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I posted here back in Nov. asking for the advice of the knowledgeable on a new build. Thanks to all who responded.
I went a bit over budget but I feel I was able to get more for my money at the time of purchase. All items were purchased during the holiday period between Thanksgiving and Christmas while there were lots of sales. The items listed were purchased from Newegg. Prices listed are what I paid at retail (before any m.i.r.).
Please, feel free to comment or make suggestions.
mobo: GA-EP45-UD3P $119.99
CPU: E8400 (retail) $159.99
GPU: EVGA GTX260 Core216 SC edition $259.99
case: CM RC-690 (black) $74.99
P/S: Silverstone ST70F $99.99
Mem.: 4GB G.Skill PC2 8500 $59.99
Cooler: Tuniq Tower 120 $45.99
ODD: Samsung SATA SH-S223Q (oem) $28.99
Fans and controller: 2x Xigmatek 120 (black) $13.98, 2x Xigmatec 120 (LED orange) $17.98, 1x SilenX 80mm $9.99, Zalman MFC-1 Plus $39.99
Many parts included free shipping at the time.
Also, I moved 2 WD Caviar Sata 250 G drives from old system as well as the external 750 G back up drive. I am using a HP w2207 monitor and Logitech Z-Cinema usb speakers also brought over from my old system.
Now that it is built and has run Prime 95 and MemTest 86 for a while I will begin to overclock soon.
Here are some snapshots I took while building;
http://imgcash4.imageshack.us/img187/4848/img1439mr7.th.jpg
http://imgcash6.imageshack.us/img178/8210/img1449rq7.th.jpg
http://imgcash6.imageshack.us/img142/6772/img1445qj9.th.jpg
http://imgcash5.imageshack.us/img519/1968/img1466fb2.th.jpg
http://imgcash5.imageshack.us/img213/208/img1464za6.th.jpg
I keep the fans set from low to mid and light load temps are steady at about 29c for system and 23c for CPU. Under heavy load with same fan settings still would not get above 39c.
Thanks for looking!
I went a bit over budget but I feel I was able to get more for my money at the time of purchase. All items were purchased during the holiday period between Thanksgiving and Christmas while there were lots of sales. The items listed were purchased from Newegg. Prices listed are what I paid at retail (before any m.i.r.).
Please, feel free to comment or make suggestions.
mobo: GA-EP45-UD3P $119.99
CPU: E8400 (retail) $159.99
GPU: EVGA GTX260 Core216 SC edition $259.99
case: CM RC-690 (black) $74.99
P/S: Silverstone ST70F $99.99
Mem.: 4GB G.Skill PC2 8500 $59.99
Cooler: Tuniq Tower 120 $45.99
ODD: Samsung SATA SH-S223Q (oem) $28.99
Fans and controller: 2x Xigmatek 120 (black) $13.98, 2x Xigmatec 120 (LED orange) $17.98, 1x SilenX 80mm $9.99, Zalman MFC-1 Plus $39.99
Many parts included free shipping at the time.
Also, I moved 2 WD Caviar Sata 250 G drives from old system as well as the external 750 G back up drive. I am using a HP w2207 monitor and Logitech Z-Cinema usb speakers also brought over from my old system.
Now that it is built and has run Prime 95 and MemTest 86 for a while I will begin to overclock soon.
Here are some snapshots I took while building;
http://imgcash4.imageshack.us/img187/4848/img1439mr7.th.jpg
http://imgcash6.imageshack.us/img178/8210/img1449rq7.th.jpg
http://imgcash6.imageshack.us/img142/6772/img1445qj9.th.jpg
http://imgcash5.imageshack.us/img519/1968/img1466fb2.th.jpg
http://imgcash5.imageshack.us/img213/208/img1464za6.th.jpg
I keep the fans set from low to mid and light load temps are steady at about 29c for system and 23c for CPU. Under heavy load with same fan settings still would not get above 39c.
Thanks for looking!
