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Your System - August 2007

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2.667Ghz (stock)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2-800
EVGA Geforce 8800GTX 768MB
2x 320GB Seagate 7200RPM SATAII in RAID 0
2x Lite-On DVDRW SATA
Logitec X-540 5.1 Speakers
Antec Nine Hundred Case
OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU
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"The key to flying is falling and not hitting the ground."

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New system - first time building pc.

1) Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz
2) GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
3) A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
4) EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
5) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
6) SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD403LJ 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
7) SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE DVD Burner with LightScribe and Software
8) SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner
9) NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive
10) COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
11) Thermaltake W0093RU ATX 12V 2.0 Version 500W Power Supply
12) ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
13) Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium

Had some problem putting the Arctic Cooler on the MB. And I did not realize that the MB had mounts to be put on before installing. Other than those two issues - everything went smoothly. Vista Install was a breeze and pc is working well.

Thanks to all who helped me when I was scoping out components. »Need advice on parts for new build.
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My heart is old, it holds my memories, my body burns a gemlike flame. Somewhere between the soul and soft machine, is where I find myself again

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*Removed*
AMD Sempron 2400+ Socket A
ASRock K7VT4A+ mainboard
512 MB DDR 333
Floppy drive (finally went)
*Removed*

*ADDED* AMD Athlon 64 3800+ x2 Dual Core AM2 Retail
*ADDED* MSI K9MM-V mainboard
nVidia Geforce 4 AGP
*ADDED* Wintec 1 Gig Dual Channel kit DDR2 (2*512 MB)
*ADDED* Silicon Image 0680 IDE controller
Lite-On 52x CDROM
HP (Benq DW-1625) Litescribe DVD Burner
Western Digital 120 Gig HDD IDE
500 Watt PSU 24 pin

reply to dragon
Just finished my build. This is my 1st upgrade in 3.5 years. I got some of the hardware since mid-july, but had to wait till the CPU pricing to stabilize

Case: Antec 900
CPU: C2D E6750
Cooling: Stock for now, might change later down the road
Mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3R
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 2GB DDR2-800 4-4-4-12
HDs: Seagate 250GB (OS+Linux+Documents) and Samsung 400GB (My entertainment disk)
Optical: Sony & Samsung DVD-RW
PSU: Corsair HX-520
Monitor: Westinghouse 19" WS (got it for sale @ 129 to replace my old 17" CRT)

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Thermaltake Kandalf VA9000SWA Full Tower Aluminum Case

OCZ GameXStream SLI 700W Power Supply
*ADDED* OCZ GameXStream SLI 850W Power Supply *ADDED*

Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI
*ADDED* GIGABYTE GA-P35-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel P35 *ADDED*

Athlon AMD X2 4800
*ADDED* Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor *ADDED*

OCZ Voltage eXtreme EL DDR PC-3200 2GB Dual Channel
*ADDED* OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) *ADDED*

EVGA DUAL 7900GT SIGNATURE Very Limited Edition SLI'ed
*ADDED* MSI NX8800Ultra-T2D768E-HD-OC GeForce 8800Ultra *ADDED

Viewsonic VX922 2ms Response Time 19'
*ADDED* SAMSUNG SyncMaster 226BW Black WideScreen 22" 2ms Response Time *ADDED*

Soundblaster X-FI Xtreme Music

Logitech Z-5500

2x Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache (RAID 0)

Seagate Barracuda ES 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache

Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache

Seagate Barracuda 20GB 7200RPM 4MB Cache

ASUS Black 52X32X52 CD-RW Drive w/ QuieTrack Technology

NEC DVD-R/W 3520A

Logitech Laser Cordless Mouse MX-1000

Logitech Elite Keyboard

Floppy Drive

Zalman CNPS9500 Ultra quiet CPU cooler
*ADDED* Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler w/ Aerocool Xtreme Turbine 120mm Cooling Fan *ADDED*

Optimum Online

Windows XP pro
*ADDED* Windows Vista Ultimate *ADDED*

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AMD Athlon64 3500+ (Venice)
Antec TruePowerII - 380W
MSI K8N Neo4-F nForce4 Motherboard
OCZ Performance Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR400 RAM - Dual Channel (REMOVED)
G.Skill 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR400 RAM (ADDED)
EVGA GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3
Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
Western Digital 80GB HD SATA (Primary)
2x Western Digital 320GB HD SATA

NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM
SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - OEM
Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA ATX Mid-Tower Case
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Media Center Remote
Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard
Microsoft IntelliMouse Wireless Explorer 2.0
Dell 19" UltraSharp 1905FP
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reply to dragon
Built a new system, yes another one.

