Need advice on new upgrades / rig!!

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swoody

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Well, I was looking around new PSUs and mobos and came across this really good deal:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.164073
Buy a PSU, get a case FREE! :D haha I love how the psu is modular too, since I don't use 90% of the connectors I have now on my Nexus 430W PSU. So that will definitely help keep the clutter down.

I also came across this Gigabyte mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128387
It should work great with the new Phenom II 940 BE that is on it's way now (AM2/AM2+/AM3 compatible), can handle up to 16GB :eek: of DDR2 1333, as well as dual video cards. So it seems like it'll be very upgradeable in the near future - I can't imagine the day when I say "Man 16gigs is just not enough..." :D

So I'm thinking of picking these up, so I can use my current system as a dedicated folding rig. The new case will hold the Gigabyte mobo, P-II 240, my GTX 260 (powering dual 24" Samsung monitors), the 4GB of RAM, a DVD burner, and WD hard drive in my sig.

What do you guys think? Any advice recommendations or warnings, or anything else you can input?? I'd greatly appreciate all help! Thanks in advance :D
 
That power supply is great. If the case is your style, go for it. Although the antec 300 is pretty cheap these days, with great cooling, styling and well price you can't go wrong.
 
antecs nice and cheap only problem is if your like me and run a crap load of HDD's its impossible to fit a high end gfx card in there..

i had to jam the pci-e 6 pin plug for my 8800GT between the card and a hdd..
 
I do really like the Antec cases, but my budget is pretty much maxed out after the dual monitors, GTX and P-II. I wasn't even looking for a case, but I noticed it comes free with the PSU, so that seemed pretty cool. I've also stood by the idea of "it's what's inside that counts" - a case is just a metal box that holds all my good parts together :)
 
sirmonkey1985 said:
its impossible to fit a high end gfx card in there... i had to jam the pci-e 6 pin plug for my 8800GT between the card and a hdd..
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I know what you mean! I had to "modify" ;) my current case to get the GTX to fit. It doesn't just block a slot or two, I can't mount any hard drives! I had to remove the entire side of the cage. Luckily, with my WD suspended with elastic, it's silent :D
 
Thanks PC_User :)

Does anyone else have any advice, or concerns about any of my components?
 
Those parts should work fine. Have a dremel handy in case the vidcard doesn't fit. :p
 
Yeah enginurd, I'm going to drill out the rivets, remove 1/2 of the hard disk cage, and suspend the drive, just like my current setup :)
 
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