- May 28, 2003
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I woke up this morning to a PC that wouldn't post, with the on-board audio blaring the message "System failed CPU test...System failed CPU test..." After some troubleshooting, I determined that either the MoBo (Asus P4P800-E Deluxe) or CPU (P4 2.8C) was toast, and that it was time to build a new PC after 4 years. So...Here's what I've bought today. All parts were ordered from NewEgg, except the video card, which I bought at BB today; in addition to the HDD and optical mentioned here, I'll be using additional HDD's from my old PC, and an old optical:
Case: Antec P182 ($130)
PSU: OCZ StealthXStream 600W ($85)
MoBo: ASUS P5Q Pro 775 P45 ($150)
CPU: Intel C2D E8400 ($190)
RAM: 2x2GB Corsair DDR2 800 6400 ($86)
Video: Visiontek HD 4850 ($160)
Optical: Samsung 20X DVD+-R SATA ($27)
HDD 1: WD Raptor 10k rpm 74GB SATA drive ($55 used)
HDD 2: WD Caviar SE16 500GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s ($80)
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium x64 OEM ($95)
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-$50 for the CPU/Case combo
-$25 Rebate for PSU
-$20 Rebate for RAM
Grand total comes out to about $960, all shipping was free, no tax
Any suggestions in the last bit of time I have before it's too late to change the order (I imagine the Egg won't ship it until Monday)?
Case: Antec P182 ($130)
PSU: OCZ StealthXStream 600W ($85)
MoBo: ASUS P5Q Pro 775 P45 ($150)
CPU: Intel C2D E8400 ($190)
RAM: 2x2GB Corsair DDR2 800 6400 ($86)
Video: Visiontek HD 4850 ($160)
Optical: Samsung 20X DVD+-R SATA ($27)
HDD 1: WD Raptor 10k rpm 74GB SATA drive ($55 used)
HDD 2: WD Caviar SE16 500GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s ($80)
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium x64 OEM ($95)
_____________
-$50 for the CPU/Case combo
-$25 Rebate for PSU
-$20 Rebate for RAM
Grand total comes out to about $960, all shipping was free, no tax
Any suggestions in the last bit of time I have before it's too late to change the order (I imagine the Egg won't ship it until Monday)?