Final Review

[papaotter]

I had posted a build review here and received many great ideas and have come up with the following build which has changed greatly as I have "discovered" a few extra bucks and the nice deal on the PSU that just started.

So, I ask you to review this please as I aim to pull the trigger in the next couple of hours.

Thanks.

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM $19.99
COOLER MASTER ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $49.99
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive$74.99
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor $189.99
Combo:
ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX445WFGMBOX $147.98
Combo:
EVGA 768-P3-1360-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM $289.98
Combo:
Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM $134.98
$910.80 shipped - minus $30 mail in rebates

 

[lt_shiro]

do you live near a microcenter?

 

[HardwareGuru]

Looks good. The only issue with that EVGA GTX 460 is that its warranty is only 2 years limited. Brands by ASUS and GIGABYTE offer 3 years for the same $199.99 price.

 

[papaotter]

Alas, no Microcenter.

Will check the Asus and Gigabyte now.

 

[bastage]

Looks good. The only issue with that EVGA GTX 460 is that its warranty is only 2 years limited. Brands by ASUS and GIGABYTE offer 3 years for the same $199.99 price.

because of the warranty I have been recommending the $220 evga superclocked as its still got a lifetime warranty.