The Official Unofficial Frau Kaleun Destroys The World* Thread

frau kaleun · 06-03-11, 08:29 PM

--UPDATED 8/10/2011--

*Actually, I'm just building my own computer. But then I ask myself: what's the worst that could happen?

So here's where I will be listing what I have and what I'm looking at getting, and taking suggestions and advice and - once all the parts are in my possession and Pinky and I begin putting the plan into action - begging for qualified, semi-qualified and/or any available assistance.

Acquired/On Order

Motherboard: Asus M4A79XTD Evo
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A79XTD_EVO/

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 965 Black
http://products.amd.com/en-us/Deskto...&f11=&f12=True

Case: Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid-Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147153

PSU: Corsair CMPSU-850HX 850-Watt HX Professional Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CMPSU-...3027696&sr=1-1

2 x Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB Kit (2x4 GB Modules) 8 Dual Channel Kit 1600 (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Techn...2754140&sr=8-1
Wow, looks like I ordered this at the right time. They were $65-70 a kit when I initially picked them out, then dropped to $54.99 each so I went ahead and ordered. Today they're back up to over $65 again.

2 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 7,200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0347356
Wanted one for music, one for games. Size is not overkill for music given the collection I've already got. Could be for games, but the sale price was too good to pass up even if it did take 2 months and an irritated email from me to get them shipped. Plus my multi-installs of heavily modded SH3 are eating up the games drive I've already got, and I haven't even put my other games on it yet.

GPU: Sapphire Tech ATI Radeon HD5770 Vapor-X
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presenta...&pid=305&lid=1
Already have one, decided to see what Crossfire is like.

SONY Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 8X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner BD-5300S-0B - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118050

Surge Protector: Tripplite TMC-6
http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-TMC.../dp/B0000AKA90

Allsop Metal Art Monitor Stand (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/Allsop-Metal-M...2753786&sr=1-2

Migrating from the current rig:

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, will probably remain the boot drive
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0347355

AcomData PureDrive 1 TB USB 2.0/eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive, for some storage and all backups
http://www.amazon.com/AcomData-PureD...2755264&sr=1-1

Sound card: ASUS Xonar DX
http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Audio_Cards/Xonar_DX/

Speakers: Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System with Subwoofer
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Surro.../dp/B000JJM8XE

Plus a basic 56K Voice/Fax Modem PCI card (LSI SV92PP Soft Modem) as a back-up in case my DSL service goes down and I need to use the dial-up connection to get on line.

Still need to order:

Keyboard and Mouse
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Natu...2755755&sr=1-1
Had the MS Natural Ergonomics wireless stuff before and loved it, except for some drop-out problems which I know I solved as far as a mouse is concerned. Still wondering about whether or not to risk getting the combo or getting the wireless mouse and wired version of the kb separately.

UPS
Don't know if I'm going to get one of these or not. Probably a good idea, but not critical ATM. The local computer shop has some decent used/refurbished ones for sale so I may look there first when the time comes. Recommendations on wattage I should look for would be helpful.

Cost of new stuff to date:
Mobo - $89.99 (after $10 Asus rebate), TigerDirect
CPU - $119.99 (after $20 promo code discount), Newegg, free shipping
Case - $49.99, Newegg, free shipping
Surge Protecter - $29.99, Amazon, free shipping w/ Amazon Prime (and I had a $25 gift certificate

HDDs - $239.98, Microcenter online store
GPU - $147.99, Amazon
RAM - $90.17, Amazon (after rewards points discount)
Blu-ray burner - $99.99, Newegg
Monitor stand - $22.97, Amazon
PSU - $164.99, Amazon

06-03-11, 08:29 PM	#1
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	*The Official Unofficial Frau Kaleun Destroys The World Thread --UPDATED 8/10/2011--** Actually, I'm just building my own computer. But then I ask myself: what's the worst* that could happen? So here's where I will be listing what I have and what I'm looking at getting, and taking suggestions and advice and - once all the parts are in my possession and Pinky and I begin putting the plan into action - begging for qualified, semi-qualified and/or any available assistance. Acquired/On Order Motherboard: Asus M4A79XTD Evo http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A79XTD_EVO/ CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 965 Black http://products.amd.com/en-us/Deskto...&f11=&f12=True Case: Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid-Tower http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147153 PSU: Corsair CMPSU-850HX 850-Watt HX Professional Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CMPSU-...3027696&sr=1-1 2 x Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB Kit (2x4 GB Modules) 8 Dual Channel Kit 1600 (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Techn...2754140&sr=8-1 Wow, looks like I ordered this at the right time. They were $65-70 a kit when I initially picked them out, then dropped to $54.99 each so I went ahead and ordered. Today they're back up to over $65 again. 2 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 7,200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0347356 Wanted one for music, one for games. Size is not overkill for music given the collection I've already got. Could be for games, but the sale price was too good to pass up even if it did take 2 months and an irritated email from me to get them shipped. Plus my multi-installs of heavily modded SH3 are eating up the games drive I've already got, and I haven't even put my other games on it yet. GPU: Sapphire Tech ATI Radeon HD5770 Vapor-X http://www.sapphiretech.com/presenta...&pid=305&lid=1 Already have one, decided to see what Crossfire is like. SONY Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 8X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner BD-5300S-0B - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118050 Surge Protector: Tripplite TMC-6 http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-TMC.../dp/B0000AKA90 Allsop Metal Art Monitor Stand (Black) http://www.amazon.com/Allsop-Metal-M...2753786&sr=1-2 Migrating from the current rig: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, will probably remain the boot drive http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0347355 AcomData PureDrive 1 TB USB 2.0/eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive, for some storage and all backups http://www.amazon.com/AcomData-PureD...2755264&sr=1-1 Sound card: ASUS Xonar DX http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Audio_Cards/Xonar_DX/ Speakers: Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System with Subwoofer http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Surro.../dp/B000JJM8XE Plus a basic 56K Voice/Fax Modem PCI card (LSI SV92PP Soft Modem) as a back-up in case my DSL service goes down and I need to use the dial-up connection to get on line. Still need to order: Keyboard and Mouse http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Natu...2755755&sr=1-1 Had the MS Natural Ergonomics wireless stuff before and loved it, except for some drop-out problems which I know I solved as far as a mouse is concerned. Still wondering about whether or not to risk getting the combo or getting the wireless mouse and wired version of the kb separately. UPS Don't know if I'm going to get one of these or not. Probably a good idea, but not critical ATM. The local computer shop has some decent used/refurbished ones for sale so I may look there first when the time comes. Recommendations on wattage I should look for would be helpful. Cost of new stuff to date: Mobo - $89.99 (after $10 Asus rebate), TigerDirect CPU - $119.99 (after $20 promo code discount), Newegg, free shipping Case - $49.99, Newegg, free shipping Surge Protecter - $29.99, Amazon, free shipping w/ Amazon Prime (and I had a $25 gift certificate HDDs - $239.98, Microcenter online store GPU - $147.99, Amazon RAM - $90.17, Amazon (after rewards points discount) Blu-ray burner - $99.99, Newegg Monitor stand - $22.97, Amazon PSU - $164.99, Amazon Last edited by frau kaleun; 08-10-11 at 08:58 PM.