 | Thermaltake Silver Soprano AXT Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports and 430-Watt Power Supply
A Pro ATX case is all about helping to keep your mega system cool. You need it. Write down the list below and get a SHOP to build it for you (So you can take it back if things dont work - Important!!)
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 | Intel Motherboard 955X Express chip ATX ( BOXD955XBKLKR )
Intel Mobo. This is the mother of all motherboards :) An Intel Mobo is about three times the price of an average mobo but for performance, not much is better. PCIE slots are high calibre.
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 | Intel Pentium D 805 Dual Core Processor 2.66GHZ 533FSB
Buy used from: $85.00 Run a google search for "A 4.1 GHz Dual Core at $130 - Can it be True?". Revolution right there.
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 | ATHLON64 FX-57 Box
This costs near a grand! Was light years ahead of most other processors. (See above)... but most can not afford it.
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 | Viking memory - 1 GB - DIMM 184-pin - DDR ( VGDDR128X64PC3200 )
Buy used from: $108.24 1 GB Ram stick means you can probably have 2 GB of Ram in your PC if you want. Wow.
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 | Seagate 9Y7274-557 300 GB Internal Ultra ATA Hard Drive
300G Hard Drive. I currently own 2 x 200G, 1 x 100G, 1 x 70G that brings my rig above 0.5TB (terabytes). 3 of these + 100G you have a 1TB system. Dominating Storage!
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 | ViewSonic VA902B 19-inch LCD Monitor (Black)
Buy used from: $204.42 Dirt cheap LCDs @ 19" are around. Not as good as the +$1000 models, but wow for the size and price. Neovo is another good brand of these cheap LCDs.
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 | Logitech MX3100 Cordless Desktop Laser
Buy used from: $75.00 The future keyboard is here (gets rid of accidentally hitting the insert key all the time! YEAH!!!) Totally wireless and with the MX1000 wireless mouse! Now your wireless baby!
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 | ATI Technologies Radeon 9800 XT 256 MB DDR Video Adapter (100-435100)
Graphics Cards / Video Cards. Since late 2004 the ATI Radeon 9800 pro or XT 256 MB GFX card has managed to run all games on the highest settings... and still does. This GFX card is a big thumbs up.
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 | Xfx Geforce 6600 256MB DDR2 Dual Dvi Extreme Overclocked Pcie
If you dont want an ATI then Nvidia is where you will be looking. This is the GeForce that gamers talk about. With GFX cards learn about - AGP, PCI and PCIE.
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 | Plextor PX-716UF - DVDRW (dual layer) drive - Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ( PX-716UF/SW )
Plextor creams all other DVD writers. This external device, although a bit big, offers the most stable DVD burning ever seen. As long as the media is good this drive will never fail to burn it.
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 | Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2 with Vibration Feedback (963326-0403)
Buy new: $31.24 / Used from: $21.99 Logitech have it in aces. This is a PS2 type wireless game controller. It works for most games and is fully programmable. Wireless is the key here. Play games across the room!
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| Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router
Buy new: $49.43 / Used from: $29.99 Revolutionary networking. This is a Broadband DSL Modem + Router (for sharing your internet to other PCs) + wireless connectivity. Modem and share your broadband connection.
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 | Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX
Buy new: $51.99 / Used from: $25.50 Now with broadband internet connectivity show yourself and talk to people everywhere! you can see people online with this kind of webcam. Use Yahoo Chat or MSN or any chat client with cam.
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 | Apple 30 GB iPod with Video Playback Black (5th Generation)
Buy new: $499.96 / Used from: $140.00 iPod - for carrying and listening to your entire music collection. This one has a color screen for video. The Nano is smaller but scratches. The iPod Mini is cheap and is what most people use.
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 | Apple USB Power Adapter for iPod (White)
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $8.99 Sneeky Apple who dont give you a mains power supply (iPod uses USB for charging). If you want to charge the iPod with a mains you need a USB power adapter.
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 | D-Link DBT-120 Wireless Bluetooth 2.0 USB Adapter
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $32.32 Bluetooth USB. Slot this into the USB port you can connect any bluetooth device to your PC. Mobile cell phones can interface with your PC.
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![Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset [Bulk Packaged]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TvooJkDBL._SL75_.jpg) | Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset [Bulk Packaged]
Buy new: $28.63 / Used from: $18.99 We want a full wireless headset with mic but the industry is curbing this because they want to sell to DJs and Mobile phone users first. This is all we have right now. One ear only. Needs Bluetooth.
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 | VMware Workstation 5.0 for Windows
Virtual Multiple OSs running at the same time is easy on a rig like this. The future OS. Get the latest version of VMware Workstation. You can even boot OSX86 (Mac for the PC) on it!
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 | Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with SP2
Buy new: $99.49 / Used from: $67.98 Right now Microsoft are preparing to release a new Windows Operating System in the spring of 2007 named Windows Vista. Until it comes out you will be running Windows XP SP2.
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 | Slackware Linux 9.1
If you dont like Microsoft, or want another OS on your system, then everybody seems to be using Linux. This is Slackware which you can DL FREE on the internet. Other brands are SUSE and Redhat.
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 | Zalman CNPS7700-CU 120mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan
Buy new: $48.96 Get rid of your generic heatsink and replace it with a proper heatsync. Cooler systems and less noise. Worth it.
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 | APC Back-UPS ES 500 Backup Battery and Surge Protector
UPS - This is good for working with poor power sources, prevents surges and stores electricity to allow for a PC shutdown if there is a power cut. Great item.
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