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If I were Building a System Today... (2/26/2009) by Joe Whinery

Joe Whinery's List of Excel Spread Sheet - PC Build Specs: (Compare Prior Build Specs).

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		DDR2	By Joe Whinery	2/26/2009
			Quad Core - AM2+		Directron	NewEgg
	Item	Brand	Model	Est. Price	Part Numbers
1.)	Case	CoolerMaster	Elite 330 - RC-330	$39.99	CS-RC-330-KKR1	NewEgg
1a.)	Case PSU	CoolMax	V-600	$44.99	PSU-V-600	V-600
2.)	DVD-ROM	Sony DVD-ROM	DDU1678A PATA (OEM)	$17.99	DDU1678A	NewEgg
3a.)	DVD+-RW	Lite-On	iHAS422-08 SATA Burner		iHAS324-08	iHAS324-08
3b.)		Lite-On	iHAP422 PATA Burner (Retail)	$25.99	iHAP422	iHAP422
3c.)		LG	GBW-H20L SATA Blu-Ray Burner (Retail)		GGW-H20L	NewEgg
4.)	CPU	AMD Phenom	Phenom X4 9950 (Retail)	$159.00	Phenom X4 9950	Phenom X4 9950
5.)	Fan	Included with Retail Box - Phenom			^
6.)	SATA II HD	WDC	WD2500KS 16 MB Cache	$44.24	WD2500AAKS 16 MB Cache	NewEgg
7.)		WDC	WD2500KS 16 MB Cache	$44.24	For Backup / Imaging <$0.20 per GB
8a.)	Keyboard	Logitech	Wireless MX 3200	$78.98	Wireless MX 3200	Wireless MX 3200
8b.)		Microsoft PS2 / USB	Business Hardware Pack		A4B-00007	A4B-00007
9 A.)	Memory	Mushkin 4GB -1066	996599 (2x2GB) 4GB		996599	996599
9 B.)		Patriot 4GB - 1066	PDC24G8500ELKR2 4GB		PDC24G8500ELKR2	PDC24G8500ELKR2
9 C.)		Patriot 4GB - 800	PDC24G8500ELKR2 (2 x 2GB)	$79.99	PDC24G8500ELKR2	PDC24G8500ELKR2
9 D.)		OCZ 4GB - 800	OCZ2RPR800C44GK (2 x 2GB)		OCZ2RPR800C44GK	OCZ2RPR800C44GK
10a.)	LCD Monitor	Acer	V223Wbd 22"		V223Wbd	X223Wbd
10b.)		ViewSonic	VX2240W		VX2240W	VX2240W
11a.)	MotherBoard	Gigabyte	GA-MA78GM-US2H - 140W	$79.99	GA-MA78GM-US2H	GA-MA78GM-US2H

11b.)	MotherBoard	Gigabyte	GA-MA78GM-S2HP - 140W	XXX	X GA-MA78GM-S2HP X	X NewEgg X

12.)	Mouse	Logitech	Included in Wireless Desktop
13.)	OS	Windows XP	Vista 32bit Home Premium OEM	$99.99	Vista Home Premium	NewEgg
14.)	Speakers	Altec Lansing	BXR1121 (2.1)	$24.99	BXR1121	BXR1121
15.)	BackUp Soft	Casper	Casper 5.0	$50.00	Get Online Only!
		Acronis	Acronis True Image Home 9		Special Offer - UGR	Code: UGXMAS08
16.)	Video Card	Video Card is optional, Vista compatible + HDCP Compliant video on motherboard.

	Total	...	=	$790.37
	Something else to consider below!!
		The Hanns G 28" monitor is the best I have seen yet.			See: BestBuy
18a.)	Monitor	Hanns G	HG281DPB	$389.99	HG-281DPB	HG-281DPB
18b.)		ViewSonic	VX2835wm		VX2835wm	VX2835wm
19a.)	Router	LinkSys (10/100)	WRT54GL Wireless-G	$55.99	WRT54GL	WRT54GL
		Look for this Router above on sale locally for <$50.00
19b.)		D-Link	DIR-655 Gigabit Router		DIR-655	DIR-655
20.)	Mobile Rack	Kingwin	HD-KF-91 - BK (SATA)	$17.99	HD-KF-91-BK	NewEgg

Additional PC Build Considerations & Information:

Note: Our DVD+-RW Burner Options Listed are for those considering enabling SATA AHCI. Users who enable SATA AHCI MUST use PATA Optical Devices and NOT SATA Optical Devices. Why? AHCI Configuration does NOT like SATA Optical Devices! Why enable AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface ) - Provides ability to Hot Swap SATA Drives other than O/S Drive. Note: AHCI support should be installed at time of O/S installation to make certain correct Drivers are installed.
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