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Old January 24th, 2008   #41
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Urg, I hate friends... I just talked to him today at school, he said he only has $400 right now and will have the rest in 1-2 months... why even tell me to start planning the build then? Also, he said he wanted a "cooler" looking case...
Lol...... "cooler" looking case......
You should give him one of those old beige colored server cases!!!!!!!!



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Old January 24th, 2008   #42
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Lol...... "cooler" looking case......
You should give him one of those old beige colored server cases!!!!!!!!
HAHA, yeah... that'll teach him! But seriously, do you guys think the Antec 900 would fit the bill?



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HAHA, yeah... that'll teach him! But seriously, do you guys think the Antec 900 would fit the bill?
Hhhmmmm..... maybe...

Let me put together a build for you. i'll upload a pic of the cart from newegg.

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Well apparently I don't know anything because I think the Sonata III is a cool looking case!
The Antec 900 would probably suit him. See what he thinks of the Thermaltake Tsunami or Armor Jr, those are both a little more flashy without being terrible enclosures. Maybe the LIAN LI PC-7SB too?




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Well apparently I don't know anything because I think the Sonata III is a cool looking case!
See what he thinks of the Thermaltake Tsunami or Armor Jr, those are both a little more flashy without being terrible enclosures.
Cool, thanks. I'll need a PSU with those enclosures, what would you recommend?

I'll try to convince him to stay with the Sonata III, and maybe when he sees the price of a different case/PSU combo he'll learn to love it.



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I would suggest the Corsair VX450...



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Ok Nate, you'll really like this!

Click the image to open in full size.

All for $894.63 Taxed and Shipped!

Or you can get the MSI Neo2-FR mobo (for the same price) with better cooling on the NB, SB and voltages.

Heres the links to everything:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

XFX PVT84JUSD4 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

LITE-ON DVD-Burner

Oh shoot!!!
Forgot the PSU! ugh......
Mushkin 550W

That'll make the total $985 shipped.... Still under $1000




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Wow Blake, your pretty quick at editing threads!
I was refreshing and first your post disappeared then Nate's and now mine... but then mine was merged!!! HAH! your awesome!



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Wow Blake, your pretty quick at editing threads!
I was refreshing and first your post disappeared then Nate's and now mine... but then mine was merged!!! HAH! your awesome!
HAHA, thanks, I do what I can



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just saw your post... still under $1000, but since he only has $400 right now it's kinda irrelevant... so basically we're trying to get the cheapest possible quality build right now. I think I'm gonna make him live with the Sonata III. (I like to looks of it myself as well)

So basically it going to be my Rev 4 build but with the OCZ RAM instead of the Crucial and possibly the MSI board instead of the Blood Iron (although I don't think it really matters since he isn't overclocking).



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