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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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CPU: P D940 3.2ghz 4mb cache 800mhz FSB

Motherboard: ECS Nvidia Nforce 570 slit-a

Cooling: Coolermaster Mars CPU fan / 3 x 120mm & 1 x 90mm case fan

Memory: 2x 1gb dual channel ddr-2 667mhz

Video Card: XFX Geforce 7600 gt xxx

Harddisk: 80gb WD caviar / 250gb WD caviar

CD/DVD Drive: LiteOn Super all write

CRT/LCD Model: Westinghouse LVM37 W-3 37"1080p

Case: Thermaltake Soprano (black)

Sound Card: None

PSU: Thermaltake 430w / upgrading later

Software: Win XP pro / Reason 3.04


Future upgrades:

8800gt 320mb

Intel C2D 6600

Custom water cooling
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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Sweet Looking Computer! How Much You Spend!?
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Raheel
Sweet Looking Computer! How Much You Spend!?
Around 900 total but I am going to do those upgrades soon so it will be more.
I could have got better prices but I did get pretty fair prices. Thanks
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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i never did get good pictures of my old computer

anyways it was a old computer.

amd athlon xp 2500+
asus a7a266 (something like that )
1gb pc2100 ram
400gb of hd space
ati 9600 pro
sound blaster audigy 1
lite on dvd burner

anyways what was sweet about it was that it was water cooled
i had cooling kit thou, the thermaltake big water. at one point i had blacklights in it because the water glowed when exposed to uv light.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
i never did get good pictures of my old computer

anyways it was a old computer.

amd athlon xp 2500+
asus a7a266 (something like that )
1gb pc2100 ram
400gb of hd space
ati 9600 pro
sound blaster audigy 1
lite on dvd burner

anyways what was sweet about it was that it was water cooled
i had cooling kit thou, the thermaltake big water. at one point i had blacklights in it because the water glowed when exposed to uv light.

Cool, this is my first build. Way cheaper and twice as powerful as my old vaio.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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btw i had a similar case to you, its like that but a different model. i had the tsunami.

but yea my new one is custom built as well but nothing fance about it.

its contains:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600

ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard

SAPPHIRE 100186L Radeon X1950XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 VIVO HDCP Video Card

Thermaltake W0116RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 750W Power Supply

CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X1024-8500

16x lite on DVD burner

and about 700gb of HD space.

and its inside the cooler master mystique case w/ window.


id take pictures but i get lazy on dusting it because its so dusty in riverside i have to clean it once a week.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M Radeon X1950PRO GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S
Antec P180 Black Case
Dual 19" Samsung LCD monitors

Total around $900


Also, I plan on adding at least 2 more HDs, possibly 3.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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geez i totally got ripped off

maybe cause i built my computer back in november?
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by hornyleprechaun
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M Radeon X1950PRO GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S
Antec P180 Black Case
Dual 19" Samsung LCD monitors

Total around $900


Also, I plan on adding at least 2 more HDs, possibly 3.
Wow, All that for 900. Where do you shop? I want that 6600 but I am waiting till july because intel is supposed to drop prices then. Pics...
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
btw i had a similar case to you, its like that but a different model. i had the tsunami.

but yea my new one is custom built as well but nothing fance about it.

its contains:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600

ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard

SAPPHIRE 100186L Radeon X1950XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 VIVO HDCP Video Card

Thermaltake W0116RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 750W Power Supply

CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X1024-8500

16x lite on DVD burner

and about 700gb of HD space.

and its inside the cooler master mystique case w/ window.


id take pictures but i get lazy on dusting it because its so dusty in riverside i have to clean it once a week.

Nice !! I want your CPU..
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by TSX420J
Wow, All that for 900. Where do you shop? I want that 6600 but I am waiting till july because intel is supposed to drop prices then. Pics...

I ordered all that from newegg. The total was $917 shipped, but there was at least $80-100 in rebates. The case I also got after rebate which was $80 I believe. So the total was around $900.

I built the computer with my Dad, and it was the first one we have put together. Everything worked like a charm once booted up. I recommend the Antec P180 Case to anyone, it is so quiet and so easy to setup with.

