I'm about to order my system...

[bluedeviltron]

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Motherboard:
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131530
$125

CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Integrated into Chip FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535
$203

Case:
Antec Life Style SONATA Piano Black 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129127
$109

Memory:
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440
$77

Video Card:
BFG GeForce 6600 GT Overclocked 128MB PCI-Express Video Card
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4310625?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
$199

Hard Drive:
Western Digital 200GB WD2000JD Serial ATA 150 (SATA/150) 8MB Buffer - Bare Hard Drive
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3966608?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
$139

DVD Drive:
Pioneer Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 6X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 24X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827129161
$47
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Am I missing anything...heatsinks, cooling devices, tools, fans, cables, anything? I want to be able to get these parts and build them without having to go to the store for more parts...

 

[bluedeviltron]

Sorry about all the posts guys, but I REALLY need to order this thing within the next 15 minutes...

 

[Alaska]

it's fine.... go ahead and order

 

[chaudharymic]

You are thowing money away on that 200gb drive.
You could get the 160 GB WD drive at compusa for $30 AR, only thing is it is PATA.

Otherwise it sounds good.

 

[Tostada]

Originally posted by: bluedeviltron
Video Card:
BFG GeForce 6600 GT Overclocked 128MB PCI-Express Video Card
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4310625?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
$199

This card pretty much blows that one away for $10 less:
Sapphire Radeon X800 $189 (newegg)
12 pipes instead of 8, and about 50% more memory bandwidth.

 

[crimson117]

Originally posted by: chaudharymic
You are thowing money away on that 200gb drive.
You could get the 160 GB WD drive at compusa for $30 AR, only thing is it is PATA.

Otherwise it sounds good.

SATA is overrated...

You could also go for the Seagate 300gb PATA drive for $159-40=$119 (outpost); quieter, cheaper, and 50% larger than the Western Digital 200GB, not to mention the seagate is retail and has a 5 year warranty!

 

[Tostada]

Originally posted by: crimson117

Originally posted by: chaudharymic
You are thowing money away on that 200gb drive.
You could get the 160 GB WD drive at compusa for $30 AR, only thing is it is PATA.

Otherwise it sounds good.

SATA is overrated...

You could also go for the Seagate 300gb PATA drive for $159-40=$119 (outpost); quieter, cheaper, and 50% larger than the Western Digital 200GB, not to mention the seagate is retail and has a 5 year warranty!

A lot of people (including me) hate rebates. I'm still waiting for a $20 rebate on a NetGear router I got over a year ago. Hell, I'm still waiting on a $40 rebate on an LS-120 drive I got about 6 years ago. Still, that's a pretty good deal on a 300GB drive.

Regardless, I certainly wouldn't be paying $139 for a 200GB WD when a 250GB Seagate is cheaper.

Seagate 250GB IDE 7200.8 $123.99 (newegg)
Seagate 250GB SATA 7200.8 $134.95 (ZipZoomFly)