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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).

AMD 2009 Desktop Processor Chart

Windows 7 Comparison Chart

Only 3 component changes. CPU, Memory and Motherboard.

For proper Display (1024x768). When Printing, change your Printer Driver properties from Portrait to Landscape mode. Otherwise, you may not be able to print this worksheet with all Part Numbers viewed. Enjoy! GB

		DDR3	By Joe Whinery	3/06/2010
			Quad Core - AM3 & DDR3		Directron	NewEgg
	Item	Brand	Model	Est. Price	Part Numbers
1.)	Case	CoolerMaster	Elite 330 - RC-330	$39.99	CS-RC-330-KKN1	NewEgg
1a.)	Case PSU	CoolMax	COOLMAX CU-500B	$44.99	PSU-CU-500B	CU-500B
1b.)			COOLMAX NW-650B		PSU-NW-650B	NW-650B
2.)	DVD-ROM	Sony DVD-ROM	DDU1678A PATA (OEM)	$17.99	DDU1678A	NewEgg
3a.)	DVD+-RW	Lite-On	iHAS424 - 24x SATA Burner		iHAS424	iHAS424
3c.)		Lite-On	iHAP422 PATA Burner (Retail)	$29.99	iHAP422	iHAP222
3d.)		LG Commercial	WH08LS20 SATA Blu-Ray 8X BD-R Burner		WH08LS20 (OEM)	WH08LS20 (Retail)
4.)	CPU	AMD Phenom	Phenom II X4 955 (125W)	$169.99	mWave	Phenom II X4 955
5.)	Fan	Included with Retail Box - Phenom			^
6a.)	SATA II HD	Seagate	ST3320613AS - 320GB	$46.99	ST3320613AS	ST3320613AS
6b)		Seagate	ST3320613AS - 320GB	$46.99	For Backup / Imaging <$0.20 per GB
7.)	SATA III 6Gb	WD Caviar Black	WD1002FAEX - 1TB		ZipZoomfly	WD1002FAEX
8a.)	Keyboard	Logitech	Wireless MX 3200	$78.98	Wireless MX 3200	Wireless MX 3200
8b.)		Microsoft PS2 / USB	Business Hardware Pack		Amazon A4B-00007	TechForLess
9a.)	Memory	Crucial x2 - 1333	CT25664BA1 (2GB)	$100.00	RM25664BA1339	CT25664BA1339
9b.)		Mushkin 4GB -1333	996585 (2x2GB) 4GB		996585	996585
10a.)	LCD Monitor	Viewsonic	VA2223wm 21.5"		B&H Photo-Video-Audio	VA2223wm
11a.)	MotherBoard	Gigabyte DDR3	GA-890GPA-UD3H SATA 6Gb	$140.00	Provantage	GA-890GPA-UD3H
11b.)		Gigabyte DDR3	GA-MA790GPT-UD3H - DDR3		ZipZoomfly	GA-MA790GPT-UD3H
12.)	Mouse	Logitech	Included in Wireless Desktop
13.)	OS	Windows 7	Windows 7 Pro 64bit OEM	$140.00	Win 7 Pro 64 OEM	NewEgg
14.)	Speakers	Altec Lansing	BXR1121 (2.1)	$24.99	BXR1121	BXR1121
15.)	BackUp Soft	Casper	Casper 6.0	$50.00	Get Online - Direct Only!
		Acronis	Acronis True Image Home 2010		Special Offer - UGR	Code: UGTIH2010
16.)	Video Card	Video Card is optional, Vista compatible + HDCP Compliant video on motherboard.

	Total	...	=	$930.90
	Something else to consider below!!
		The Hanns G 28" monitor is the best I have seen yet.
18a.)	Monitor	Samsung	Samsung T240HD	$299.29	Provantage T240HD	Amazon T240HD
18b.)		Hanns G	HG281DPB		mwave HH-281HPB	HH-281HPB
18c.)		ViewSonic	VX2835wm		VX2835wm	VX2835wm
19a.)	Router	LinkSys (10/100)	WRT54GL Wireless-G	$59.99	WRT54GL	WRT54GL
		Look for this Router above on sale locally for <$50.00
19b.)		D-Link	DIR-655 Gigabit Router		ZipZoomfly	DIR-655
20.)	Mobile Rack	Kingwin	HD-KF-91 - BK (SATA)	$17.99	HD-KF-91-BK	Mwave.com
21.)	I/O Card	Cables Unlimited	2 Serial & 1 Parallel Port PCIe	$52.12	Buy.com	Amazon
			IOC-2750 - Google

Additional PC Build Considerations & Information:

Note: Our DVD+-RW Burner Options Listed will work with SATA AHCI. Use either PATA Optical Devices and OR SATA Optical Devices. In the beginning, we were instructed to use ONLY PATA Optical Drives. Why? AHCI Configuration did NOT like SATA Optical Devices! Why enable AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface ) in the first place - Provides ability to Hot Swap SATA HD 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. Following this link to enable AHCI after the fact!
Build Check List
Assembling your PC by Joe Whinery
Windows Migration Step-by-Step Guide - Courtesy George Walker! (10-14-09)
AMD 2009 Desktop Processor Chart
AMD Processor Pricing
http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUResult.aspx
AMD Desktop Comparison Chart
www.AMD.com/phenom

Virtualization - Windows PC Virtualization - Allows us to run Win7 Pro Host O/S & WinXP apps in WinXP Mode.
Casper Disk Cloning by Joe Whinery
www.CoolDrives.com - SATA and IDE Hard Drive & Optical Drive USB Adapter Kit COMBO - USB SATA Adapter
Other Component Options:
Vista Comparison Chart: Vista Home Basic & Premium, Business, Enterprise & Ultimate.
1. www.Windows7.com - Compare Versions!
2. www.WindowsVista.com
3. Windows Application Compatibility
4. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
PC Pitstop's Vista Readiness Test Center
Vendor List - Quick Search