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Here is a list of the parts that I will be picking up at Frys tomorrow. I'll use Newegg as a reference.

GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X ATX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378

AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680

Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

Patriot Gamer Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220410

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754


Total at Newegg including shipping = 531.94

Total at Frys = 573.64

I figure the extra $43 dollars is worth "overnight shipping" hehe. My wife is all for making a trip to Dallas anyhow as she has family that lives there.

My pops already ordered me a 500GB WD Black HDD from the egg so i'm going to be using my old Hitachi 160GB 8mb HDD until it arrives.

Here's to hoping that i'll be able unlock the 2 disabled cores on the 550 and maybe get a little overclock out of the deal. My only concern is that i'm going to be using my old Coolermaster Centurion and ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU 120mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan...I just hope they will be "cool" enough to overclock. I'm even considering using the stock heatsink that came with my old X2 4200 or the the stock heatsink that comes with the 550. I guess i'll just have to wait and see what it looks like.

I'm pumped none the less. I've been waiting oh so long to upgrade!!!

Anyhow you guys let me know what you think!!!

erf
 
gwarren007 said:
What videocard?

This ram will save you 20.00
http://www.frys.com/product/5994644

Depending on the videocard, you could get the sonata III with the erthwatts 500 for less than the price of the Earthwatts 650.
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I'm going to be sticking to my 9800GT for now. I do my gaming on either a 19" Samsung @ 1280x1024 or on my LG 32" at 1024x768 so no NEED for a vid card upgrade just yet.

I actually looked at that RAM but it's out of stock in all of the metroplex stores. It seems that the Patriot memory is worth the 20 though...we'll see.
 
The Antec Sonata III Case is $99-$20MIR, so its 79AR. With your videocard, that is all you need.
 
obobski said:
all cheaper memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220436
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

and yes I just read that you're going to Fry's to shop
I'd honestly save the cash and go online if you can stand to wait a few days
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Thanks for making me feel worse than I already do. :mad: I guess I could wait......and use that tax money to purchase a new case. Damn you obobski!!! You're banned from this thread!!! I want my parts tomorrow!!! In the back of my head i'm hoping i'll get to Frys and the prices will be magically dropped on each item I plan to purchase. I guess I could always change my mind when I get there and just use the excuse that we needed to go visit family anyway. We'll see. I've always been so impatient when it comes to things like this. I've been wanting to upgrade for so long and now that the oppurtunity is here i'm chomping at the bits to get my system built and start going through the whole "new system" phase of benchmarking and playing games that wouldn't run on my old system. :)
 
gwarren007 said:
The Antec Sonata III Case is $99-$20MIR, so its 79AR. With your videocard, that is all you need.
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Ehhhh, I guess you have a good point but I'm liking the idea of the 650 watts. If I'm able to unlock the disabled cores on my 550 the power will be there. I'll eventually upgrade my vid card too, probably within the year if all works out. Oh and I forgot to mention that the Earthwatts 650 is on sale at Frys for 59.99.

http://www.frys.com/product/5503410
 
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erf said:
Thanks for making me feel worse than I already do. :mad: I guess I could wait......and use that tax money to purchase a new case. Damn you obobski!!! You're banned from this thread!!! I want my parts tomorrow!!! In the back of my head i'm hoping i'll get to Frys and the prices will be magically dropped on each item I plan to purchase. I guess I could always change my mind when I get there and just use the excuse that we needed to go visit family anyway. We'll see. I've always been so impatient when it comes to things like this. I've been wanting to upgrade for so long and now that the oppurtunity is here i'm chomping at the bits to get my system built and start going through the whole "new system" phase of benchmarking and playing games that wouldn't run on my old system. :)
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erf said:
Ehhhh, I guess you have a good point but I'm liking the idea of the 650 watts. If I'm able to unlock the disabled cores on my 550 the power will be there. I'll eventually upgrade my vid card too, probably within the year if all works out. Oh and I forgot to mention that the Earthwatts 650 is on sale at Frys for 59.99.

http://www.frys.com/product/5503410
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I didn't say buy it all at the 'egg :p, I said save where you can and shop around, cases and other heavy stuff is usually cheaper locally, especially if you have Fry's or Microcenter

no shame in wanting it RIGHT NOW (I'm just as guilty), I'll be honest I posted those newegg links thinking "why is he buying this Patriot RAM when theres so many cheaper options", then saw it was just a reference link, so yeah, if you don't wanna wait, your cash, do what you will, nothing wrong with the Pat at all

I'd agree with the PSU, you'd save money up front but the expandability is probably worth it if you're gonna be adding a hungrier GPU (I also think the Sonata III is uglier than sin), but otherwise its probably unnecessary
 
you gonna unlock those 2 cores? YOu have the right motherboard and processor for that

you can turn that dual core into a quad core

there's guides online on how to

then you'll have a quad core for less than anyone else paid :)
 
Fail said:
you gonna unlock those 2 cores? YOu have the right motherboard and processor for that

you can turn that dual core into a quad core

there's guides online on how to

then you'll have a quad core for less than anyone else paid :)
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Ohhhhh trust me...I did lots of research before buying my parts this time. I just got back from Dallas and though I'm dead tired from wandering around Frys all afternoon/evening I'm gonna start my build. I'm freakin' pumped. I did LOTS of research before buying my parts and I got this Gigabyte board specifically with intentions of unlocking the disabled cores. If the cores don't unlock you can bet your butt i'm going to overclock it till the cows come home. I'm juiced!!! :cool:
 
well shit son, post them pictures as well as keep us updated on your unlocking/overclocking progress

damn that's a catchy rhyme
 
Fail said:
well shit son, post them pictures as well as keep us updated on your unlocking/overclocking progress

damn that's a catchy rhyme
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I will!!! I just took a pic of all the parts in box...minus my 9800gt which is being recycled to the new system. i'm gonna take pics of the build at different stages.
 
OMG this Hyper N520 is giving me fits!!! Curses!!! aslijf;aisjf;oiajf;oiawefj:confused::D
 
Fail said:
progress report?
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Well I def had a good time last night. :rolleyes: I just got it up to 4ghz. Not too stable though. I think i'm going to settle with 3.5ghz. I need to update my sig!!! I unfortunately didn't unlock the 2 disabled cores. :( That's ok though, still an awesome chip.
 
are you sure you didn't unlock it?

did you follow the directions to unlock it properly?
 
Fail said:
are you sure you didn't unlock it?

did you follow the directions to unlock it properly?
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I did a format on my flash drive then used QBios to update. I've only tried the latest bios.....I think it's F7 or something??? Anyhow, yes I tried multiple times, and as far as I know I was doind everything right.I didn't really expect it to happen. I was HOPING though. Its still an awesom chip and quite an upgrade.

I may still try to clear cmos and try a different bios......it guess its whorth a shot man. I'm downloading Steam now, so I can actually do what I bougtht it for. :) GAMES!!!
 
i heard 95 percent of the chips unlock

you must be really unlucky

i'd try to exhaust all possibilities
 
Fail said:
i heard 95 percent of the chips unlock

you must be really unlucky

i'd try to exhaust all possibilities
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yeah i'm gonna jack with it when my new harddrive gets here. maybe i'll figure something out. i'm hoping a different bios may work.
 
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