CoolerMaster Centurion 5 case
Antec TruePower Trio - 650w PSU
Intel Q6600 2.4 Ghz Quad
Intel DP35DP Motherboard
(x4) OCZ Gold edition 1Ghz PC2-6400
Seagate 7200.10 160Gb (Primary)
(x2) Seagate 7200.10 250Gb (Raid0 - Media)
Lite-On DVD reader (SATA)
Lite-On Multi-DVD writer (DL - SATA)

eVga 8800 GTS 320Mb Superclocked
CoolerMaster 92mm UFO CPU cooler
Rosewill 52-in-one Media reader

Also adding E-MU 1010 PCI card and Sync Daughter card

reply to dragon
My new laptop -

Toshiba X205
T7100
2GB DDR2 667mhz
8700GT 256mb
17'' WXGA+ Display
Integrated 2.1 system
HD-DVD / DVD/RW superdrive

It's a very nice system, almost better then my desktop. It has HDMI out, so beyond using it for mobile gaming i'm using it as a HD-DVD player for my high-def TV.

reply to dragon
Antec Performance Plus 1080 case
Antec ATX2 430W power supply
Asus A7N8X Deluxe motherboard
AMD Athlon 2500+ Barton CPU
Kingston Hyperex 2x256MB (512MB) PC2700 184 pin RAM
EVGA GeForce 6200LE 256MB AGP 4X/8X video card
Western Digital 160GB PATA hard drive
LG CD R/W DVD R Combo drive
LG DVD R/W CD R/W Combo drive
3.5 diskette drive

*ADDED* Antec True Power Trio TP3-430 ATX 2.2 430W power supply
*ADDED* Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 nForce 570 MCP motherboard
*ADDED* AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane CPU
*ADDED* A-DATA 4x1GB (4GB) DDR2 800 PC2 6400 240 pin RAM
*ADDED* EVGA 7600GS 256MB PCI-e x16 video card
*ADDED* Western Digital 300GB PATA hard drive
*ADDED* 2 Rosewill IDE to SATA Mini Vertical Bridges (move PATA HDs to SATA HDs)
*ADDED* Sunbeam Rheobus 5.25 20W Fan Controller (slow down 4 80mm case fans)

The desktop beast is alive and well after the operation! Running Slackware 12 as primary OS and only when absolutely necessary W2K Pro SP4 on VMWare 1.03.
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It's the little things that make the big things possible. Only close attention to the fine details of any operation makes the operation first class.
J.W.Marriott

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Dell Inspiron 1520

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 1.50 GHz
Cooling: Stock (quad heat sink grills).
Mobo: Dell Inc.OUW306
RAM: Hyundai 2 GB DDR2 667 MHz
HD1: Western Digital Scorpio WD120BEVS-00UST 120 GB SATA
HD2: Toshiba MK8037GSX 80 GB eSATA (external Vantec NexStar3)
Optical: BenQ 8x DVD Burner
Screen: 15'4" 1280x800 Matte Screen
Video: nVidia GeForce 8600M GT 256 MB
Audio: SigmaTel 9205 High Definition Audio CODEC
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium

Beautiful system, it is for school of course but has been able to run any game I throw at her with all settings maxed (Medal of Honor Airborne maxed on a laptop is really something to behold).

Oh and it came with the 80 GB HD standard but I felt like I'd need more HD space down the road, so bought an enclosure + 2.5" WD 120 GB HD, and swapped the 80 GB into the enclosure and the 120 GB into the laptop (easiest HD upgrade ever...).

Chassis: Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 Black
PSU: Silverstone Strider 750W
MB: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Rev 1.0 w/ F4 BIOS
CPU: Core 2 Duo E6850 SLA9U L719 @ 3.6 GHz
Cooling: CoolIT Eliminator TEC (Peltier)
RAM: 4 x 1GB Crucial Rendition and Ballistix Tracer PC2-6400
Video: eVGA 8800 GTX 768MB
Sound: SB Audigy4
DVDRW: Pioneer DVR-212D 18x SATA
HDD: 2 x Seagate 320GB 7200.10 in RAID 0 / Seagate 320GB 7200.10 Stand-alone
O/S: Windows XP x64 Professional SP2
Displays: Acer AL2216W and Acer AL1916W

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AMD Athlon 64 x2 5200+ @ 2.6 GHz (stock)
Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe
2048 MB (2x 1024) G. Skill DDR2 800 Dual-Channel
MSI GeForce 8500 GT (512MB) PCI-E x16
200 GB Western Digital SATA 3.0 Gb/s
Samsung SH-S182M DVDRW
Dell M992 19" Monitor
Windows XP SP2 | Ubuntu 7.04