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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Component changes include CPU, Memory and Motherboard.
Due to the current short life cycles of Chip Sets and GPUs (from 3 to 6 months), Motherboards and Graphics cards are going obsolete quicker than I can evaluate the new crop. The same thing is happening to DVD and DVD-RW drives. Therefore, don't be surprised if your supplier suggests a different part number for some recommended device. Check the specs and it they are the same or very similar run with it.
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 |
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Quad Core - AM3 & DDR3 |
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| 1.) | Case | In Win | Fanqua SECC |
$59.99 |
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| 1a.) | Case PSU | OCZ | PSU-OCZ550FTY |
$49.99 |
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| 1b.) | CoolMax | COOLMAX NW-650B | PSU-NW-650B | NW-650B | |||
| 2.) | DVD-ROM | Sony DVD-ROM | DDU1681S IDE (OEM) |
$18.58 |
DDU1681S | ||
| 3a.) | ASUS | DRW-24B1ST SATA (OEM) | $20.99 | DRW-24B1ST | DRW-24B1ST | ||
| 3b.) | DVD+-RW | Lite-On | iHAS424 - 24x SATA Burner | iHAS424 | iHAS424 | ||
| 3c.) | Lite-On | iHAP422 IDE Burner (Retail) | |||||
| 3d.) | Blu-Ray | LG Commercial | WH10LS30 SATA Blu-Ray 10X BD-R Burner |
WH10LS30 (OEM) |
WH10LS30 (OEM) | ||
| 4.) | CPU | AMD Phenom | Phenom II X4 955 (125W) |
$149.99 |
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| 5.) | Fan | Included with Retail Box - Phenom | ^ | ||||
| 6a.) | SATA II HD | WD Black | WD5001AALS - 500GB, 3Gb/s | $53.99 | |||
| 6b.) | WD Blue | WD5000AAKS - 500GB, 3Gb/s | $43.99 | WD5000AAKS | WD5000AAKS | ||
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2nd Drive For Backup / Imaging & Cloning |
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| 7.) | SATA III 6Gb | WD Caviar Black | WD1002FAEX - 1TB, 6Gb/s | WD1002FAEX | WD1002FAEX | ||
| 8a.) | Keyboard | Logitech | Wireless MX 3200 | $78.89 | Wireless MX 3200 | ||
| 8b.) | Microsoft PS2/USB | Business Hardware Pack | Amazon A4B-00007 | TechForLess | |||
| 9a.) | Memory 4GB | Kingston (2x2GB) | KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G | $87.99 | KHX1333C9D3B1K2 | KHX1333C9D3B1K2 | |
| 9b.) | Memory 8GB | Mushkin (2x4GB) | 996770 $159.99 | 996770 | 996770 | ||
| 10.) | MotherBoard | Gigabyte DDR3 | GA-890GPA-UD3H | $129.99 | GA-890GPA-UD3H | GA-890GPA-UD3H | |
| 11.) | Mouse | Logitech | Included in Wireless Desktop | ||||
| 12.) | OS | Windows 7 | Windows 7 64bit Pro (OEM) | $138.99 | NewEgg | ||
| 13.) | Speakers | Cyber Acoustics | CA-3001RB (2.1) | $17.99 | Amazon | ||
| 14.) | Video Card |
Video Card is optional, Vista compatible + HDCP Compliant video on motherboard. |
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$851.37 |
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| Something else to consider below!! | |||||||
| The Hanns G 28" monitor is the best I have seen yet. |
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| 15.) | Mobile Rack | HD-KF-91 - BK (SATA) | $23.99 | ||||
| 16.) | LCD Monitor | Hanns G | Hi221DPB 22" | $159.99 | Amazon | Hi-221DPB | |
| 17.) | BackUp / Clone | Casper | Casper 6.0 | $50.00 |
Get Online - Direct Only! |
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| Acronis | Acronis True Image Home 2011 | Special Offer - UGR | Code: UGTI2011 | ||||
| 18a.) | Monitor | Samsung | P2570HD | $294.88 | Amazon | P2570HD | |
| 18b.) | Monitor | Samsung | BX2450 | $329.99 | Amazon | BX2450 | |
| 18c.) | Monitor | Hanns G | HG281DPB |
mwave HH-281HPB |
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| 19.) | Router | LinkSys (10/100) | WRT54GL Wireless-G | $59.99 | |||
| Look for this Router above on sale locally for <$50.00 |
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| 20.) | D-Link | DIR-655 Gigabit Router | DIR-655 | DIR-655 | |||
| 21.) | I/O Card | Cables Unlimited | 2 Serial & 1 Parallel Port PCIe | $52.12 | |||
| IOC-2750 - Google | |||||||
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!
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