 | Antec P182 Advanced Super Mid Tower ATX Case (Black/Stainless Steel Trim)
Buy used from: $115.00 I actually have the p190, but you just can't find it anymore. It's a FULL Atx case and comes with 1200 watt's of power in dual power supplies and 7 case fans, including a 200mm one on the side. It's the best case I've owned and have no intensions of getting rid of it anytime soon. I do own the P182 though in a separate system and love it. It just costs too much to use everywhere.
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 | AMD HDZ940XCGIBOX Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition 3.0GHz Cache 8MB AM2+ 125W Processor - Retail
Buy new: $165.99 / Used from: $144.99 I upgraded from an AMD 64 x2 6400. This has given me MUCH better multitasking with multiple virtual machines running as well as being able to play games while running Folding@Home, Prime95 and computing the number of vectors that can be connected between the points in a hypercube. I also got the AM3 of this.
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 | MSI 790FX-GD70 SocketAM3/140W CPU/AMD 790FX CrossFire/4DDR3-2133(OC)/ATI Quad/Triple CrossFireX/2GbE/R/A/1394/ATX Motherboard
Buy new: $163.99 yeah i know, AMD 790FX with an nVidia GPU. Well, I don't intend to keep this mobo around forever. As soon as something nforce with ddr3 AM3 comes out, I'll be switchin.
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 | EVGA 01G-P3-1180-AR GeForce GTX285 1024 MB DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card
Buy new: $384.99 / Used from: $320.00 Upped from a GT8800. This runs much hotter with the stock cooler than the 8800 did. REDO THE THERMAL COMPOUND and you will see a good 15-20 c drop. Go with Arctic Cooling's Accelero Extreme 285 and you'll see nearly -30c changes on full load. It now peaks at 64 and not 94 (at which point it would quit).
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 | OCZ OCZ3P1600LV6GK DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz 6GB Platinum XTC Triple Channel Kits
Buy new: $203.92 Got two of these. Yes, my mobo could only hold 8gb, so I'll have some for when AMD releases an nForce board with 12 gb of DDR3. Either way, with the mail-in rebate from NewEgg, these were just as much as the 4gb kits.
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 | Maxtor 500 GB Internal 16 MB SATA/150 (STM305004N1AAAS-RK )
Buy new: $190.99 Got these 2 years ago for sale at Frys for $99 each. Yeah, TB's are that much now, but I haven't had to change these out yet. I haven't filled up 60% yet.
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 | Lite-On DH-20A4H 20x DVD±RW DL IDE Drive with LightScribe (Black)
Got two of these! It's a dvdrw drive, what's there to say? Oh never used the lightscribe before . . . never met someone that has.
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 | Samsung LN52A650 52-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color
Buy used from: $1,797.97 52' of goodness. I got it for the color and the 120 plus the Dynamic Contrast of 50k:1. I use it as my main monitor. 120hz off a computer is odd looking so I don't use it. It has spoiled me despite the fact that it's 60hz and I was previously spoiled by 85hz and 2ms refresh rate on a Viewsonic. I love this TV
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 | ASUS VK266H 26-Inch Full HD 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor with 2.0MP CAM (Black)
Buy new: $329.99 / Used from: $312.99 I use this as my secondary monitor and my main monitor when I haul muy stuff off for LAN parties. I did take my 52' samsung to a LAN party once . . . I got this for a larger secondary monitor AND for LAN parties. Plus, I do intend to move away from the samsung and just use this. I love the fact that this has a little discrete web cam on it.
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 | Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard (Black/Silver)
Buy used from: $57.99 Love this over the g15. It's got MORE buttons and it's blue back lit. It also has a turning wheel for the volume. I don't like what the g15 did with it, despite the fact that it dropped 2/3's of its macro options. And with FFXI and WOW, I use ALL of them.
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 | Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Buy new: $69.95 / Used from: $49.99 I use this. It has weight options that makes it great for me. I love a heavy mouse. It's comfortable as well and you can program EVERY BUTTON and can change it to profiles on the fly without having to mess around with a program (only 3 can be stored on the mouse however and be changed like this). I love it.
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 | Belkin Nostromo Speedpad n52
I'm thinking of the newer speed pad by belkin. I heard bad things about it but then I got to test drive it at a best buy and I REALLY like it. This speed pad has been GREAT and has done wonders for my gaming. I used to use a Z board and really loved it, but this just feels better. Plus I can use this in my lap without having to worry about it much.
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 | Logitech USB Desktop Microphone (Black/Silver)
Buy new: $23.43 / Used from: $19.00 A basic microphone i use for gaming. It doesn't pick up the game audio that much so I like it for that. The headphones I have do better, especially during lans, but at home I like my surround sound speakers, so this lets me get by with that AND not having to use my headset's microphone like I used to have to. plus it's USB.
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 | Plantronics 3D Surround Sound Gaming Headset (USB Full Range Stereo) (Audio 770)
Buy new: $44.64 / Used from: $35.00 These are great headphones to use. The sounds is incredible out of these things (nothing still like my Polk Audio 5.1 speakers). However, putting these on and turning out the lights is really immersive. These are really great.
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