The E6600 was $233 from newegg and this was a month ago. I know that Intel is planning on dropping the Quad processors in Q4 I believe, at least that is what I have read.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by hornyleprechaun
I ordered all that from newegg. The total was $917 shipped, but there was at least $80-100 in rebates. The case I also got after rebate which was $80 I believe. So the total was around $900.

I built the computer with my Dad, and it was the first one we have put together. Everything worked like a charm once booted up. I recommend the Antec P180 Case to anyone, it is so quiet and so easy to setup with.

The E6600 was $233 from newegg and this was a month ago. I know that Intel is planning on dropping the Quad processors in Q4 I believe, at least that is what I have read.

Nice.. I built mine with my dad too.haha. in Q4
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 12:57 AM
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It may be Q3.. but I heard end of this year so I don't know the actual time. I'm sure you can google it and find some articles about the actual date.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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I just built my new PC (will post pics later)

Intel Core 2 Duo 6420 - 2.13 ghz Retail
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
A-DATA 2GB DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
12x NEC DVD +/- RW Drive (pulled from old system)
Onboard Sound (going to pull my old SB Live X-Gamer 5.1)
20" Dell Ultrasharp Widescreen LCD

For the mobo, chip, ram, vid card and power supply, it came out to 616 shipped with tax (8.75%)

I love it!
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by TSX420J
Wow, All that for 900. Where do you shop? I want that 6600 but I am waiting till july because intel is supposed to drop prices then. Pics...

I just realized I listed the monitors. I already had the monitors so those are not included in the price... Sorry if you thought I got ALL that for $900, but I did get everything minus the monitors for around $900..
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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GForce 7200 PCI E
1 GB DDR 2 PC 3200
7200 rpm serial ata 200GB drive
Intel pentium 4 with Hyper Threading, rated at 3 GHz
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer
creative Inspire GD580 5.1 Stereo with Decoder and remote
2 Drives, both of which can write Dual Layer DVD's
17 inch Flatpanel.

more than enough for what I play and work.
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Lister00169
I just built my new PC (will post pics later)

Intel Core 2 Duo 6420 - 2.13 ghz Retail
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
A-DATA 2GB DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
12x NEC DVD +/- RW Drive (pulled from old system)
Onboard Sound (going to pull my old SB Live X-Gamer 5.1)
20" Dell Ultrasharp Widescreen LCD

For the mobo, chip, ram, vid card and power supply, it came out to 616 shipped with tax (8.75%)

I love it!

Cool cant wait to see pics.
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by a_martin001
GForce 7200 PCI E
1 GB DDR 2 PC 3200
7200 rpm serial ata 200GB drive
Intel pentium 4 with Hyper Threading, rated at 3 GHz
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer
creative Inspire GD580 5.1 Stereo with Decoder and remote
2 Drives, both of which can write Dual Layer DVD's
17 inch Flatpanel.

more than enough for what I play and work.
cool, got pics?
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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TSX like I said before, I highly recommend the P180 case. It is a fairly large case and it goes on sale about once a month, but it is really amazing.

It isn't flashy at all, but it has a very nice clean look to it.
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by hornyleprechaun
TSX like I said before, I highly recommend the P180 case. It is a fairly large case and it goes on sale about once a month, but it is really amazing.

It isn't flashy at all, but it has a very nice clean look to it.

Very nice case indeed. I just painted the inside of mine and cut open a blow hole
plus got some custom black glass added. I am also going to be doing a water cooled
setup so I would like to keep the window. Here is more info on what I did.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=29829

I like your case though very sharp looking.
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 08:47 PM
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Just ordered and built a comp from NewEgg about a month ago.

Bose Speakers I bought at yard sale

Wire management could be better

Side

Office view

Computer consists of...

Dell 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
EVGA NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard
EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB Vid Card
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 Case
Seagate Barracuda 320GB Hard Drive
CORSAIR 520W Modular Power Supply
G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 800 (PK)
LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium
Using onboard HD audio, sounds great.

Total of $1370 shipped.

Loving every bit of it.
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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seem like a good place to ask this question, this is listed on craigslist for 550.. is it worth that?

