New Monarch System add any suggestions ?

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Shane

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Code Product Quantity Price/Ea. Total
230239 Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse (Black) (931352-0403) $39.00 $39.00
80311 Monarch Furia Custom Desktop w/PCI-E $59.00 $59.00
Case: 100167 - NO PS - Thermaltake VA9000SWA Kandalf Sup $199.00 $199.00
Power Supply: 100365 - PS 600W - Enermax EG701AX-VE-SFMA ATX 2.0 $155.00 $155.00
Case Fan: None
Motherboard: 110224 - DFI Lan Party UT NForce4 Ultra-D Audio/GB $129.00 $129.00
Processor: 120234 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Dual-Core 1MB Per $585.00 $585.00
Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease (Cools CPU $14.00 $14.00
Heat Sink Fan: 130150 - Thermaltake A1772 AMD Recommended for Opt $49.00 $49.00
Memory: 140546 - DDR (400) 3200 - 1 GB (2 pcs 512) Corsair $191.00 $191.00
2nd Memory: 140546 - DDR (400) 3200 - 1 GB (2 pcs 512) Corsair $191.00 $191.00
Hard Drive: 150239 - SATA - Western Digital (WD740GD) 74 GB/10 $175.00 $175.00
2nd Hard Drive: None
RAID Setup: None
RAID Controller: None
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW: None
CD-RW/DVD-RW: 160236 - DVD±RW - NEC ND-3540A 16X Dual Layer DVD± $42.50 $42.50
CD-RW Software: None
DVD-ROM Software: None
Floppy Drive: None
More Storage: None
Sound Card: None
Video Card: 190490 - BFG Geforce 7800 GTX OC 256MB GDDR3/PCI-E $624.00 $624.00
Modem: None
Network Card: None
Wireless Network Card: None
Add-On Card: None
Case Function Add-On: None
Round Cables: None
Operating System: 800008 - None - Barebone /No Software Support /1 Y
Additional Software: None
Antivirus: None
Warranty: 800007 - 1 Year - Parts & Labor - Barebone (No Sof
Hot Rush: None - Standard Order ( ships within 8-13 business
Far Cry Promotion: 270332 - FREE Full DVD Version of Far Cry 64/32 -
Napster Promotion: 270136 - FREE Napster Music Download for 4 Months
Half Life 2 Promotion: 27F854 - FREE Half Life 2 Full Version Coupon with
Molex Connector: 260265 - Molex to PCI Express power adaptor - Requ $8.95 $8.95
Video Capture: None
TV Tuner: None
Subtotal for 80311 with your selected options: $2,422.45
Order Total: $2,461.45

I will overclock that x2 4400 should do nicely with that very good quality air copper cooler and the corsair xlpt ram.
 
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Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse		$39.00
Monarch Furia Custom Desktop w/PCI-E	$59.00
Thermaltake VA9000SWA Kandalf Sup	$199.00
600W Enermax EG701AX-VE-SFMA		$155.00
DFI Lan Party UT NForce4 Ultra-D	$129.00
X2 4400+				$585.00
Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease		$14.00
Heat Sink Fan Thermaltake A1772		$49.00
4x512MB Corsair				$382.00
WD Raptor 74GB				$175.00
NEC ND-3540A 16X Dual Layer DVD±	$42.50
BFG Geforce 7800 GTX OC			$624.00
Molex to PCI Express power adaptor	$8.95

FREE Full DVD Version of Far Cry 64/32 -
FREE Napster Music Download for 4 Months
FREE Half Life 2 Full Version Coupon
 
hmm... if i were to spend $200 on a case, it wouldn't be a thermaltake..

why do you need the molex to pci-e adaptor? you might want to choose a psu that has enough of them form the get go.. that is a $155 psu, so i am sure it is good though..

once again.. heatsink. . you might want an xp-90 or zalman instead of that thermaltake
 
See this thread, you should be paying about $70 for a GOOD power supply, $90ish if you want one that's better for SLI.

The X2 4400 and the 7800GTX are both going to be about $600, but if you look around you can find some good deals on the vid card at least...seen $550ish a few times. I prefer EVGA over BFG myself, and don't "lifetime warranty" me either. From what I've heard their service behind that warranty isn't too hot. Whereas while EVGA only has a 2 year warranty, it has great service to back it up, and you're unlikely to CARE two years from now anyway. BTW the power adapter (if necessary - dependant on which PSU you get you may not even need one) comes with your video card, so you don't need to buy one seperately.

Ultra-D, good board. Have one myself. $130 is pretty typical.

DVD+/-RW for $50ish maybe under.

Raptor won't do you THAT much good, but get it if you want it. However it's kinda small, might want to pick up one of those ones from Fry's/Outpost in the HotDeals section, I think it's still good through today and is like $40 after rebate for a 200GB drive.

Thermalright is the one that makes good heatsinks, Thermaltake does cheap knockoffs of other people's stuff. Please don't make me hunt up the picture illustrating where they ripped their various products from, and just accept it, mmkay? Anyway the XP-90 is very popular right now for good reason. Alternately, take the money saved, and get a Vapochill LS. ^_^

Total system cost (w/o Vapochill) is now around $1600-1800.

Me and my bad memory, I forgot the memory. Eclipse linked some $80 1GB modules recently that looked pretty damn good espeically at the price. Here .
 
dont get a 4400+, get a 4200+. An XP-90 will easily get you to pretty good speeds, equaling a 4600+ - 4800+ rouphly if you have no experience with overclocking. You don't need to spend the extra money on a 4400+.

remember to get a Panaflo 92mm fan for the XP-90.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835180088

other than that, listen to what other people have said. Get a 7800. get 2 of that that 1GB ram someone pointed out.

I will shoot you if you get 2 sticks of $191 ram. 1 even. That's horrible value for about the same performance.
 
you guys do realize he is having it built my monarch.. so he probably needs to have a complete computer configed.. but i am sure that monarch has other choices that what he listed.. i don't hav ethe time right now to look though.. i know they have other cases.. i would imagine an xp-90.. i know they have better valued memory... and 16mb maxtor drives.. instead of a raptor...
 
yea, sorry If I didn't provide monarch links. too much work. :-P

XP-120s are much cheapre on monarch than newegg, so you are good in that respect.
2x1GB of cheap ram or 2x512MB cheap ram. always cheap.
 
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