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Summer 2010 Build
Topic Started: Jun 17 2010, 05:49 PM (142 Views)
MadDawg
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CPU: Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (non-OC'd)

Heatsink: Scythe KatanaIII/Katana3 3 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5

Motherboard: ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366

RAM: 3GB (3 x 1GB) DDR3 Kingston ValueRAM in Triple-Channel configuration 3GB (3 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 Crucial Triple Channel Desktop Memory Kit (will be upgraded)

GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5770

HDD1: 750GB Western Digital Caviar Black 7200RPM (SATA)

HDD2: None yet

HDD3: None yet

HDD4: 40GB Seagate IDE/PATA HDD (salvaged from a dead eMachines T1842) This has been moved to my softmodded PS2

ODD: Asus DVD/CD burner

FDD: Sony MPF 920-Z Floppy Disk Drive

*OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (OEM) I got a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate from my school for $15

*OS: Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit

*OS: Gentoo 64-bit Arch Linux 32- and 64-bit

PSU: Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W

Monitor: Hanns·G HZ201HPB Black 20" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor (held-off; currently using a TV as a monitor)

Case: Rosewill Wind Knight Mid-Tower Case

NIC: Rosewill 802.11b/g 54Mbps Wifi Card

Other: Sony Multi-Card Reader/Writer; 2 x Evercool 120mm Case Fans; 3 x Apevia 120mm Silver Fan Filter

*Windows, Ubuntu, and Gentoo Arch will be installed on dedicated partitions (and later, drives). Other OSes will be installed in virtual machines. Also, Windows XP Mode will be utilized.

Total cost to build computer, including shipping and sales tax, but not including the costs of the Hanns·G monitor and Windows 7: $1,137.35
Edited by MadDawg, Sep 12 2010, 02:54 PM.
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