CPU-x2 4200+
GPU-NVIDIA 7800gt
HDD-232 gigs Seagate Barracuda 7.2k RPM
RAM- 2 gigs of corsair
MOBO- N41 EVGA- SATA ready, hdd is on SATA. One PCI-E used for GPU, One left if your going SLI
PSU- 500 watts Thermaltek- SLI Ready.
DVD+RW- Dual layer burning capable- a small ejection problem but works perfectly. Just reformatted with vista ultimate
OS-Vista Ultimate
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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by KADAW
seem like a good place to ask this question, this is listed on craigslist for 550.. is it worth that?

CPU-x2 4200+
GPU-NVIDIA 7800gt
HDD-232 gigs Seagate Barracuda 7.2k RPM
RAM- 2 gigs of corsair
MOBO- N41 EVGA- SATA ready, hdd is on SATA. One PCI-E used for GPU, One left if your going SLI
PSU- 500 watts Thermaltek- SLI Ready.
DVD+RW- Dual layer burning capable- a small ejection problem but works perfectly. Just reformatted with vista ultimate
OS-Vista Ultimate
That looks good, but I am always wary of folks bundling an OS with the system. Just make sure it's a legit cd before buying.
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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 05:00 AM
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Alright, thanks for the heads up on that..and just thanks for the help.
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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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P180 for $50 After Rebate!! Amazing deal right here..

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4843800
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 02:05 AM
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AMD 64 3000+Venice OC @ 2.6ghz
EVGA 7800GS @ 450/1300
ASrock Dual SATA2 939 Mobo
SONY dual layer DVD burner
4x 512mb corsair xms platinum DDR
2x 200Gb western digital Raid Setup
Audigy 2 zs w/ SONY 5.1
Antec 550 watt
Thermaltake Armor Full Tower
viewsonic VX922 19'' LCD monitor
logitech G15 keyboard
logitech mx1000 laser mouse
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 10:48 AM
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Here's mine!

Here's my baby:

Shot with COOLPIX S7c .
The Brain:
Antec Case with 350W of power
Pentium IV 2.4ghz (non H/T )
DFI Lanparty Pro 875.B
1 GB of Corsair DC DRR
Radeon 9200 SE
IDE WD-160GB (Two partitions: 1 operating system/2 my krap)
RAID Maxtor-300GB (One partition: more of my krap)
Broken Ipod (it's just used as a hardrive now)-60GB
-Currently using 259.5gb of 520gb
Memorex 52x CR-RW/DVD Drive
Poloroid 48x CD-RW/DVD Drive
The Sight:
Viewsonic 21" Monitor
Old Sony 36" TV (secondary monitor biznatches )
Conexant Video Capture Card
-Too cheap to afford DVR (dame time warner... i mean comcast), so I just record it on here
The Sound:
A Random soundblaster card
-so I can connect to my home theatre which has a 700w amp and 5.1
Antec 2.1 Speakers
The Wow:
UV Light (not connected)
-My board glows in teh dark.
3 Blue LED Fans (2 arent connected)

She's old but as long as I can play BF2 lag free i'm happy.

A-Zine makes me too lazy to clean up:

Shot with COOLPIX S7c .
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by hornyleprechaun
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M Radeon X1950PRO GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S
Antec P180 Black Case
Dual 19" Samsung LCD monitors

Total around $900


Also, I plan on adding at least 2 more HDs, possibly 3.
damn - wanna make me a computer
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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stock spec:
gigabyte ds3+intel 6300 dual core @ 1.86ghz
stock hsf
geforge 7600gt

after:
gigabyte ds3+intel 6300 dual core @ 3.3ghz
ninja scythe hsf
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Bobbydoedoe
stock spec:
gigabyte ds3+intel 6300 dual core @ 1.86ghz
stock hsf
geforge 7600gt

after:
gigabyte ds3+intel 6300 dual core @ 3.3ghz
ninja scythe hsf

What'd you to to get that increase? Was it a program that came with the DS3?
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 12:09 PM
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What'd you to to get that increase? Was it a program that came with the DS3?
You don't need a program, you just have to mess with the bios to increase the FSB, and voltages
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