Just Completed Purchasing Decisions

[thelamer]

I am finally upgrading from Socket A after 7 years and thought I would share my recent build decisions.

Case; (bought it when it was 80 bucks)
Antec Sonata III
Ram; (Combo Deal With q6600)
Patriot Viper 4gb DDR2 1066 + Q6600 Retail
Motherboard;
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R
Video Card;
XFX PVT98GYDLU GeForce 9800 GT
Hard Drive; (this will probably not stay a system drive and be worked into a raid 5 array later)
750GB Seagate 7200.11
CPU Cooler;
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283
Bracket; (Cheap shipping and needed for the heatsink)
LGA775 Bolt-Thru-Kit
Mouse;
Logitech MX 518



Yes I know Nvidia Card on a Crossfire board. Decided against q9300 due to the expense of OCing it. Also the ram is a little questionable I will report my OC results.
I understand the ASUS 9800 card is better (free COD clenched it for me)


Also I would like to officially state that Antec needs to bring the LanBoy back, this case is the greatest case I have ever worked with. Reference Link

The sonata was the closest thing I could find to internal build structure.


I did a lot of reading on this build as I would like it to last another 7 years. hope this helps some people making last minute build decisions.

OC report coming soon.

 

[Roguestar]

There should be a rule against "hey guys gimme some hindsight on the stuff I already bought" threads. There is no point in asking for advice after your purchase.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Roguestar
There should be a rule against "hey guys gimme some hindsight on the stuff I already bought" threads. There is no point in asking for advice after your purchase.

He's not even asking for advice. :shocked: He's simply blogging in this forum.

 

[DSF]

He's trying to be helpful. Without explaining any of his parts choices though, I don't know how much of a resource this will be for others.

No offense, OP, but this needs to be fleshed out if you want it to be a real resource. People aren't likely to go buy a part just because they saw it in thelamer's parts list on AnandTech. If you really want your post to be useful you need to give explanations, list competing parts, and summarize your reasoning for deciding against them.

 

[Blain]

I bought an Opti/Ups line conditioner.