You know, at this point, I should put it down on screen so you all can see, even if it is edited some more along the way.
Here is what we are looking at thus far and we are still just under budget which is nice. Everything from newegg so far except for the case which we like is from tiger. If they had the same one at newegg we would get it from there. Do you think the power supply is enough? Should I do anything with the ram I selected? Anything stand out to you folks that I may need to re-look at. Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail $279.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115028 ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $139.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131196 CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $77.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034 EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $289.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130319 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $84.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140 PLEXTOR Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache ATAPI DVD Burner With Replaceable Beige Bezel - Retail $69.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827249018 CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail $124.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001 Ultra Black Aluminus ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports - $69.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=ULT31824 On Jan 3, 2008 3:25 PM, GPL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been looking for a hard drive, sata, in the 250-320 gb range. > Looking at the following two that were rated customer choice awards: > > Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA > 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM > http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822144701 > > Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording > Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM > http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822148140 > > Despite obtaining a customer choice award some of these drives have > some bad user feedback that worries me. > > We dont need to go raptor here, more space is worth more than speed > for this build. Should I stay away from these drives? Probably, what > might you folks suggest? > > > > > > > > > On Jan 3, 2008 3:22 PM, DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thane, > > Was not aware of asking tricky questions! Perhaps, I just find myself in > > "tricky" situations! > > (seems like it lately!!!) > > In any case, in 2008, I'll try to be less "tricky"........ :) > > Remove the card? The AP is on a separate plug-in card? That would do it > > 4Sure! > > Will keep doing research. Looking for future spares......which will be > > whole upgrades, now! > > Thanks. > > Best, > > Duncan > > > > > > At 16:05 01/03/2008 -0400, you wrote: > > >Of course you always ask tricky questions. :) According to the manual, > > >you can, although I haven't tested it. I *think* you might be able to > > >remove the card itself. You could, at the verty least, disconnect the > > >antenna, which should make the wireless unusable. > > > > > >T > > > > > >At 03:43 PM 03/01/2008, DHSinclair wrote: > > >>Thane, > > >>Can the WIFI-AP be disabled in bios? I like the rest of the feature-set, > > >>but do not wish to have a wifi rcvr just to use the m/b. I've used asus > > >>m/b's since 1999 and like the quality, features and reliability. > > >>Best, > > >>Duncan > > >> > > >>At 14:45 01/03/2008 -0400, you wrote: > > >>>At 01:29 PM 03/01/2008, GPL wrote: > > >>> > > >>>>ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail > > >>>>$139.99 > > >>>>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131196 > > >>> > > >>>I've used this motherboard a couple of times, and I like it. Seems > > >>>reliable. > > >>> > > >>>T > > > > >
