New Rig - How does it look


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Yeah its me pixil again. After you guys made me think that I could build my own rig for cheaper I decided to. What do you think of this build? It looks solid to me.

I dont plan on overclocking.

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Item #: N82E16811119068

$54.99

1 Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Item #: N82E16822136098

$69.99

1 SAMSUNG 2032NW high glossy black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

Item #: N82E16824001257

$30.00 Mail-in Rebate

$259.99

$229.99

1 PNY VCG96512GXPB GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Item #: N82E16814133216

$144.99

1 OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail

Item #: N82E16817341010

$25.00 Mail-in Rebate

$99.99

$79.99

1 OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N800SR4GK - Retail

Item #: N82E16820227269

$30.00 Mail-in Rebate

$103.99

$98.99

1 GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Item #: N82E16813128337

$89.99

1 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail

$199.99

1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM

Item #: N82E16832116488

-$10.00 Instant

$109.99

$99.99

Subtotal: $1,068.91

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Could you link me to the drive.

For 4 gigs of ram I thought that was a good price. Perhaps I'm wrong.

I also need to add a burner :p

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB

SAMSUNG SH-S203B DVD Burner

Also be prepared to wait about 12 weeks for those OCZ rebates to get to you.

Acer V223Wbd 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor $249.99

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i tried vista home premium and find ultimate to run much more smooth. that was on my old comp in 32bit though. Right now on my self-build I have vista ultimate 64bit and love it though. It's all up to you in the end.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16832116215

The last thing is a 5.1 under 100 bucks.

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB

SAMSUNG SH-S203B DVD Burner

Also be prepared to wait about 12 weeks for those OCZ rebates to get to you.

Acer V223Wbd 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor $249.99

How does the acer compare to the samsung?

The last thing is a 5.1 under 100 bucks.

How does the acer compare to the samsung?

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Well the Samsung you're looking at has no DVI connection (if thats a problem for you). I went to Micro Center just to look at monitors and the Acer looked similar to the Dell E228WFP in picture quality, but neither have a Glossy plastic screen (if thats something you are looking for) like the Samsung.

My advice is to go with something other than ocz ram. I'd rather go with cruical or keningston. OCZ has had a real problem with bad ram lately.

I think I own heck a lot more OCZ RAM than you, and the thing is, while I had problems with an odd unit or two, all the rest are fine. Not to mention that they have excellent warranty.

Your E-penis?

My e-Peen can be as big as I want it to be! No limits :D

SLI Ready RAM might have SLIGHT advantage over regular RAM, I have no idea haha.

The OP isn't even going to be doing SLI anyway. :p

I say just get more RAM, or faster RAM instead of SLI Ready if anything.

My e-Peen can be as big as I want it to be! No limits :D

Nah, just look at my sig, that's the definition. :p

SLI Ready RAM might have SLIGHT advantage over regular RAM, I have no idea haha.

The OP isn't even going to be doing SLI anyway. :p

I say just get more RAM, or faster RAM instead of SLI Ready if anything.

It's usually just has EPP timings programmed in, so EPP supporting mobo (Read: NVIDIA chipsets) can 'automatically optimize settings'. It's pretty much useless, most enthusiasts will know how to do this anyway. :p

I think I own heck a lot more OCZ RAM than you, and the thing is, while I had problems with an odd unit or two, all the rest are fine. Not to mention that they have excellent warranty.

Don't get your panties in a bind :blink: . Before I purchase any ram I always read up on reviews and opinions from various sources. There has been a increasing number of negative reviews lately on newegg, tigerdirect, and a few others reguarding ocz ram. It's just my advice based on what I read. I have also read reports that ocz has taken steps to improve things.

Both cruical and keningston have always performed great for me....I have never had one bad stick from them.

People who write reviews on those sites don't generally write them if the sticks worked as expected. However, they're more inclined to write one if something breaks...just something about human nature I suppose.

So again, making a judgement based on a very limited sample doesn't work. If we go with the bad sticks I've had experience with, then I like all companies because I've never gotten a bad stick.

Additionally, most big RAM companies get their RAM chips and PCBs from the same few companies, just something else to think about.

Don't get your panties in a bind :blink: . Before I purchase any ram I always read up on reviews and opinions from various sources. There has been a increasing number of negative reviews lately on newegg, tigerdirect, and a few others reguarding ocz ram. It's just my advice based on what I read. I have also read reports that ocz has taken steps to improve things.

Both cruical and keningston have always performed great for me....I have never had one bad stick from them.

You would take the review of a random person posting on newegg, tigerdirect over a review from say tomshardware or anandtech?

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