Thoughts/Suggestions on my spec

Hellm0

Howdy folks,
Any comments or changes you might propose to the below? Please note I bought a DVD drive elsewhere.
Thanks in advance
H.

COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKR3-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case Real Power Pro 1000W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16811119136

Standard Return Policy

$379.99

1

Link Depot 6 ft. DVI-D male to DVI-D male dual link Cable Model DVI-6-DD - OEM
Item #: N82E16812189047

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$9.99

1

Link Depot 7 FT HDMI TO DVI Cable Model HDMI-DVI-2 - OEM
Item #: N82E16812189056

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$7.99

1

EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813188024

Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy

$259.99

1

EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130312

Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy

$299.99

1

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6850 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115028

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$269.99

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G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
Item #: N82E16820231122

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$79.99

1

Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136012

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$169.99

1

Microsoft Natural 4000 B2M-00012 Black USB Wired Ergonomics Keyboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16823109148

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$46.99

1

SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Item #: N82E16824001096

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$319.99

1

Microsoft N71-00007S Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Wheel Mouse - OEM
Item #: N82E16826105026

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$9.99

1

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16829102006

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$80.99

1

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116213

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$169.99

1

Creative Inspire P7800 90 Watts 7.1 Speaker - Retail
Item #: N82E16836116153

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$79.99

1

eDATA DEC-200B Vista Certified Infrared Remote Control W/ Receiver & Blaster
Item #: N82E16880125001

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$29.9

RoyalMarine

drop the raptor. there are 500gb drives that read/write nearly as fast. if not faster in some area's.
also they cost a lot less and give you a lot more space.

Hellm0

How much are these 500gb hard drives? Bare in mind I have a 250gb usb hard drive which I use for most misc file storage, the 10k rpm raptor I got just for local stuff etc. I'm thinking I might get a solid state for the OS and some games when they drop in price.

RoyalMarine

solid state would be better, but a lot more expensive.

the 500gb, 750, 1tb drives vary from around 120 dollars up to 300 dollars.

Anti

Drop the 780i too. They are a heap of steaming aids infested ****... Nvidia rushed the board, and almost everyone ive seen breaks in no time. Mine included. Get a x38 or x48. Deffo drop the raptor, they are far to noisy and are actually slower then the 500gb drives avail atm. The t166 500gb samsumg spinpoints are awesome.

toco123

Look man, your spending the money in the wrong places..

Any reason for the stacker?

Have you tried that keyboard? I don't find ergonomic keyboards a good thing for gaming.. in fact terrible.

How about a nice Saitek Eclipse II and a logitech G9 or G5 2007?

Instead of the speakers get a Logitech 5.1 G51 or z-5500

Instead of the graphics card get a 8800GT

See if you can pick up a x-fi xtreme music bulk instead of the gamer. Its cheaper and better!! :D

One Samsung Spinpoint 500gb would tear your raptor and 250gb and it only costs €70


Whats your total budget?

Hellm0

I really should have posted this before I bought all this stuff. Bah. I might pick up a new hard drive down the line anyway, as for the graph card I probably should of done more research. I have heard the radeon models work better these days but the reviews for the one I bought were very good so I figured I couldnt go wrong. Bah.

Budget is not important, its a company(I own the company) expense so its all coming out as a tax deduction.

RoyalMarine

Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy


you can send some of the items back that you want to change and you get credit for the amount of them.

you pay for postage, but to be honest, its worth it compared to the hassle you will have if something like the 780i breaks and you need to send it off for repair.

at least think about sending some of it back and changing for something mor stable.

Hellm0

Just to update, the parts arrived and after some trouble with the graphics card(which wouldnt work until I took out the cmos chip) it is now up and running. Its amazingly fast and the display is fantastic. That said the hard drive is noisy as f*ck like you guys mentioned. I'll probably hold off on the exchange, if I switch the motherboard now I have to go through the pain of reinstallation and the annoyance of refitting all those parts. In the long term I plan to get a solid state for the OS.

Cheers lads!