Just another "Rate My Rig" thread ...

[3NF]

Thermaltake Armor VA8000SWA Silver Aluminum ATX Case - $180
Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W PSU - $140
ASUS P5N32-E SLI nForce 680i SLI ATX - $300
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4 GHz LGA 775 CPU - $308
Thermalright Ultra-120 CPU Cooling Heatsink - $55.00
Corsair XMS2 2GB (PC2 6400) TWIN2X2048-6400C4
ASUS EN8800GTS/HTDP/640M Video Card - $470
Segate Barracuda 7200.10 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA HD - $150
Plextor 16X PX-755SA - $106

I plan to use notepad extensively ...

My current 'rig' is a laptop, Dell Inspiron 9300 w/GeForceGo 6800

 

[Howard]

You are buying this for Notepad?

 

[3NF]

Originally posted by: Howard
You are buying this for Notepad?

LOL, no - I was just trying to throw some humor in there

 

[LouPoir]

Nice

I would save some $$$ and get and NEC DVD burner. For $140, I would skip the Antec P/S and get a Corsair 620w or 520w. Check JonnyGuru.com for power supply suggestions.

 

[Zebo]

I've blown 4 antec PSU so I think they are complete overpriced junk. Last one was last week inside a P150.. took back to frys and guy said they come back all the time and showed me 6-7 boxes of return to vendor...You'd do better with cosair/seasonic s12 series/fortron, etc.

Have you seen this case in person? I have and it's a POS too. Useless side fringe that blocks no noise like doors normally do and you still have the pain of opening a door, but this time it's two 'doors'! Get another case. And for $180 you can get into some real nice cases from Li lain, Silverstone, coolermaster, etc...

Rest looks fine.

 

[3NF]

Thanks for the feedback, guys. I'll look into those suggestions ... tomorrow ... when the food coma is over

 

[Zebo]

Have you thought about Mystique?

It looks a lot like Armour, only thicker metal, cheaper, auto door opening and full closing..all around just better.

 

[3NF]

I have not thought about that (Mystique) - in fact, I haven't seen it before I've never used a CoolerMaster case.

The problem with cases is that there are too many to choose from. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll definitely take a look at it. It looks pretty nice.

 

[modestninja]

I'd definitely ditch the Plextor burner for either an NEC, Pioneer, BenQ, Liteon, Samsung, etc that can be had for ~$30. They will do just as good and cost way less.

Also, I'd get a better PSU, those Antecs have been having tons of problems with reliability. You'd definitely be fine until/unless you go SLI with a high quality 500W like the Seasonic, Enhance, etc...

 

[s44]

Truepower Trio is Seasonic OEM, though. Wierd if they've been having problems (though I recall that claim in a previous thread).

 

[3NF]

I'm going to go with the Corsair HX620w PSU. Haven't decided on a case yet. Also, I'm going to ditch the Plextor for something cheaper.

 

[Operandi]

The Antec Trio is built by Seassonic but not at the same level as Seasonic's own units or the Seasonic Corsair units.

I would also opt for a better case, Lian Li is good.

 

[3NF]

Arggg ... now the motherboard and hard drive are out of stock on Newegg. Hmm, there is a combo deal on the eVGA board with the Corsair XMS2 Dominator memory (TWIN2X2048-6400C4D).

I'm looking at the Lian Li cases now ...

 

[3NF]

Update

Removed Items

Thermaltake Armor VA8000SWA Silver Aluminum ATX Case
Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W PSU
ASUS EN8800GTS/HTDP/640M Video Card
Plextor 16X PX-755SA - $106

Current config

Lian Li PC-A10B
SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM ATX12V/ EPS12V 700W Power Supply
ASUS P5N32-E SLI nForce 680i SLI ATX
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4 GHz LGA 775 CPU
Thermalright Ultra-120 CPU Cooling Heatsink
ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP/768M GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
Corsair XMS2 2GB (PC2 6400) TWIN2X2048-6400C4
Segate Barracuda 7200.10 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA HD

The power supply isn't available at Newegg, but I did find the case and power supply at CensusPC for a decent price - cheaper than what Newegg is offering them for.

 

[taterworks]

I'd use the Corsair HX620 power supply instead of the Seasonic M12 if low noise is one of your goals. That little 60mm fan on the M12 power supply doesn't turn off once it turns on. I really wish that Seasonic would have given the 60mm fan its own fan controller in this case.

 

[skrewler2]

Go with two Seagate Barracuda 320GB for $95/ea instead of that 500gb for $200.

 

[3NF]

Ooops, I did mean to remove the 500Gb and go with the 320Gb - since it's the only thing in stock at Newegg

As for the HX620, thanks for the tip!

Also, I think I'm going to go with the EVGA 8800GTS card and save some cash ...

Thanks everyone!

 

[NuAlphaMan]

Next time.....add links!

Shaping up to be a nice box BTW!

 

[slayerized]

I just put together a system with this case and IMHO it kicks butt! Assembling is a breeze and its tool less + its cheap. Give it a thought (looks much better than the pic)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811146027

I echo others suggestions regarding the PSU. My friends have had bad experiences with ANTEC PSUs; so stay away from it. I personally got a 550W Foxton which was recommended in ATs buyers guide for Conroe and its been good so far. 106 bucks for a burner is not worth it (notepad files arent that big anyway..so just get a cd burner for 10 bucks..lol)