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Scandanavian War Machine:
yeah, i was definitely skeptical and hesitant, for obvious reasons, but i mean i've used his computer quite a bit and it's no slouch. he certainly likes it. But like you said it probably won't actually last all that long.

I think I'm gonna go with your suggestions though. With that sapphire video card from earlier, and a slightly more expensive case, i'm up to $610 with shipping. And I know a bunch of students, including my sister, so i can have somebody pick up windows for me at a good price.

i'm gonna look at some more cases tomorrow and try to get a hold of my sister, or somebody else in college, and then probably pull the trigger on this thing.

Scandanavian War Machine:
Alright, well I added a cheap cd/dvd drive (totally forgot about that little part) and i think i'm good to go. currently at $621 with shipping, so if i can get Windows 7 at the student price, I'll still be under my $700 mark, with enough left over to buy some weed  :wink:

final thoughts?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.611151

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102874

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133094

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136221


this is all so exciting

bicostp:
Maybe get this disc drive instead. The base price is a buck more, but shipping is cheaper ($5 instead of $7), there's a free shipping promo code good through Monday, and it's SATA instead of IDE. 8)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

est:
That looks pretty good, but I would spring for a better quality power supply.  Push up to about $60 and you can get a basic Antec.  They make really decent PSUs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016  (5/5 eggs)

Scandanavian War Machine:
ah too late! I already put the order through like an hour ago; my mom came into my work and got me all hyped up and said she'd buy Windows 7 for me (not sure why, but hey i'm not complaining) so I just went for it.



--- Quote from: bicostp on 04 Mar 2011, 18:13 ---Maybe get this disc drive instead. The base price is a buck more, but shipping is cheaper ($5 instead of $7), there's a free shipping promo code good through Monday, and it's SATA instead of IDE. 8)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

--- End quote ---

ooh is that SATA vs. IDE thing gonna be a problem? It is, isn't it? It didn't even occur to me that it might not fit with what I already got. Good thing I love making mistakes; it's such a fast and effective way to learn.  :wink:

Not a huge deal though, those things are dirt cheap, and i can probably return it if it's not the right one.


Thanks again for all your super duper help, everybody! I definitely needed it. I'm sure I'll be back here asking how to put the thing together once it actually gets here.

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