NeezyDeezy
Senior member
Combo:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103562
PNY VCG6600GXPB Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814133129
$460.00 -$15.00 Combo
$445.00
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
******/app/productdetails.asp?item=13-136-152
$117.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380817AS 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148040
$60.50
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS 70SB035000000 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829102162
$91.00 - 40.00 rebate = $51.00
Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817103931
$89.99 -$5.00 Instant = $84.99
G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231021
$217.00
Antec P180 case
http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=B73523
$105.30 + $21 shipping = $127.30
Heatsink:
ThermalRight XP-120 $44 from Heatsinkfactory
Fan:
(quiet 120mm but with massive CFM)
Sunon KD1212PMB3-6A 84CFM $15 from UmaxPC
Total:
$1162.78
Opticals and other hard-drives are covered. Use for computer: HTPC, HDTV, multi-tasking, encoding, and good old browsing. I may update the videocard later, but since there will be NO GAMING, the 6600GT should have all the features I need at a good price for any monitor less than the apple 30 inch. I plan on waiting till february to see if the 20-24 inch LCDs will come down in price and will be buying my monitor then.
The main dilemma is still between the Opteron 170, which would cost about 70 dollars more, or the X2 3800+
People swear the opteron will overclock better because it runs at a lower voltage, but is the chance worth $80?? I don't know. I'm open to any and all suggestions. Thanks a million!
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103562
PNY VCG6600GXPB Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814133129
$460.00 -$15.00 Combo
$445.00
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
******/app/productdetails.asp?item=13-136-152
$117.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380817AS 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148040
$60.50
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS 70SB035000000 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829102162
$91.00 - 40.00 rebate = $51.00
Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817103931
$89.99 -$5.00 Instant = $84.99
G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231021
$217.00
Antec P180 case
http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=B73523
$105.30 + $21 shipping = $127.30
Heatsink:
ThermalRight XP-120 $44 from Heatsinkfactory
Fan:
(quiet 120mm but with massive CFM)
Sunon KD1212PMB3-6A 84CFM $15 from UmaxPC
Total:
$1162.78
Opticals and other hard-drives are covered. Use for computer: HTPC, HDTV, multi-tasking, encoding, and good old browsing. I may update the videocard later, but since there will be NO GAMING, the 6600GT should have all the features I need at a good price for any monitor less than the apple 30 inch. I plan on waiting till february to see if the 20-24 inch LCDs will come down in price and will be buying my monitor then.
The main dilemma is still between the Opteron 170, which would cost about 70 dollars more, or the X2 3800+
People swear the opteron will overclock better because it runs at a lower voltage, but is the chance worth $80?? I don't know. I'm open to any and all suggestions. Thanks a million!
