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<blockquote data-quote="SteelDraco" data-source="post: 3893373" data-attributes="member: 359"><p>Alright, I'm in the process of putting together a new rig, and here's what I've come up with so far, after an hour or two of poking through Newegg. Is there anything glaring here I'm missing, any incompatibilities or problems with any of these items? Anything clearly better I should consider instead of what I've found? I'm planning a good rig that I can use for gaming, should the desire strike me, with something of an eye toward future upgrades so it'll be a while until I have to get everything new again. That's something I only tend to do every four or five years, and I'm about due.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ASUS P5K-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - $141.99</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - $174.99 </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $119.99</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">BFG Tech BFGE86512GTOCFE GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - $179.99</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - 49.99</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Samsung Black SATA DVD Writer - 35.99</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Broadway Com Corp P4-OKIA600-BLACK ATX 600W Power Supply - 33.99</li> </ul><p></p><p>Total damage for everything runs at 736.93, plus incidental costs - wires, some new thermal paste, probably another case fan. I've got a few ATX cases sitting around, so it's mostly just a matter of deciding which is prettiest.</p><p></p><p>In particular, I'm wondering about a few of the brand names. Asus, Intel, Kingston, and Western Digital are all solid products, from my experience. I don't really know BFG Tech, Samsung, or Broadway (video card, DVD burner, and power supply, respectively). Are they good products? Those three tend to be error-prone devices, IME, so I'm a bit concerned about using brands I don't know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteelDraco, post: 3893373, member: 359"] Alright, I'm in the process of putting together a new rig, and here's what I've come up with so far, after an hour or two of poking through Newegg. Is there anything glaring here I'm missing, any incompatibilities or problems with any of these items? Anything clearly better I should consider instead of what I've found? I'm planning a good rig that I can use for gaming, should the desire strike me, with something of an eye toward future upgrades so it'll be a while until I have to get everything new again. That's something I only tend to do every four or five years, and I'm about due. [list] [*]ASUS P5K-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - $141.99 [*]Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - $174.99 [*]Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $119.99 [*]BFG Tech BFGE86512GTOCFE GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - $179.99 [*]Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - 49.99 [*]Samsung Black SATA DVD Writer - 35.99 [*]Broadway Com Corp P4-OKIA600-BLACK ATX 600W Power Supply - 33.99 [/list] Total damage for everything runs at 736.93, plus incidental costs - wires, some new thermal paste, probably another case fan. I've got a few ATX cases sitting around, so it's mostly just a matter of deciding which is prettiest. In particular, I'm wondering about a few of the brand names. Asus, Intel, Kingston, and Western Digital are all solid products, from my experience. I don't really know BFG Tech, Samsung, or Broadway (video card, DVD burner, and power supply, respectively). Are they good products? Those three tend to be error-prone devices, IME, so I'm a bit concerned about using brands I don't know. [/QUOTE]
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