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DarkDraco
08-28-08, 02:25 AM
posted parts of the new PC im building in general hardware but i feel confident in the parts i want. only problem now is getting a power supply to handle it all...
heres what i plan on putting in:

$275 - Board - ASUS Crosshair II Formula AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI HDMI (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131292)
$150 - CPU - Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103249)
$740 - VGA - 2x KFA2 by Galaxy 98XGF1HSFEXX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162010)
$130 - RAM - mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146785)
$120 - HDD - 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262)
$xxx - CD - Some sort of bluray/dvd burner

DarkDraco
08-28-08, 02:40 AM
came across these. 800 and 850 for 169$.
one has 4 12v rails and other has 6. which one is more dependable?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010320058%201409730089&srchInDesc=9800%20gx2&name=80%20PLUS%20Certified&Order=PRICE

glock19owner
08-28-08, 04:37 AM
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=575721

Check out the 1300w Coolmax OK Wolf has for sale for 150.00 ;)