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This was my first custom-built PC – initially built in
April of 2007. The total amount of money spent on this PC is listed
at the bottom of
this page.
UPDATED MAY 2008!
My original 2 x 1GB OCZ RAM started failing (one of the modules died), so I
replaced them with 2 x 2GB of Patriot RAM (which have larger heatsinks as well).
The system now has a total of 6GB, running at 1066MHz. See full specs below. New
total spent (not counting the old OCZ RAM): $3,838.51 – Counting what I paid
for the old OCZ RAM, the total would be $4,088.50
UPDATED MARCH 2008!
Now has EVGA 780i motherboard instead of 680i,
4GB of RAM instead of 2GB, and fan intake filters.
Specifications:
Windows Vista Ultimate OS
EVGA NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
850W PSU (Thermaltake), Quad-SLI Approved
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Quad-Core) QX6700 2.66GHz
2 x 4MB L2 Cache CPU (with ZALMAN 9700 LED 110mm CPU Cooler)
6GB (2 x 2GB, 2 x 1GB) Patriot Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 1066MHz
(PC2 8500)
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3
PCI-E x16 HDCP Video Card
1TB RAID 0 HDD Array (2 x 500GB 7,200 RPM
SATA 3.0Gb/s Seagate Barracuda HDDs)
320GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Seagate Barracuda ES
HDD
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty 7.1 Channels
PCI Sound Card
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM
HP 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe and 12X
DVD-RAM
Thermaltake TMG SL1 80mm Blue LED Dual PCI Slot Fan
Quad 120mm Case Fans with Thermaltake SHARK Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX-certified Speaker System
Acer AL2032WA 20" Wide-Screen LCD Monitor
Photos:
Click on the images to enlarge them.
Photo showing the new 780i motherboard and 6GB
Patriot RAM configuration:
Complete Product List of
PC Components:
From NewEgg.com:
From FrozenCPU.com:
From Performance-PCs.com:
From Amazon.com
TOTAL
SPENT:
$3,838.51
BEST
DX10-READY VIDEO CARD
AND INTEL PROCESSOR
AVAILABLE AS OF EARLY APRIL 2007
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