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If I were Building a System Today... (3/29/07) by Joe Whinery

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

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		DDR	By Joe Whinery	3-29-07
				Dual Core - AM2		Directron	Axiontech
	Item	Brand	Model	Est. Price	Actual $	Part Numbers	NewEgg
1.)	Case	CoolerMaster	Elite 330 - RC-330	$48.99		CS-RC-330-KKR1	NewEgg
1a.)	Case PSU	Thermaltake TR2	W0069RU	$46.00		W0069RU	NewEgg
2.)	DVD-ROM	Sony	DDU1615 (OEM)	$17.99		DDU1615	NewEgg
3.)	DVD+-RW	Lite-On OEM	LH-18A1P	$32.99		LH-18A1P-186	NewEgg
4.)	CPU	Athlon 64 x2 4600+	ADA4600CUBOX	$149.00		CPU-ADA4600CUBOX	NewEgg
5.)	Fan (CPU)	Included with Retail Box Athlon XP				^
6.)	Floppy	Mitsumi OEM	D359M3D (pdf)	$7.99		D359M3D MIT	NewEgg
7.)	SATA HDD	WDC	WD1600JS 160 GB	$53.99		HD-WD1600JS	NewEgg
8.)	Hard Drive	WDC	WD1600JS 160 GB	$53.99		Use For Backup / Imaging	<$0.40 per GB
9.)	Keyboard	Microsoft	Laser Desktop 6000	$45.99		KBD-B7T-00001	NewEgg
10.)	Memory	Corsair 2 GB	VS2GBKIT667D2	$109.00		DIMM-VS2GBKIT667D2	NewEgg
10a.)		Kingston DDR2 667	KVR667D2N5K2/2G DDR2-667	$123.00		KVR667D2N5K2/2G	NewEgg
11.)	Modem	Lucent Agere	56K - V.90 Drivers OEM	~~$8.50~~		MDM Lucent
12.)	LCD Monitor	NEC Display	90GX2-BK - 19"	$219.00		LCD-90GX2-BK	NewEgg
13.)	MotherBoard	Giga-Byte	MB-GA-M61P-S3	$79.99		MB-GA-M61P-S3	NewEgg
14.)	Mouse	Microsoft	Included in Wireless Desktop
15.)	OS	Windows XP	XP Pro OEM	$140.00
16.)	Speakers	Altec Lansing	SPK-VS2221	$33.00		SPK-VS2221	VS2321
16a)	BackUp Soft	CasperXP	CasperXP	$50.00		Get Online Only!
17.)	Video Card	Video Card is optional, Vista compatible video on motherboard.
	Total	...	=	$1,079.93
	Something else to consider below!!
18.)	Router	LinkSys (10/100)	WRT54G Wireless-G (V6.0)	$70.99		Look for this item on sale locally for <$40.00
19.)	Mobile Rack	Kingwin	HD-KF-91 - BK (SATA)	$19.00		HD-KF-91-BK	NewEgg
20.)	Monitor (Old CRT Specs)					Directron Monitor List

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Other Component Options:
www.microsoft.com: Windows Catalog - This link is provided in case you need to check other component additions not listed for Win XP Pro HCL (Hardware Compatibility List).
www.WindowsVista.com
PC Pitstop's Vista Readiness Test Center
NVIDIA Chipset Drivers: