEM $280.00

Warranty for processor $22.40

Shipping $41.67



From ZipZoomfly:

Thermaltake Shark Black $159.00

XP Pro OEM $136.00

Kingwin Arctic Cooler $96.00

Shipping Free



The rest:

Asus a8n-SLI $191.00

74gig Raptor $165.00

2x EVGA 6800 GT $854.00

 

[DaveSimmons]

>> MSI X52P DVD CDRW $44.00

A plain DVD-ROM reader might be a better choice for drive #1, some game copy protection doesn't play nice with CD and DVD burners.

 

[Viper96720]

$22 warranty on processor. Your overclocking it so don't get it. Get a lower speed rated one they overclock pretty good.

 

[NarcoticHobo]

Originally posted by: Viper96720
$22 warranty on processor. Your overclocking it so don't get it. Get a lower speed rated one they overclock pretty good.

Why would I not get the warranty on the processor?

 

[Chesebert]

$3118 for the whole system 🙂 NICE.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: NarcoticHobo

Originally posted by: Viper96720
$22 warranty on processor. Your overclocking it so don't get it. Get a lower speed rated one they overclock pretty good.

Why would I not get the warranty on the processor?

Ethics. You've voided the warranty as soon as you run the chip out of spec.

 

[NarcoticHobo]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: NarcoticHobo

Originally posted by: Viper96720
$22 warranty on processor. Your overclocking it so don't get it. Get a lower speed rated one they overclock pretty good.

Why would I not get the warranty on the processor?

Ethics. You've voided the warranty as soon as you run the chip out of spec.

Well, my reasoning was that I probably wouldn't overclock until I felt I needed some extra power, and that may not be until 3 months down the road...

I suppose the 1 month warranty will be fine though.

 

[NarcoticHobo]

Originally posted by: Chesebert
$3118 for the whole system 🙂 NICE.

I'm getting closer to $2500... did i misadd?

 

[NarcoticHobo]

So no improvements to make?

 

[Mrvile]

I don't know about Kingwin Arctic Cooling...I never knew Kingwin made water cooling and still I wouldn't trust it since it's Kingwin. I would have to stick with a better, more expensive water cooling brand because that's probably the most dangerous thing in your comp.

 

[NarcoticHobo]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
I don't know about Kingwin Arctic Cooling...I never knew Kingwin made water cooling and still I wouldn't trust it since it's Kingwin. I would have to stick with a better, more expensive water cooling brand because that's probably the most dangerous thing in your comp.

It has gotten extremely good reviews from every site that has tested it, I may go with the thermaltake bigwater though.

 

[NarcoticHobo]

Ok, I have had some people suggest a few things, sorry to bump this up but I really need to make a decision soon.

1. PDP memory with XBL, it seems ok, should I do this over the OCZ to save money?

2. Enermax power supply over the OCZ, once again save $20 for what seems to be same performance.

3. Just get one 6800 GT now and wait on the other.

What you guys think?