
New Computer Build... Does anyone still read this?
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New Computer Build... Does anyone still read this?
Reply if you still read this so I can proceed with my build details 

Thermaltake Xaser VI | C2Q Q6600 w/ Thermalright HR-01 | Intel G33 | Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800
Diamond ATI HD4850 512MB w/ Thermalright T-Rad² | WD Green 640GB 7200RPM SATA | WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM SATA
2 Sony NEC DVD+RW | Media Card Reader | Vantec Fan Controller | Vista Home Premium 32bit
2 22" 1680x1050 | Logitech MX Revolution | Logitech G11 | Logitech G25 | Wacom 3.7x5.8 | Nakamichi SoundSpace 3 | Grado SR60
Diamond ATI HD4850 512MB w/ Thermalright T-Rad² | WD Green 640GB 7200RPM SATA | WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM SATA
2 Sony NEC DVD+RW | Media Card Reader | Vantec Fan Controller | Vista Home Premium 32bit
2 22" 1680x1050 | Logitech MX Revolution | Logitech G11 | Logitech G25 | Wacom 3.7x5.8 | Nakamichi SoundSpace 3 | Grado SR60
I log in almost every day 

This is only my opinion, I could be wrong.
Motherboard - ASUS S500TD Chipset Intel® B660
Procesor - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 2.50 GHz(18M Cache, up to 4.4 GHz, 6 cores)
Ram - PNY 2x8GB (16GB total) DDR4 -1600 MHz
Video card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti - Base Clock 1290MHz, Boost Clock 1392MHz, Memory Clock 7008 MHz, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit
Display - VIZIO 32" E32-C1 YV @ 1080P 60Hz
Sound - Realtek High Definition Audio w/ Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
Power Supply - 300W power supply (80+ Bronze, peak 350W)
HDD 1 - 512GB M.2 2280 NVMe™ PCIe® 4.0 SSD
HDD 2 - Western Digital WDC_WD10 1TB
Printer - Epson ET-3850
OS - Windows 11 Home x64
Motherboard - ASUS S500TD Chipset Intel® B660
Procesor - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 2.50 GHz(18M Cache, up to 4.4 GHz, 6 cores)
Ram - PNY 2x8GB (16GB total) DDR4 -1600 MHz
Video card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti - Base Clock 1290MHz, Boost Clock 1392MHz, Memory Clock 7008 MHz, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit
Display - VIZIO 32" E32-C1 YV @ 1080P 60Hz
Sound - Realtek High Definition Audio w/ Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
Power Supply - 300W power supply (80+ Bronze, peak 350W)
HDD 1 - 512GB M.2 2280 NVMe™ PCIe® 4.0 SSD
HDD 2 - Western Digital WDC_WD10 1TB
Printer - Epson ET-3850
OS - Windows 11 Home x64
Here again...

This is only my opinion, I could be wrong.
Motherboard - ASUS S500TD Chipset Intel® B660
Procesor - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 2.50 GHz(18M Cache, up to 4.4 GHz, 6 cores)
Ram - PNY 2x8GB (16GB total) DDR4 -1600 MHz
Video card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti - Base Clock 1290MHz, Boost Clock 1392MHz, Memory Clock 7008 MHz, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit
Display - VIZIO 32" E32-C1 YV @ 1080P 60Hz
Sound - Realtek High Definition Audio w/ Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
Power Supply - 300W power supply (80+ Bronze, peak 350W)
HDD 1 - 512GB M.2 2280 NVMe™ PCIe® 4.0 SSD
HDD 2 - Western Digital WDC_WD10 1TB
Printer - Epson ET-3850
OS - Windows 11 Home x64
Motherboard - ASUS S500TD Chipset Intel® B660
Procesor - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 2.50 GHz(18M Cache, up to 4.4 GHz, 6 cores)
Ram - PNY 2x8GB (16GB total) DDR4 -1600 MHz
Video card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti - Base Clock 1290MHz, Boost Clock 1392MHz, Memory Clock 7008 MHz, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit
Display - VIZIO 32" E32-C1 YV @ 1080P 60Hz
Sound - Realtek High Definition Audio w/ Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
Power Supply - 300W power supply (80+ Bronze, peak 350W)
HDD 1 - 512GB M.2 2280 NVMe™ PCIe® 4.0 SSD
HDD 2 - Western Digital WDC_WD10 1TB
Printer - Epson ET-3850
OS - Windows 11 Home x64
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Well then in that case...
This is not really a new build, but more like a complete upgrade if you compare the list with my sig. I acquired these parts from all over the place; Fry's, Micro Center, Computer Central, craigslist, even thrift shops to find the best hardware at the best prices.
Case: Thermaltake Xaser VI $40 Discovery Thrift Shop, donated by Fry's Electronics
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 $150 Micro Center
Motherboard: MSI P55-GD65 $150 after $15MIR Micro Center
Memory: RAM is too friggin expensive (4GB)
Hard Drive: WD Caviar Green 640GB
Optical Drive: Emprex (Sony NEC) 20x DVD burner $20 Fry's Electronics
Graphics: 2x Diamond HD4850 512MB $125 for both craigslist used
Power Supply: Corsair HX520W $45 craigslist used
Cooling: Thermalright HR-01 $15 Discovery Thrift Shop
1156 Bolt Through Kit $10 Central Computers
Antec 120mm $5 Fry's Electronics
Thermalright T-Rad² $0 craigslist, came used with HD4850
2x 92mm $0 craigslist, came used with HD4850
Other: Vantec Fan Controller $5 bought used from palmboy5
Subtotal: $565
Estimated Total: $630

This is not really a new build, but more like a complete upgrade if you compare the list with my sig. I acquired these parts from all over the place; Fry's, Micro Center, Computer Central, craigslist, even thrift shops to find the best hardware at the best prices.
Case: Thermaltake Xaser VI $40 Discovery Thrift Shop, donated by Fry's Electronics
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 $150 Micro Center
Motherboard: MSI P55-GD65 $150 after $15MIR Micro Center
Memory: RAM is too friggin expensive (4GB)
Hard Drive: WD Caviar Green 640GB
Optical Drive: Emprex (Sony NEC) 20x DVD burner $20 Fry's Electronics
Graphics: 2x Diamond HD4850 512MB $125 for both craigslist used
Power Supply: Corsair HX520W $45 craigslist used
Cooling: Thermalright HR-01 $15 Discovery Thrift Shop
1156 Bolt Through Kit $10 Central Computers
Antec 120mm $5 Fry's Electronics
Thermalright T-Rad² $0 craigslist, came used with HD4850
2x 92mm $0 craigslist, came used with HD4850
Other: Vantec Fan Controller $5 bought used from palmboy5
Subtotal: $565
Estimated Total: $630

Last edited by compL33Tazn on Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:39 pm, edited 4 times in total.
Thermaltake Xaser VI | C2Q Q6600 w/ Thermalright HR-01 | Intel G33 | Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800
Diamond ATI HD4850 512MB w/ Thermalright T-Rad² | WD Green 640GB 7200RPM SATA | WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM SATA
2 Sony NEC DVD+RW | Media Card Reader | Vantec Fan Controller | Vista Home Premium 32bit
2 22" 1680x1050 | Logitech MX Revolution | Logitech G11 | Logitech G25 | Wacom 3.7x5.8 | Nakamichi SoundSpace 3 | Grado SR60
Diamond ATI HD4850 512MB w/ Thermalright T-Rad² | WD Green 640GB 7200RPM SATA | WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM SATA
2 Sony NEC DVD+RW | Media Card Reader | Vantec Fan Controller | Vista Home Premium 32bit
2 22" 1680x1050 | Logitech MX Revolution | Logitech G11 | Logitech G25 | Wacom 3.7x5.8 | Nakamichi SoundSpace 3 | Grado SR60
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No, I didn't lose it yet 

Thermaltake Xaser VI | C2Q Q6600 w/ Thermalright HR-01 | Intel G33 | Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800
Diamond ATI HD4850 512MB w/ Thermalright T-Rad² | WD Green 640GB 7200RPM SATA | WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM SATA
2 Sony NEC DVD+RW | Media Card Reader | Vantec Fan Controller | Vista Home Premium 32bit
2 22" 1680x1050 | Logitech MX Revolution | Logitech G11 | Logitech G25 | Wacom 3.7x5.8 | Nakamichi SoundSpace 3 | Grado SR60
Diamond ATI HD4850 512MB w/ Thermalright T-Rad² | WD Green 640GB 7200RPM SATA | WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM SATA
2 Sony NEC DVD+RW | Media Card Reader | Vantec Fan Controller | Vista Home Premium 32bit
2 22" 1680x1050 | Logitech MX Revolution | Logitech G11 | Logitech G25 | Wacom 3.7x5.8 | Nakamichi SoundSpace 3 | Grado SR60
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- Posts: 33
- Joined: Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:03 pm
- Location: Fremont, CA
Thermaltake Xaser VI | C2Q Q6600 w/ Thermalright HR-01 | Intel G33 | Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800
Diamond ATI HD4850 512MB w/ Thermalright T-Rad² | WD Green 640GB 7200RPM SATA | WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM SATA
2 Sony NEC DVD+RW | Media Card Reader | Vantec Fan Controller | Vista Home Premium 32bit
2 22" 1680x1050 | Logitech MX Revolution | Logitech G11 | Logitech G25 | Wacom 3.7x5.8 | Nakamichi SoundSpace 3 | Grado SR60
Diamond ATI HD4850 512MB w/ Thermalright T-Rad² | WD Green 640GB 7200RPM SATA | WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM SATA
2 Sony NEC DVD+RW | Media Card Reader | Vantec Fan Controller | Vista Home Premium 32bit
2 22" 1680x1050 | Logitech MX Revolution | Logitech G11 | Logitech G25 | Wacom 3.7x5.8 | Nakamichi SoundSpace 3 | Grado SR60